Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Final Score

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Washington NationalsWSH

9–1

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Average

WSHSTL

Batting

5.08

R/G

4.53

0.247

AVG

0.242

0.323

OBP

0.316

0.426

SLG

0.382

0.749

OPS

0.698

1.31

HR/G

1.03

8.42

H/G

8.17

200

158

166

Pitching

4.71

ERA

4.28

1.39

WHIP

1.36

7.94

K/9

8.02

3.80

BB/9

3.51

4.64

RA/G

4.24

0.253

OPP AVG

0.254

1197

1216

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (STL)	Total	WSH ML	STL ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8	-112	-107
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-110	-106
BBetMGM	+1.5	7.5	-115	-105
CCaesars	+1.5	7.5	-109	-107
BBetOnline	+1.5	7.5	-112	+102
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-114	-105
BBetus	+1.5	7.5	-110	+100
BBovada	+1.5	7.5	-112	-108
FFanatics	+1.5	7.5	-115	-105
LLowVig	+1.5	7.5	-112	+102

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

Sep 19, 2026

12:15 AM UTC

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 5 mph

91°

Lineups

WSH

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
WSH	3rd	27th
STL	12th	21st

Matchup

WSHSTL

71-82Record75-78
46.4%Win %49.0%
37-41Home record37-41
34-41Road record38-37
4-6Last 104-6
-1Streak-2
+3Run diff-14
16-33Division23-23
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
WSH	3	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	9
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Team Stats

WSHStatSTL

9Runs1
7Hits7
0Errors3
1Home runs0
8RBI1
1Stolen bases0
6K (bat)9
9K (pit)6
1BB (pit)6

Player Stats

WSH — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Dylan CrewsRF	5	2	2	1	2	0
CJ AbramsSS	4	1	1	0	1	0
Brady House3B	4	1	1	0	1	0
Yohandy Morales1B	4	0	1	0	2	0
Harry FordC	3	0	0	0	0	1
James WoodRF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Daylen LileLF	3	2	0	0	1	1
Jacob YoungCF	3	2	1	0	0	1
Jorbit Vivas3B	2	1	0	0	0	2
Jose TenaDH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nasim Nunez2B	1	0	0	0	0	0

WSH — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cade CavalliSP	5.0	4	0	0	0	6
Brad LordRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
Josiah GraySP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Jack SinclairRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Leo BernalC	4	0	3	0	0
Bryan TorresLF	4	0	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraDH	4	0	1	1	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	1	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	3	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	3	0	1	0	0
Nathan ChurchCF	3	1	1	0	0
Thomas SaggeseLF	3	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	2	0	0	0	0
Cesar Prieto3B	2	0	0	0	0
Victor Scott IICF	1	0	0	0	0
Nolan Gorman3B	0	0	0	0	1

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cooper HjerpeSP	4.0	2	2	2	2	3
Kyle LeahySP	3.0	5	7	6	3	1
Cade WinquestRP	2.0	0	0	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

90 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wood flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Lile walked.
0-0
Top
Crews singled to right, Lile to third.
0-0
Top
Abrams singled to right, Lile scored, Crews to third.
1-0
Top
Crews scored on throwing error by catcher Bernal, Abrams stole third.
2-0
Top
Crews scored on throwing error by catcher Bernal, Abrams stole third.
2-0
Top
House grounded out to shortstop, Abrams scored.
3-0
Top
Vivas grounded out to second.
3-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Herrera struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Burleson struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Morales grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Ford struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Young lined out to center.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Walker singled to left.
3-0
Bottom
Bernal singled to right, Walker to second.
3-0
Bottom
Saggese struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Torres flied out to center, Walker to third.
3-0
Bottom
Winn lined out to right.
3-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Wood walked.
3-0
Top
Lile grounded into fielder's choice to third, Wood out at second.
3-0
Top
Crews homered to right (379 feet), Lile scored.
5-0
Top
Abrams grounded out to pitcher.
5-0
Top
House doubled to right, House safe at third on fielding error by right fielder Walker.
5-0
Top
Vivas walked.
5-0
Top
Morales doubled to left, House scored and Vivas scored.
7-0
Top
Ford grounded out to third.
7-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Church grounded out to second.
7-0
Bottom
Wetherholt singled to left.
7-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded into fielder's choice to first, Wetherholt out at second.
7-0
Bottom
Burleson lined out to first.
7-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Hjerpe relieved Leahy
7-0
Top
Young doubled to center.
7-0
Top
Wood grounded out to second, Young to third.
7-0
Top
Lile hit sacrifice fly to left, Young scored.
8-0
Top
Crews popped out to second.
8-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
8-0
Bottom
Bernal singled to left.
8-0
Bottom
Saggese flied out to right.
8-0
Bottom
Torres struck out swinging.
8-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Abrams lined out to right.
8-0
Top
House struck out swinging.
8-0
Top
Vivas grounded out to second.
8-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Winn flied out to right.
8-0
Bottom
Church flied out to right.
8-0
Bottom
Wetherholt struck out looking.
8-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Morales grounded out to third.
8-0
Top
Ford walked.
8-0
Top
Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, Ford out at second.
8-0
Top
Wood doubled to right, Young scored.
9-0
Top
Lile flied out to left.
9-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Lord relieved Cavalli
9-0
Bottom
Herrera singled to right.
9-0
Bottom
Burleson lined out to left.
9-0
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
9-0
Bottom
Bernal struck out looking. St Louis Cardinals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
9-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Scott II in right field.
9-0
Top
Crews struck out swinging.
9-0
Top
Abrams struck out swinging.
9-0
Top
House grounded out to second.
9-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Saggese hit by pitch.
9-0
Bottom
Torres struck out looking.
9-0
Bottom
Prieto hit for Winn
9-0
Bottom
Prieto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Saggese out at second.
9-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Gorman at first base.
9-0
Top
Saggese at shortstop.
9-0
Top
Prieto at third base.
9-0
Top
Vivas walked.
9-0
Top
Winquest relieved Hjerpe
9-0
Top
Morales struck out looking.
9-0
Top
Ford struck out swinging.
9-0
Top
Young walked, Vivas to second.
9-0
Top
Tena hit for Wood
9-0
Top
Tena grounded out to first.
9-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Tena as designated hitter.
9-0
Bottom
Nuñez at shortstop.
9-0
Bottom
Sinclair relieved Lord
9-0
Bottom
Church doubled to right.
9-0
Bottom
Wetherholt flied out to center, Church to third.
9-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to third, Church scored.
9-1
Bottom
Gorman walked.
9-1
Bottom
Scott II grounded out to shortstop.
9-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Lile safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Torres.
9-1
Top
Crews grounded into double play, third to second to first, Lile out at second.
9-1
Top
Nuñez grounded out to third.
9-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Gray relieved Sinclair
9-1
Bottom
Bernal singled to center.
9-1
Bottom
Saggese flied out to right.
9-1
Bottom
Torres flied out to left.
9-1
Bottom
Prieto grounded out to second.
9-1

Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: Final Score & Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 in this MLB game at Busch Stadium on Friday, September 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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