Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Final Score

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Washington NationalsWSH

8–5

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Average

WSHSTL

Batting

5.11

R/G

4.51

0.247

AVG

0.242

0.323

OBP

0.316

0.426

SLG

0.381

0.749

OPS

0.697

1.31

HR/G

1.03

8.42

H/G

8.16

201

158

167

Pitching

4.69

ERA

4.30

1.39

WHIP

1.36

7.95

K/9

8.01

3.78

BB/9

3.53

4.62

RA/G

4.27

0.253

OPP AVG

0.254

1206

1222

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (STL)	Total	WSH ML	STL ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8.5	-104	-115
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-108	-108
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-110	-113
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	-108	-102
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-103	-117
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	-108	-102
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-113	-107
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-110	-110
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	-108	-102
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-105	-112

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

Sep 19, 2026

11:15 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 2 mph

96°

Lineups

WSH

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
WSH	3rd	27th
STL	13th	22nd

Matchup

WSHSTL

72-82Record75-79
46.8%Win %48.7%
37-41Home record37-42
35-41Road record38-37
5-5Last 103-7
1Streak-3
+11Run diff-22
16-33Division23-23
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	T
WSH	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	8
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	5

Team Stats

WSHStatSTL

8Runs5
12Hits14
4Errors2
1Home runs0
8RBI4
3Stolen bases0
8K (bat)13
13K (pit)8
2BB (pit)4

Player Stats

WSH — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Daylen LileLF	6	1	1	1	2	0
Jorbit Vivas3B	6	1	4	0	1	0
CJ AbramsSS	5	0	0	0	0	1
James WoodRF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Dylan CrewsRF	5	0	1	0	1	0
Keibert RuizC	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nasim Nunez2B	4	1	1	0	1	1
Abimelec Ortiz1B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andres Chaparro1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jose TenaDH	2	1	1	0	2	0
Yohandy Morales1B	1	1	0	0	0	0
Harry FordC	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brady House3B	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob YoungCF	0	1	0	0	1	0

WSH — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andrew AlvarezSP	6.0	5	0	0	1	8
Riley CornelioRP	1.2	3	2	0	1	2
Jack SinclairRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
Yovanny CruzRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
Richard LoveladyRP	0.2	2	2	0	0	1
Will DionRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Erik TolmanRP	0.1	3	1	1	0	1

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Leo BernalC	6	1	1	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	6	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	5	1	1	1	0
Jose FerminLF	5	0	3	1	1
Ivan HerreraDH	5	0	3	0	0
Nathan ChurchCF	5	2	2	0	0
Pedro PagesC	4	1	2	1	0
Thomas SaggeseLF	4	0	0	0	1
Victor Scott IICF	3	0	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	2	0	1	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	1	0	1	1	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael McGreevySP	4.0	5	2	2	1	1
Brycen MautzRP	1.2	1	0	0	1	2
Justin BruihlRP	1.1	1	1	1	0	1
Riley O'BrienRP	1.0	1	1	0	0	2
George SorianoRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Gordon GraceffoRP	1.0	2	4	2	2	1
Ryne StanekRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Luis GastelumRP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

134 events · 11 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wood singled to left.
0-0
Top
Lile homered to center (404 feet), Wood scored.
2-0
Top
Ortiz flied out to left.
2-0
Top
Abrams flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Crews safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Winn.
2-0
Top
Vivas singled to right, Crews to third.
2-0
Top
Chaparro flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Fermín lined out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Herrera singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Bernal reached on infield single to shortstop, Bernal to second, Herrera to second, Herrera safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Nuñez.
2-0
Bottom
Saggese walked.
2-0
Bottom
Winn struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Ruiz grounded out to pitcher.
2-0
Top
Nuñez grounded out to second.
2-0
Top
Wood singled to right.
2-0
Top
Lile grounded out to first.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Church singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Pagés struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Scott II grounded into double play, second to first, Church out at second.
2-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Ortiz popped out to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Abrams grounded out to second.
2-0
Top
Crews lined out to second.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Fermín grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Herrera hit a ground rule double.
2-0
Bottom
Walker lined out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Bernal struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Vivas singled to right.
2-0
Top
Chaparro walked, Vivas to second.
2-0
Top
Ruiz flied out to right.
2-0
Top
Nuñez struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Wood flied out to left.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Saggese struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Winn grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Church flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Bruihl relieved McGreevy
2-0
Top
Lile struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Ortiz grounded out to second.
2-0
Top
Abrams grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Pagés grounded out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Scott II grounded out to first.
2-0
Bottom
Fermín singled to right.
2-0
Bottom
Fermín to second on wild pitch by Alvarez.
2-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to third.
2-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Crews lined out to second.
2-0
Top
Vivas singled to center.
2-0
Top
Gastelum relieved Bruihl
2-0
Top
Chaparro reached on infield single to third, Vivas to second.
2-0
Top
Ruiz grounded into fielder's choice to first, Chaparro out at second, Vivas to third.
2-0
Top
Nuñez reached on infield single to shortstop, Vivas scored, Ruiz to second.
3-0
Top
Mautz relieved Gastelum
3-0
Top
Wood struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Bernal struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Saggese struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lile lined out to left.
3-0
Top
House hit for Ortiz
3-0
Top
House walked.
3-0
Top
Abrams grounded into fielder's choice to first, House out at second.
3-0
Top
Crews singled to right, Abrams to second.
3-0
Top
Abrams stole third.
3-0
Top
Vivas struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
House as designated hitter.
3-0
Bottom
Lovelady relieved Alvarez
3-0
Bottom
Winn safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Vivas.
3-0
Bottom
Church grounded out to third, Winn to second.
3-0
Bottom
Pagés reached on infield single to pitcher, Winn scored on throwing error by pitcher Lovelady, Pagés to second.
3-1
Bottom
Scott II struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Fermín singled to center, Pagés scored.
3-2
Bottom
Sinclair relieved Lovelady
3-2
Bottom
Herrera singled to right, Fermín to second.
3-2
Bottom
Walker grounded into fielder's choice to second, Herrera out at second.
3-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Chaparro lined out to left.
3-2
Top
Stanek relieved Mautz
3-2
Top
Ruiz flied out to left.
3-2
Top
Nuñez grounded out to first.
3-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Bernal flied out to center.
3-2
Bottom
Saggese flied out to center.
3-2
Bottom
Winn grounded out to first.
3-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Soriano relieved Stanek
3-2
Top
Wood grounded out to first.
3-2
Top
Lile struck out swinging.
3-2
Top
Tena hit for House
3-2
Top
Tena grounded out to second.
3-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Young in center field.
3-2
Bottom
Tena as designated hitter.
3-2
Bottom
Crews in right field.
3-2
Bottom
Tolman relieved Sinclair
3-2
Bottom
Church doubled to left.
3-2
Bottom
Pagés singled to left, Church scored.
3-3
Bottom
Wetherholt ran for Pagés
3-3
Bottom
Burleson hit for Scott II
3-3
Bottom
Burleson struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Fermín singled to right, Wetherholt to second.
3-3
Bottom
Cruz relieved Tolman
3-3
Bottom
Herrera hit by pitch, Fermín to second, Wetherholt to third.
3-3
Bottom
Walker continues to at bat after dropped foul ball by first baseman Chaparro.
3-3
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Bernal grounded out to second.
3-3

Inning 10 Top

Top
Fermín in left field.
3-3
Top
Bernal catching.
3-3
Top
Saggese at third base.
3-3
Top
Wetherholt at second base.
3-3
Top
Burleson at first base.
3-3
Top
O'Brien relieved Soriano
3-3
Top
Abrams flied out to left.
3-3
Top
Crews struck out swinging.
3-3
Top
Vivas singled to left, Tena scored, Vivas to second.
4-3
Top
Morales hit for Chaparro
4-3
Top
Morales struck out looking.
4-3

Inning 10 Bottom

Bottom
Morales at first base.
4-3
Bottom
Cornelio relieved Cruz
4-3
Bottom
Saggese grounded out to third, Bernal to third.
4-3
Bottom
Winn singled to right, Bernal scored, Winn out stretching at second.
4-4
Bottom
Church lined out to third.
4-4

Inning 11 Top

Top
Graceffo relieved O'Brien
4-4
Top
Ruiz singled to left, Morales to third.
4-4
Top
Nuñez walked, Ruiz to second.
4-4
Top
Ford ran for Ruiz
4-4
Top
Young reached first base on catcher's interference, Morales scored on error, Nuñez safe at second on error, Ford safe at third on error. Washington Nationals challenged: call on the field was overturn
5-4
Top
Lile struck out swinging.
5-4
Top
Tena doubled to left, Ford scored and Nuñez scored, Young to third.
7-4
Top
Abrams intentionally walked.
7-4
Top
Crews hit sacrifice fly to right, Young scored.
8-4
Top
Abrams stole second, Tena stole third.
8-4
Top
Vivas flied out to left.
8-4

Inning 11 Bottom

Bottom
Ford catching.
8-4
Bottom
Wetherholt singled to center, Church scored.
8-5
Bottom
Burleson singled to center, Wetherholt to second.
8-5
Bottom
Fermín walked, Burleson to second, Wetherholt to third.
8-5
Bottom
Herrera struck out swinging.
8-5
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
8-5
Bottom
Dion relieved Cornelio
8-5
Bottom
Bernal flied out to right.
8-5

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

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 in this MLB game at Busch Stadium on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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