Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Washington NationalsWSH

8–5

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Averages

Washington NationalsLeads 10 of 18

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 8 of 18

Batting

5.11Runs per game4.51
0.247Batting average0.242
0.323On-base percentage0.316
0.426Slugging percentage0.381
0.749OPS0.697
1.31Home runs per game1.03
8.42Hits per game8.16
201Home runs158
167Stolen bases97

Pitching

4.69ERA4.30
1.39WHIP1.36
7.95Strikeouts per nine8.01
3.78Walks per nine3.53
4.62Runs allowed per game4.27
0.253Opponent batting average0.254
1206Pitching strikeouts1222
35Quality starts52
37Saves45

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

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

7:15 PM EDT

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

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Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Matthew Liberatore
Strikeouts: 9/18 over · last line 5.5
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Michael McGreevy
Strikeouts: 8/17 over · last line 3.5
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Andre Pallante
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 3.5
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Connelly Early
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 3.5
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Brady House
Hits: 9/14 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Leahy
Strikeouts: 7/14 over · last line 2.5
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Cade Cavalli
Strikeouts: 11/13 over · last line 5.5
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Andrew Alvarez
Strikeouts: 6/12 over · last line 4.5
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Blaze Jordan
Hits: 7/10 over · last line 0.5
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Jake Irvin
Strikeouts: 3/7 over · last line 5.5
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Quinn Mathews
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 4.5
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Miles Mikolas
Strikeouts: 2/4 over · last line 1.5
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Hunter Dobbins
Strikeouts: 2/2 over · last line 3.5
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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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Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Odds

DraftKings lists the St. Louis Cardinals at STL +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Washington Nationals -104 and St. Louis Cardinals -115. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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