Cardinals vs Nationals

Final · Wed Apr 8 · 4:05 PM ET · Nationals Park

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals7-5

FinalApr 8, 2026

Washington NationalsNationals4-8

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

STL−126

WSH+104

Run line

STL −1.5+135

WSH +1.5−163

Total O/U

Over 8.5−118

Under 8.5−102

Run line: Cardinals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (7 runs).

Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 at Nationals Park in Washington on Apr 8, 2026 to move to 7-5.

The game was played before 12,686.

Score by inning

St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6
WSH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

W: McGreevy (1-1) · L: Mikolas (0-3)

Scoring plays

Top 2

STLSingleBurleson singled to center, Church scored and Saggese scored, Herrera to second.2-0

Bottom 3

WSHFielder's choiceGarcía Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to second, Young scored, Wood out at second.2-1

Top 5

STLHome runWalker homered to center (405 feet).3-1

Top 7

STLSingleBurleson singled to center, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to third.4-1

Top 9

STLSinglePozo singled to left, Burleson scored and Herrera scored, Walker to third.6-1

Team stats

STLWSH

Hits: 8; 4
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 6; 1
Walks: 7; 1
Strikeouts: 9; 2
Runners Left On Base: 18; 11
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	.244	.364	.333
Ivan Herrera C	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	25	.195	.393	.268
Alec Burleson 1B	3-4	4	1	3	3	0	1	0	20	.273	.400	.386
Jordan Walker RF	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	23	.295	.367	.682
Nolan Gorman DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	.237	.333	.395
Yohel Pozo DH	1-2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	6	.111	.111	.111
Masyn Winn SS	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	.154	.267	.205
Ramon Urias 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.250	.318	.650
Thomas Saggese LF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	17	.241	.333	.310
Victor Scott II CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.294
Nathan Church LF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	21	.156	.182	.250

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael McGreevy P	6.0	4	1	1	0	1	91-59	2.16	91
Matt Svanson P	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	18-9	11.74	18
Justin Bruihl P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	5.68	2
Riley O'Brien P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	0.00	15

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood RF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	16	.216	.322	.510
Luis Garcia Jr. 1B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	14	.293	.310	.488
Brady House 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	.295	.354	.500
Jorbit Vivas PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.389	.500	.389
Daylen Lile LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	.269	.321	.327
CJ Abrams SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.286	.388	.571
Nasim Nunez 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	.184	.262	.184
Jose Tena DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.238	.273	.238
Drew Millas C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	.150	.292	.150
Jacob Young CF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	.226	.273	.387

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Miles Mikolas P	3.0	5	2	2	3	3	0	55-34	12.41	55
Brad Lord P	3.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	52-38	4.35	52
Cionel Perez P	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	24-14	13.50	24
Cole Henry P	1.2	0	2	2	1	3	0	43-23	3.86	43
PJ Poulin P	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	15-8	5.40	15

Game info

VenueNationals Park, Washington, DC

Attendance12,686

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Scott Barry · First Base Umpire: Manny Gonzalez · Second Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan · Third Base Umpire: Derek Thomas

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