Nationals vs Cardinals

Final · Sun Sep 20 · 2:15 PM ET · Busch Stadium

Washington NationalsNationals73-83

FinalSep 20, 2026

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals76-80

StreamMLB.TVCardinals.TVNationals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

WSH+108

STL−131

Run line

WSH +1.5−186

STL −1.5+153

Total O/U

Over 8.5−121

Under 8.5+100

Run line: Cardinals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (8 runs).

Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sep 20, 2026 to move to 76-80.

The game was played before 27,814.

Score by inning

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

W: Gastelum (5-3) · L: Cruz (0-2) · S: O'Brien (3-9)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

STLHome runHerrera homered to left (375 feet).0-1

Top 2

WSHSacrifice flyYoung hit sacrifice fly to center, Lile scored, Ford to second.1-1

Bottom 3

STLSingleWetherholt singled to right, Fermín scored.1-2

Top 6

WSHHome runAbrams homered to right (397 feet), House scored.3-2

Bottom 8

STLHome runHerrera homered to left center (439 feet).3-3
STLHome runBernal homered to center (424 feet), Walker scored.3-5

Team stats

WSHSTL

Hits: 7; 6
Home Runs: 1; 3
Runs Batted In: 3; 5
Walks: 2; 2
Strikeouts: 5; 8
Runners Left On Base: 6; 9
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.265	.390	.513
Andres Chaparro 1B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	.257	.362	.508
Abimelec Ortiz 1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.198	.242	.364
Brady House 3B	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	9	.244	.310	.399
Jorbit Vivas 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.247	.340	.334
CJ Abrams 2B	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	21	.261	.336	.492
Dylan Crews RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.222	.286	.371
Daylen Lile LF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	10	.251	.303	.440
Harry Ford C	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.189	.306	.347
Keibert Ruiz PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.285	.323	.455
Jacob Young CF	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	.249	.317	.389
Nasim Nunez SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.210	.291	.243

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jake Irvin P	5.1	3	2	2	0	8	1	97-67	5.40	97
Will Dion P	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29-15	3.74	29
Erik Tolman P	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	13-9	3.65	13
Yovanny Cruz P	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	16-10	5.27	16

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	23	.242	.341	.368
Ivan Herrera DH	2-4	4	2	2	2	2	0	1	16	.247	.358	.388
Alec Burleson 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	.282	.347	.466
Jordan Walker RF	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	17	.274	.332	.474
Leo Bernal C	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	23	.311	.354	.514
Thomas Saggese 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	.247	.302	.377
Bryan Torres LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.239	.313	.346
Masyn Winn SS	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.309	.320
Jose Fermin 3B	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	15	.251	.314	.362
Victor Scott II LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.269	.252
Nathan Church CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.252	.297	.373

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Quinn Mathews P	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	1	96-59	3.65	96
Luis Gastelum P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	4.46	12
Riley O'Brien P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	4.08	6

Game info

VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

Attendance27,814

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Mark Ripperger · First Base Umpire: Shane Livensparger · Second Base Umpire: Dan Merzel · Third Base Umpire: Dan Bellino

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