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St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9–6 on Monday, April 6, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 6 77-85
at Washington Nationals 9 77-85

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 6 9 0
Washington Nationals 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 12 0
  • W: Cionel Pérez (1-1)
  • L: Matt Svanson (0-1)

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Jordan Walker (3), Ramón Urías (2)
  • Washington Nationals: James Wood (3), Brady House (2), CJ Abrams (4)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Washington Nationals Daylen Lile grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 1st Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Luis García Jr. scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. 0–2
Top 5th St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson grounds into a force out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to shortstop CJ Abrams. Thomas Saggese scores. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson to 1st. 1–2
Top 6th St. Louis Cardinals Ramón Urías homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Nolan Gorman scores. 3–2
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Jacob Young doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese. José Tena scores. Drew Millas to 3rd. 3–3
Top 8th St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. 4–3
Top 8th St. Louis Cardinals Ramón Urías doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Masyn Winn scores. 5–3
Top 8th St. Louis Cardinals Victor Scott II out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Andre Granillo to first baseman Curtis Mead. Ramón Urías scores. Thomas Saggese to 2nd. 6–3
Bottom 8th Washington Nationals James Wood homers (3) on a line drive to center field. Drew Millas scores. Joey Wiemer scores. 6–6
Bottom 8th Washington Nationals Brady House homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Curtis Mead scores. 6–8
Bottom 8th Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. 6–9

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 .278
Iván Herrera C 4 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 .216
Jordan Walker RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 .314
Nolan Gorman DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 .182
Masyn Winn SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .188
Ramón Urías 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 .313
Thomas Saggese LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .200
Nathan Church LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
Victor Scott II CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .281
Totals 34 6 9 6 7 8
Pitcher
Andre Pallante 5.0 3 2 2 4 2 0 88 1.80
Justin Bruihl (BS, 1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 6.00
JoJo Romero 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 0.00
Ryne Stanek 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 23 6.35
Matt Svanson (L, 0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 13 15.00

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 3 2 2 3 2 0 .163
Luis García Jr. 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .306
Curtis Mead 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .182
Brady House 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .333
Daylen Lile LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 .289
CJ Abrams SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .286
Nasim Nuñez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .226
José Tena DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .294
Drew Millas C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .176
Jacob Young CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .250
Jorbit Vivas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .412
Joey Wiemer CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .476
Totals 35 9 12 9 7 4
Pitcher
Zack Littell 5.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 70 3.60
Ken Waldichuk (BS, 1) 2.1 2 3 3 2 2 2 33 7.04
Andre Granillo 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 29 12.46
Cionel Pérez (W, 1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 14.73

Game info

Weather
61 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
7 mph, In From CF
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
2:56
Attendance
12,319
Umpires
Home Plate: Tom Hanahan, First Base: Derek Thomas, Second Base: Scott Barry, Third Base: Manny Gonzalez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final (11) Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page

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