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Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9–1 on Friday, September 18, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 9 77-85
at St. Louis Cardinals 1 77-85

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3
  • W: Cade Cavalli (13-5)
  • L: Kyle Leahy (10-5)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Dylan Crews (12)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Washington Nationals CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. 1–0
Top 1st Washington Nationals Brady House grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. CJ Abrams scores. 3–0
Top 3rd Washington Nationals Dylan Crews homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Daylen Lile scores. 5–0
Top 3rd Washington Nationals Yohandy Morales doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Brady House scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. 7–0
Top 4th Washington Nationals Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Torres. Jacob Young scores. 8–0
Top 6th Washington Nationals James Wood doubles (30) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Young scores. 9–0
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Nathan Church scores. 9–1

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .266
José Tena DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Daylen Lile LF 3 2 0 1 1 0 .250
Dylan Crews RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .225
CJ Abrams SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .264
Nasim Nuñez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Brady House 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .239
Jorbit Vivas 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .240
Yohandy Morales 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .294
Harry Ford C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .185
Jacob Young CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .248
Totals 33 9 7 8 6 6
Pitcher
Cade Cavalli (W, 13-5) 5.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 73 3.02
Brad Lord 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.94
Jack Sinclair 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 2.84
Josiah Gray 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240
Iván Herrera DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242
Alec Burleson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Nolan Gorman 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186
Jordan Walker RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .279
Victor Scott II RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194
Leo Bernal C 4 0 3 0 0 1 .323
Thomas Saggese SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Bryan Torres LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Masyn Winn SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .236
César Prieto 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .059
Nathan Church CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .252
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 9
Pitcher
Kyle Leahy (L, 10-5) 3.0 5 7 6 3 1 1 61 3.65
Cooper Hjerpe 4.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 74 6.00
Cade Winquest 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 5.23

Game info

Weather
89 degrees, Clear
Wind
2 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:17 PM
Time of game
2:40
Attendance
25,855
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Merzel, First Base: Dan Bellino, Second Base: Mark Ripperger, Third Base: Shane Livensparger

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Washington Nationals 6 Final (10) Game page
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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