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Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final (11)

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8–5 in 11 innings on Saturday, September 19, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 8 77-85
at St. Louis Cardinals 5 77-85

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 14 3
  • W: Riley Cornelio
  • L: Gordon Graceffo (8-2)
  • S: Will Dion

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Daylen Lile (22)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Washington Nationals Daylen Lile homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. 2–0
Top 6th Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn, deflected by pitcher Luis Gastelum. Jorbit Vivas scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. 3–0
Bottom 7th St. Louis Cardinals Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to pitcher Richard Lovelady. Masyn Winn scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Richard Lovelady. 3–1
Bottom 7th St. Louis Cardinals José Fermín singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Pagés scores. 3–2
Bottom 9th St. Louis Cardinals Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Nathan Church scores. 3–3
Top 10th Washington Nationals Jorbit Vivas singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. José Tena scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. 4–3
Bottom 10th St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Leo Bernal scores. Masyn Winn out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Dylan Crews to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. 4–4
Top 11th Washington Nationals Nationals challenged (catcher interference), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young reaches on catcher interference by Leo Bernal. Yohandy Morales scores. Harry Ford to 3rd. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. Jacob Young to 1st. 5–4
Top 11th Washington Nationals José Tena doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder José Fermín. Harry Ford scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. 7–4
Top 11th Washington Nationals Dylan Crews out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Young scores. 8–4
Bottom 11th St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Nathan Church scores. 8–5

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .267
Jacob Young CF 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248
Daylen Lile LF 6 1 1 2 0 3 .249
Abimelec Ortiz DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Brady House DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
José Tena DH 2 1 1 2 0 0 .223
CJ Abrams 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 .261
Dylan Crews RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .224
Jorbit Vivas 3B 6 1 4 1 0 1 .248
Andrés Chaparro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Yohandy Morales 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Keibert Ruiz C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Harry Ford C 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185
Nasim Nuñez SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .211
Totals 45 8 11 8 4 8
Pitcher
Andrew Alvarez 6.0 5 0 0 1 8 0 92 3.17
Richard Lovelady (H, 10) 0.2 2 2 0 0 1 0 23 3.86
Jack Sinclair (H, 1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.35
Erik Tolman (BS, 2) 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 14 3.09
Yovanny Cruz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.05
Riley Cornelio (W, 3-2)(BS, 2) 1.2 3 2 0 1 2 0 33 4.22
Will Dion (S, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.89

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
José Fermín LF 5 0 3 1 1 0 .247
Iván Herrera DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 .245
Jordan Walker RF 6 0 0 0 0 4 .276
Leo Bernal C 6 1 1 0 0 2 .310
Thomas Saggese 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .254
Masyn Winn SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .235
Nathan Church CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .254
Pedro Pagés C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .215
JJ Wetherholt 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .242
Victor Scott II LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190
Alec Burleson 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .284
Totals 46 5 14 4 2 13
Pitcher
Michael McGreevy 4.0 5 2 2 1 1 1 88 3.84
Justin Bruihl 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 28 3.48
Luis Gastelum 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.59
Brycen Mautz 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 6.92
Ryne Stanek 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15
George Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.29
Riley O'Brien 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12 4.14
Gordon Graceffo (L, 8-2) 1.0 2 4 2 2 1 0 34 2.76

Game info

Weather
95 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:16 PM
Time of game
4:00
Attendance
29,774
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Bellino, First Base: Mark Ripperger, Second Base: Shane Livensparger, Third Base: Dan Merzel

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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Matchup Status Details
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