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Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5–3 on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 3 77-85
at St. Louis Cardinals 5 77-85

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 0
  • W: Luis Gastelum (5-3)
  • L: Yovanny Cruz (0-2)
  • S: Riley O'Brien

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: CJ Abrams (31)
  • St. Louis Cardinals: Iván Herrera 2 (18), Leo Bernal (4)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. 0–1
Top 2nd Washington Nationals Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd. 1–1
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores. 1–2
Top 6th Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. 3–2
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–3
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores. 3–5

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .251
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198
Brady House 3B 2 1 2 0 1 0 .244
Jorbit Vivas 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247
CJ Abrams 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .261
Dylan Crews RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Daylen Lile LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .251
Harry Ford C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .189
Keibert Ruiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Jacob Young CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .249
Nasim Nuñez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 5
Pitcher
Jake Irvin 5.1 3 2 2 0 8 1 97 5.40
Will Dion (H, 1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 3.74
Erik Tolman (BS, 3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 3.65
Yovanny Cruz (L, 0-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 16 5.27

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .242
Iván Herrera DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 .247
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282
Jordan Walker RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .274
Leo Bernal C 3 1 1 2 1 1 .311
Thomas Saggese 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247
Bryan Torres LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Masyn Winn SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
José Fermín 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .251
Victor Scott II LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Nathan Church CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Totals 31 5 6 5 2 8
Pitcher
Quinn Mathews 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 96 3.65
Luis Gastelum (W, 5-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.46
Riley O'Brien (S, 38) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.08

Game info

Weather
81 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
1 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:16 PM
Time of game
2:30
Attendance
27,814
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Ripperger, First Base: Shane Livensparger, Second Base: Dan Merzel, Third Base: Dan Bellino

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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