Friday, September 18, 2026
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
WSH
Washington Nationals
71-82 · L1
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
73-80 · L2
Washington Nationals beat St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 at Busch Stadium. Cade Cavalli earned the win; Kyle Leahy took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Scoring Summary
CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd.
Brady House grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. CJ Abrams scores.
Dylan Crews homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Daylen Lile scores.
Yohandy Morales doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Brady House scores. Jorbit Vivas scores.
Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Torres. Jacob Young scores.
James Wood doubles (30) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Young scores.
Iván Herrera grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Nathan Church scores.
Key Performers
Dylan Crews
WSH
2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Yohandy Morales
WSH
1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Brady House
WSH
1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
CJ Abrams
WSH
1-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dylan Crews RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| José Tena DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Wood DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Harry Ford C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Torres LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Thomas Saggese SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leo Bernal C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| César Prieto 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Pitching
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalli (W, 13-5) | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73-55 | 3.02 |
| Lord | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28-17 | 3.94 |
| Sinclair | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.84 |
| Gray, Js | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy (L, 10-5) | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 61-38 | 3.65 |
| Hjerpe | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 74-50 | 6.00 |
| Winquest | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28-18 | 5.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |