Saturday, September 19, 2026
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
WSH
Washington Nationals
72-82 · W1
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
73-81 · L3
Washington Nationals beat St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 at Busch Stadium. Riley Cornelio earned the win; Gordon Graceffo took the loss. Will Dion recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
Daylen Lile homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores.
Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn, deflected by pitcher Luis Gastelum. Jorbit Vivas scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd.
Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to pitcher Richard Lovelady. Masyn Winn scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Richard Lovelady.
José Fermín singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Pagés scores.
Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Nathan Church scores.
Jorbit Vivas singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. José Tena scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd.
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.
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.
José Tena doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder José Fermín. Harry Ford scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd.
Dylan Crews out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Young scores.
JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Nathan Church scores.
Key Performers
Daylen Lile
WSH
1-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jorbit Vivas
WSH
4-6, 1 RBI, 1 R
José Tena
WSH
1-2, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
José Fermín
STL
3-5, 1 RBI
Batting
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Abimelec Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CJ Abrams 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dylan Crews RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| José Tena DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Wood RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Harry Ford C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 45 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Walker RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| José Fermín LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Thomas Saggese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leo Bernal C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 46 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
Pitching
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 92-61 | 3.17 |
| Lovelady (H, 10) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-19 | 3.86 |
| Sinclair (H, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 2.35 |
| Tolman (BS, 2) | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-11 | 3.09 |
| Cruz, Y | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-6 | 4.05 |
| Cornelio (W, 3-2)(BS, 2) | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33-21 | 4.22 |
| Dion (S, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3.89 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGreevy | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88-56 | 3.84 |
| Bruihl | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28-19 | 3.60 |
| Gastelum, L | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.59 |
| Mautz | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29-18 | 6.92 |
| Stanek | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 4.15 |
| Soriano, G | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-9 | 4.29 |
| O'Brien | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 4.14 |
| Graceffo (L, 8-2) | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34-21 | 2.76 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 |