Sunday, September 20, 2026
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
WSH
Washington Nationals
73-82 · W2
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
73-82 · L4
St. Louis Cardinals beat Washington Nationals 5-3 at Busch Stadium. Luis Gastelum earned the win; Yovanny Cruz took the loss. Riley O'Brien recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.
Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd.
JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores.
CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores.
Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.
Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.
Key Performers
Iván Herrera
STL
2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
CJ Abrams
WSH
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Leo Bernal
STL
1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jacob Young
WSH
1-2, 1 RBI
Batting
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Abimelec Ortiz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CJ Abrams 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dylan Crews RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Wood DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Harry Ford C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Torres LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Victor Scott II LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Fermín 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Thomas Saggese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Leo Bernal C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Pitching
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin, J | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 97-67 | 5.40 |
| Dion (H, 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 3.74 |
| Tolman (BS, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.65 |
| Cruz, Y (L, 0-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.27 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 96-59 | 3.65 |
| Gastelum, L (W, 5-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 4.46 |
| O'Brien (S, 38) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 4.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |