September 20, 2026 · 2:15 PM EDT
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 |
Biggest lead WSH by 1 · STL by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 103 | 59 | .636 | — |
2LA Dodgers | 100 | 62 | .617 | 3.0 |
3AT Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9.0 |
4SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
5CH Cubs | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
6PH Phillies | 88 | 74 | .543 | 15.0 |
7AZ D-backs | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17.0 |
8PI Pirates | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 |
9MI Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23.0 |
| 10STCardinals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
| 11WSNationals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
12CI Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 |
13NY Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.0 |
14SF Giants | 65 | 97 | .401 | 38.0 |
15CO Rockies | 58 | 104 | .358 | 45.0 |
50 balls in play · 13 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
6 of 12 went over the line, 6 went under.
Iván HerreraTotal bases · line 1.58Over
Quinn MathewsOuts recorded · line 17.521Over
CJ AbramsTotal bases · line 1.54Over
Alec BurlesonTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Dylan CrewsTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Jordan WalkerTotal bases · line 1.50Under
James WoodTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Thomas SaggeseTotal bases · line 0.50Under
Brady HouseTotal bases · line 1.52Over
JJ WetherholtTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Jake IrvinStrikeouts · line 3.58OverCJ AbramsHits + runs + RBIs · line 1.54Over| JWJames WoodDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
AC Andrés Chaparro1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBrady House3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CACJ Abrams2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DCDylan CrewsRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DL Daylen LileLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HF Harry FordC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JY Jacob YoungCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NN Nasim NuñezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AO Abimelec Ortiz1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JV Jorbit Vivas3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KR Keibert RuizPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Lile
HR: Abrams
RBI: Abrams 2, Young
SB: Abrams
CS: Young
LOB: 6
ET Erik TolmanBS | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| JIJake Irvin | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 97 |
WD Will DionH | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
YC Yovanny CruzL | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 155 |
| JWJJ Wetherholt2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IHIván HerreraDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| ABAlec Burleson1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JWJordan WalkerRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
LB Leo BernalC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TSThomas Saggese3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BT Bryan TorresLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JF José Fermín3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NC Nathan ChurchCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MW Masyn WinnSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VS Victor Scott IILF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Fermín
HR: Herrera 2, Bernal
RBI: Wetherholt, Herrera 2, Bernal 2
LOB: 9
LG Luis GastelumW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| QMQuinn Mathews | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96 |
RO Riley O'BrienS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 114 |
Top 1 · WSH batting
StrikeoutJames Wood strikes out swinging.GroundoutAndrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.77.3 mph · 3° · 62 ftSingleBrady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.91.5 mph · 19° · 269 ftPop OutCJ Abrams pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt in foul territory.76.5 mph · 57° · 191 ftBottom 1 · STL batting
GroundoutJJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.75.2 mph · -36° · 4 ftHome RunIván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.107.5 mph · 22° · 375 ftWSH 0StrikeoutAlec Burleson strikes out swinging.StrikeoutJordan Walker called out on strikes.The Cardinals beat the Nationals 5-3 at Busch Stadium.
Luis Gastelum got the win, Yovanny Cruz took the loss and Riley O'Brien earned the save. Iván Herrera went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while CJ Abrams went 1-for-4 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
