Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

73-82, 36-41 Away

7th,0 outs

75-80, 37-43 Home


WSH
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	3	7	1
1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	2	3	0

CardinalsBottom 6th
- W. Dion pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  4
  Ground Out
  Changeup 80
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 92
  1
  Foul Ball
  Changeup 78
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 6th
- Q. Mathews pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 5th
- Q. Mathews pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
NationalsTop 4th
- Q. Mathews pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Young caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Wetherholt to second on wild pitch by Irvin.
  1
  2
- Fermín to third on wild pitch by Irvin.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 3rd
- Q. Mathews pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Abrams stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 2nd
- Q. Mathews pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 1st
- Q. Mathews pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
4 Ground Out	Changeup	80
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	92
1 Foul Ball	Changeup	78

Nationals
9
Cardinals
1

Game 1

19/9

Nationals
8
Cardinals
5

Game 2

20/9

Nationals
Cardinals

Game 3

Busch Stadium

11:45 PM, 20 September 2026

Current Weather

St. Louis, Missouri

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	91	64	.587	-	W2
Philadelphia	85	70	.548	6	L2
Miami	76	79	.490	15	L2
Washington	73	82	.471	18	W2
New York	71	84	.458	20	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	58	.626	-	W2
Chicago	86	69	.555	11	W1
Pittsburgh	78	77	.503	19	W3
St. Louis	75	80	.484	22	L4
Cincinnati	72	83	.465	25	L1

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