Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

Washington NationalsNationalsWSH

73-83, 36-42 Away

Final

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

76-80, 38-43 Home

Nationals
9
Cardinals
1

Game 1

19/9

Nationals
8
Cardinals
5

Game 2

20/9

Nationals
3
Cardinals
5

Game 3

20/9

Busch Stadium

11:45 PM, 20 September 2026

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 27,814

Game Time:2:30

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	92	64	.590	-	W3
Philadelphia	86	70	.551	6	W1
Miami	76	79	.490	15.5	L2
Washington	73	83	.468	19	L1
New York	71	85	.455	21	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	58	.626	-	W2
Chicago	87	69	.558	10.5	W2
Pittsburgh	79	77	.506	18.5	W4
St. Louis	76	80	.487	21.5	W1
Cincinnati	72	84	.462	25.5	L2

Blue Jays avoid the sweep and beat the Rangers 7-2

Playoff hopeful Blue Jays avoid series sweep with 7-2 win over AL West-leading Texas

— Toronto leadoff hitter Brett Bateman reached base and scored three times, twice knocked in by Nathan Lukes, and the Blue Jays beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep in the matchup of playoff hopefuls.

Atlanta Braves clinch 7th NL East title in 9 years

Under first-year manager Walt Weiss, Atlanta has rebounded after missing the playoffs last season.

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