Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals — Sep 20, 2026

MLB Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO·September 20, 2026
Washington Nationals WSH 73-83, 36-42 Away
3
Final
5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 76-80, 38-43 Home
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 0 5 6 0
Leaders
Hits
B.
B. House 3B WSH
2 H
I.
I. Herrera C STL
2 H
Home Runs
C.
C. Abrams SS WSH
1 HR
I.
I. Herrera C STL
2 HR
RBI
C.
C. Abrams SS WSH
2 RBI
I.
I. Herrera C STL
2 RBI
Batting
Nationals
Cardinals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Nationals
Cardinals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 3 3 - 5
3 - 5
Leo Bernal Leo Bernal homers to center field. Jordan Walker scores. HR RBI 2
3 - 3
Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 6th 2 - 0 3 - 2
HR RBI 2 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams homers to right field. Brady House scores.
3 - 2
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 1 - 2
1 - 2
JJ Wetherholt JJ Wetherholt singles to center field. José Fermín scores. RBI
Top 2nd 1 - 0 1 - 1
RBI Jacob Young Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Nathan Church. Harry Ford to second. Daylen Lile scores.
1 - 1
Bot 1st 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera homers to left field. HR RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: STL +2 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Nationals
Cardinals
Batting
7 Hits 6
3 Runs 5
1 Home Runs 3
3 RBI 5
5 Strikeouts 8
2 Walks 2
1 Doubles 1
0 Triples 0
6 Left on Base 9
Pitching
5 Runs Allowed 3
5 Earned Runs 3
6 Hits Allowed 7
8 Strikeouts 5
2 Walks 2
3 HR Allowed 1
33 Batters Faced 34
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
8 Assists 8
Head-to-Head
Nationals leads 3-2
Final
WSH Nationals
8
STL Cardinals
5
Final
WSH Nationals
9
STL Cardinals
1
Final
WSH Nationals
3
STL Cardinals
6
Final
WSH Nationals
6
STL Cardinals
2
Final
WSH Nationals
1
STL Cardinals
8
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO, US · 45,494 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
September 20, 2026
Time
6:15 pm