Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jul 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Irvinwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

S. Graysave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Helsley

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- For a team battling to stay in the hunt for the postseason and prove to its front office that it deserves support at the Trade Deadline, there’s no need to be particular about the way in which victories come. In the case of the Cardinals on Tuesday...

Scoring Summary

WSHSTL

3
James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. [1 run]
10
3
Luis Garcia Jr. grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Thomas Saggese. CJ Abrams scores. James Wood out at 2nd. Luis Garcia Jr. to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
3
Brendan Donovan homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Victor Scott II scores. [2 runs]
22
3
Alec Burleson doubles (15) on a ground ball to right fielder Daylen Lile. Masyn Winn scores. [1 run]
23
6
Lars Nootbaar homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
24

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1CJ AbramsSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.288
2James WoodLF	1	4	0	1	3	0	1	.287
3Luis Garcia Jr.2B	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	.266
Amed RosarioPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.274
4Nathaniel Lowe1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.232
5Josh BellDH	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.218
6Brady House3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.247
7Daylen LileRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	.245
8Riley AdamsC	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.141
Drew MillasPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
9Jacob YoungCF	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	.234
TOTAL	8	33	2	2	8	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jake IrvinRHP	6.0	6	4	4	3	4	2	98	4.78
Andrew ChafinLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.14
Mason ThompsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	0.00


TOTAL	8.0	7	4	4	4	4	2	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brendan DonovanLF	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	1	.296
2Masyn WinnSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.253
3Alec BurlesonDH	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.290
4Willson Contreras1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.251
5Nolan Gorman3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.215
6Thomas Saggese2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.244
7Lars NootbaarRF	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.226
8Pedro PagesC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213
9Victor Scott IICF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.239


TOTAL	7	29	4	4	4	4	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Sonny GrayRHP	5.0	5	2	2	6	1	70	3.51
Steven MatzLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	22	3.38
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1.85
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	22	2.60
Ryan HelsleyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20	3.19
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	8	3	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHSTL

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — CJ Abrams grounds out, pitcher Sonny Gray to first baseman Willson Contreras. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — James Wood called out on strikes. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Luis Garcia Jr. strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Brendan Donovan walks.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Masyn Winn grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Brendan Donovan out at 2nd. Masyn Winn out at 1st. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

WSH

STL

2Runs4

8Hits7

0Errors0

.242Batting Avg.241

33At Bats29

2Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts4

7Left on Base5

10Total Bases15

Game Details

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 20,658 (45.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, overcast