St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals

Apr 7, 2026

FINAL / 10

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
STL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	7	9	1	11
WSH	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	6	10	2	9

loss:

C. Henrywin: St Louis Cardinals logo

G. Sorianosave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. O'Brien

Game Recap

No one could have predicted how hot a start Jordan Walker would have at the plate this year. And now he’s quickly reminding the Cardinals why they were so head over heels for him just a few seasons ago. Walker smashed his 109.1 mph home run to right-center field of...

Scoring Summary

STLWSH

1
Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop CJ Abrams. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop CJ Abrams. [1 run]
10
1
Nolan Gorman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Alec Burleson scores. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd, first baseman Curtis Mead to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jordan Walker to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
1
Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. James Wood scores. Brady House to 3rd. [1 run]
21
3
James Wood homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
22
5
Curtis Mead homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
23
5
CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Joey Wiemer to 3rd. [1 run]
24
6
Curtis Mead singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. James Wood scores. [1 run]
25
7
Jordan Walker homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
35
8
Nathan Church homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Masyn Winn scores. [2 runs]
55
10
Thomas Saggese doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Masyn Winn scores. [1 run]
65
10
JJ Wetherholt doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Thomas Saggese scores. [1 run]
75
10
Wild pitch by pitcher Riley O'Brien. Daylen Lile scores. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd. [1 run]
76

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	1	5	1	1	1	1	0	3	.268
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	.179
3Alec Burleson1B	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.225
4Jordan WalkerRF	1	5	1	2	1	0	1	4	.300
5Nolan Gorman3B	3	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.243
6Masyn WinnSS	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	.176
7Thomas SaggeseLF	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	5	.240
8Pedro PagesC	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	.182
Yohel PozoPH-C	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
9Victor Scott IICF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.265
Ramon UriasPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.313
Nathan ChurchPR-CF	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	.143

TOTAL	9	36	7	7	8	10	2	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	5.0	9	4	4	6	2	2	92	3.38
Gordon GraceffoRHP	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	35	1.93
George SorianoRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	3.00
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	1	0	2	0	0	16	0.00


TOTAL	10.0	10	6	5	13	4	2	163	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodLF	2	4	3	1	1	1	1	0	.191
2Curtis Mead1B	3	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.333
Luis Garcia Jr.PH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297
3Brady House3B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.317
4Daylen LileDH	1	4	2	1	2	1	0	1	.286
5Joey WiemerRF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.440
Jorbit VivasPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412
6CJ AbramsSS	2	4	0	1	2	1	0	2	.308
7Jacob YoungCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.214
8Nasim Nunez2B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.200
9Keibert RuizC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.190
Jose TenaPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278
Drew MillasC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
TOTAL	10	38	6	5	13	4	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cade CavalliRHP	4.2	4	2	1	3	4	0	94	2.51
Paxton SchultzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	0.00
PJ PoulinLHP	1.1	1	1	1	2	2	1	27	5.68
Gus VarlandRHP	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	22	6.75
Clayton BeeterRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	3.18
Cole HenryRHP	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	0	16	1.69
TOTAL	10.0	9	7	5	8	10	2	200	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLWSH

TOP 1
WALK — JJ Wetherholt walks.
00
POP OUT — Ivan Herrera pops out to second baseman Nasim Nunez. [1 out]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — JJ Wetherholt steals (3) 2nd base.
00
SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Joey Wiemer. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.
00
FIELDERS CHOICE — Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop CJ Abrams. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop CJ Abrams. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Nolan Gorman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Alec Burleson scores. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd, first baseman Curtis Mead to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jordan Walker to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Masyn Winn flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — James Wood singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
20
STRIKEOUT — Pedro Pages challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Curtis Mead called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — Brady House singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. James Wood to 2nd.
20
SINGLE — Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. James Wood scores. Brady House to 3rd. [1 run]
21
GROUNDED INTO DP — Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Joey Wiemer grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Daylen Lile out at 2nd. Joey Wiemer out at 1st. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

STL

WSH

7Runs6

9Hits10

1Errors2

.250Batting Avg.263

36At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs2

7Runs-Batted-In5

10Walks4

2Stolen Bases5

8Strikeouts13

11Left on Base9

17Total Bases16

Game Details

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 · 6:45 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 20,036 (48.5%)

weather: 51 degrees, clear

spread: WSH -118

over/under: 7