Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Sep 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

Y. Cruz(0-2)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

L. Gastelum(5-3)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. O'Brien(38)

Game Recap

Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- With the Cardinals having been eliminated from contention earlier in the weekend series against the Nationals, there were no real stakes in Sunday’s home finale at Busch Stadium. Nobody told the club’s catching duo, though. Ivan Herrera and Leo Bernal, both proud Panamanians, teamed up to power...

Scoring Summary

WSHSTL

1Ivan Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 01
2Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 11
3JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Jose Fermin scores. [1 run] 12
6CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. [2 runs] 32
8Ivan Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 33
8Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores. [2 runs] 35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.265
2Andres Chaparro1B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.251
Abimelec OrtizPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198
3Brady House3B	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.244
Jorbit VivasPH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247
4CJ Abrams2B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	.261
5Dylan CrewsRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.222
6Daylen LileLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.251
7Harry FordC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.189
Keibert RuizPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285
8Jacob YoungCF	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.249
9Nasim NunezSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.210
TOTAL	7	31	3	3	5	2	1	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jake IrvinRHP	5.1	3	2	2	8	0	1	97	5.40
Will DionLHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	29	3.74
Erik TolmanLHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	13	3.65
Yovanny CruzRHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	1	16	5.27
TOTAL	8.0	6	5	5	8	2	3	155	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242
2Ivan HerreraDH	2	4	2	2	1	0	2	1	.247
3Alec Burleson1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.282
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.274
5Leo BernalC	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	.311
6Thomas SaggeseSS-3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.247
7Bryan TorresLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.239
Masyn WinnSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
8Jose Fermin3B	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.251
Victor Scott IILF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
9Nathan ChurchCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.252

TOTAL	6	31	5	5	8	2	3	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Quinn MathewsLHP	7.0	7	3	3	3	2	1	96	3.65
Luis GastelumRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	4.46
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.08

TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	5	2	1	114	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHSTL

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Andres Chaparro grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
00
POP OUT — CJ Abrams pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt in foul territory. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Andres Chaparro. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Ivan Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
01
STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker called out on strikes. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

WSH

STL

3Runs5

7Hits6

1Errors0

.226Batting Avg.194

31At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs3

3Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts8

4Left on Base4

11Total Bases16

Game Details

Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 27,814 (61.1%)

weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: STL -131

over/under: 8.5