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Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBSeptember 20, 2026Busch Stadium81°F, partly cloudy, wind 1 mph out to LF

NationalsWashingtonWSH73-83

Nationals 3, Cardinals 5

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon76-80
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
WSH010002000371
STL10100003–560

W Luis GastelumL Yovanny CruzSV Riley O'Brien

Bernal, Herrera homer in eighth inning to help Cardinals beat Nationals 5-3Iván Herrera hit a pair of home runs, and Leo Bernal also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals scored three runs in the eighth inning to come from behind and beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Sunday.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  James Wood strikes out swinging.
  2.  Andrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
  4.  CJ Abrams pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt in foul territory.

Bot 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  2.  Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.STL 65%
  3.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
  4.  Jordan Walker called out on strikes.

Top 2nd

  1.  Dylan Crews flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
  3.  Harry Ford singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Daylen Lile to 3rd.STL 54%
  4.  Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd.
  5.  Nasim Nuñez pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Leo Bernal strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Thomas Saggese called out on strikes.
  3.  Bryan Torres strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  James Wood grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Andrés Chaparro walks.
  3.  Brady House walks. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd.
  4.  CJ Abrams grounds into a force out, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. Brady House out at 2nd. CJ Abrams to 1st.STL 50%
  5.  Dylan Crews flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.STL 55%

Bot 3rd

  1.  José Fermín doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews.STL 64%
  2.  Nathan Church pops out to second baseman CJ Abrams.STL 59%
  3.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores.STL 69%
  4.  Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
  5.  Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

Top 4th

  1.  Daylen Lile lines out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Harry Ford grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres.
  4.  Jacob Young caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Leo Bernal to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jordan Walker grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  2.  Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nasim Nuñez.
  3.  Thomas Saggese called out on strikes.
  4.  Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews.

Top 5th

  1.  Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  James Wood strikes out swinging.
  3.  Andrés Chaparro flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Bot 5th

  1.  José Fermín grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  2.  Nathan Church strikes out swinging.
  3.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.

Top 6th

  1.  Brady House singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres.STL 60%
  2.  CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores.WSH 66%
  3.  Dylan Crews grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  4.  Daylen Lile doubles (28) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jordan Walker to third baseman José Fermín.
  5.  Harry Ford strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Iván Herrera pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez.
  2.  Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  3.  Jordan Walker grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.

Top 7th

  1.  Jacob Young pops out to shortstop Thomas Saggese.
  2.  Nasim Nuñez flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  James Wood lines out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.

Bot 7th

  1.  Leo Bernal walks.WSH 53%
  2.  Thomas Saggese lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile.WSH 60%
  3.  Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews.WSH 66%
  4.  José Fermín singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Leo Bernal to 2nd.
  5.  Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.WSH 68%

Top 8th

  1.  Abimelec Ortiz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging.
  3.  CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
  2.  Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.STL 56%
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
  4.  Jordan Walker walks.
  5.  Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.STL 90%
  6.  Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.

Top 9th

  1.  Dylan Crews lines out sharply to left fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Daylen Lile pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
  3.  Keibert Ruiz grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bot 1st

  1.  WSH 0, STL 1Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.STL 65%

Top 2nd

  1.  WSH 1, STL 1Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd.

Bot 3rd

  1.  WSH 1, STL 2JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores.STL 69%

Top 6th

  1.  WSH 3, STL 2CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores.WSH 66%

Bot 8th

  1.  WSH 3, STL 3Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.STL 56%
  2.  WSH 3, STL 5Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.STL 90%

Win probability

Bot 8th · Biggest swing #1 · WSH 3–5 STL

Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 90%STL +35 pts

Game leaders

NationalsWashington

CardinalsSt. Louis

Team stats

  • WSH 1ErrorsSTL 0
  • WSH 7HitsSTL 6
  • WSH 1Home runsSTL 3
  • WSH 2WalksSTL 2
  • WSH 5StrikeoutsSTL 8
  • WSH 6Left on baseSTL 9
  • WSH 1Stolen basesSTL 0
All team stats
  • WSH 8ASTL 8
  • WSH 24PoSTL 27
  • WSH 33TcSTL 35
  • WSH 8.0IpSTL 9.0
  • WSH 6HSTL 7
  • WSH 5RSTL 3
  • WSH 5ErSTL 3
  • WSH 2BbSTL 2
  • WSH 8SoSTL 5
  • WSH 3HrSTL 1
  • WSH 155PSTL 114
  • WSH 3RSTL 5
  • WSH 12bSTL 1
  • WSH 3RbiSTL 5
  • WSH 31AbSTL 31

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
James Wood DH4000002.265
Andrés Chaparro 1B2000010.257
Abimelec Ortiz 1B1000000.198
Brady House 3B2120010.244
Jorbit Vivas 3B1000001.247
CJ Abrams 2B4112101.261
Dylan Crews RF4000000.222
Daylen Lile LF4120000.251
Harry Ford C3010001.189
Keibert Ruiz PH1000000.285
Jacob Young CF2011000.249
Nasim Nuñez SS3000000.210
Totals31373125

2B: Lile.HR: Abrams.RBI: Abrams 2, Young.SB: Abrams.LOB: 6.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Jake Irvin5.132208975.40
Will Dion1.210010293.74
Erik Tolman0.211100133.65
Yovanny Cruz L0.112210165.27

Video

0:08Jake Irvin against the Cardinals0:09Bullpen availability for St. Louis, September 20 vs Nationals0:11Fielding alignment for Washington, September 20 vs Cardinals0:08Bench availability for Washington, September 20 vs Cardinals
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