Nationals vs Cardinals Game (Sep 20, 2026)

Final · September 20, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

Busch Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington NationalsWSH	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	1
St. Louis CardinalsSTL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-	5	6	0

Bot 1Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.0-1
Top 2Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd.1-1
Bot 3JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores.1-2
Top 6CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores.3-2
Bot 8Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.3-3
Bot 8Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.3-5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
James WoodDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.265
Andrés Chaparro1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.251
Abimelec Ortiz1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.198
Brady House3B	2	1	2	0	1	0	.244
Jorbit Vivas3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.247
CJ Abrams2B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.261
Dylan CrewsRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Daylen LileLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.251
Harry FordC	3	0	1	0	0	1	.189
Keibert RuizPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Jacob YoungCF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.249
Nasim NuñezSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.210
Totals	31	3	7	3	2	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jake Irvin	5.1	3	2	2	0	8	1	97-67	5.40
Will Dion	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29-15	3.74
Erik Tolman	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	13-9	3.65
Yovanny Cruz	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	16-10	5.27

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.242
Iván HerreraDH	4	2	2	2	0	1	.247
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.282
Jordan WalkerRF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.274
Leo BernalC	3	1	1	2	1	1	.311
Thomas Saggese3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.247
Bryan TorresLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.239
Masyn WinnSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
José Fermín3B	3	1	2	0	0	0	.251
Victor Scott IILF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Nathan ChurchCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.252
Totals	31	5	6	5	2	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Quinn Mathews	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	1	96-59	3.65
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	4.46
Riley O'Brien	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	4.08

Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 27,814
Duration: 2 h 30
Weather: 81 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 1 mph, Out To LF
Umpires: Mark Ripperger (Home plate) · Shane Livensparger (First base) · Dan Merzel (Second base) · Dan Bellino (Third base)

Cardinals won 5-3 over Nationals on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

On Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 2:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.

At Busch Stadium.

Team

Scoring plays

Bot 1Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.0-1

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

Bot 3JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores.1-2

Top 6CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores.3-2

Bot 8Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.3-3

Bot 8Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.3-5

Box score

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
James WoodDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.265
Andrés Chaparro1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.251
Abimelec Ortiz1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.198
Brady House3B	2	1	2	0	1	0	.244
Jorbit Vivas3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.247
CJ Abrams2B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.261
Dylan CrewsRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Daylen LileLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.251
Harry FordC	3	0	1	0	0	1	.189
Keibert RuizPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Jacob YoungCF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.249
Nasim NuñezSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.210
Totals	31	3	7	3	2	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jake Irvin	5.1	3	2	2	0	8	1	97-67	5.40
Will Dion	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29-15	3.74
Erik Tolman	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	13-9	3.65
Yovanny Cruz	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	16-10	5.27

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.242
Iván HerreraDH	4	2	2	2	0	1	.247
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.282
Jordan WalkerRF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.274
Leo BernalC	3	1	1	2	1	1	.311
Thomas Saggese3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.247
Bryan TorresLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.239
Masyn WinnSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
José Fermín3B	3	1	2	0	0	0	.251
Victor Scott IILF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Nathan ChurchCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.252
Totals	31	5	6	5	2	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Quinn Mathews	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	1	96-59	3.65
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	4.46
Riley O'Brien	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	4.08