St. Louis Cardinals
6 - 5 .545
F
April 07, 2026, 6:45 PM
Nationals Park
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003-1507
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Washington Nationals
4 - 7 .364| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| WAS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
W: George Soriano
(W, 1-0)
2.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
L: Cole Henry
(L, 0-2)
1.0 IP, ER, K, 0 BB
S: Riley O'Brien
(S, 3)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Mead
3-4 | HR, K, 2 RBI
Wood
2-4 | HR, BB, K
Church
1-
1-2 | HR, K, 2 RBI
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| 2 | Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| 5 | Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| 6 | Masyn Winn SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .176 |
| 7 | Thomas Saggese LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| 8 | Pedro Pagés C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| b- Yohel Pozo PH-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 9 | Victor Scott II CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| 1- Ramón Urías PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | |
| a- Nathan Church PR-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | .225 |
a-Walked for Scott II in the 6th.
b-Flied out for Pagés, P in the 8th.
1-Ran for Urías, R in the 6th.
BATTING
2B Saggese (2, Henry) Wetherholt (1, Henry).
HR Walker, J (4, 7th inning off Poulin, 0 on, 2 out) Church (1, 8th inning off Varland, G, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Burleson Church 4 Gorman 3 Saggese 3 Walker, J 4 Wetherholt 2.
RBI Church 2 (4) Gorman (8) Saggese (1) Walker, J 2 (11) Wetherholt (5).
2-out RBI Church 2 Walker, J Wetherholt.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Wetherholt 2 Winn 2 Scott II Herrera.
GIDP Burleson Saggese.
Team RISP 4-for-16.
Team LOB 11.
BASERUNNING
SB Wetherholt (3, 2nd base off Cavalli/Ruiz, K) Winn (2, 3rd base off Cavalli/Ruiz, K).
CS Saggese (1, 2nd base by Cavalli/Ruiz, K).
FIELDING
E Pagés, P (2, throw).
DP (Winn-Wetherholt-Burleson).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 59 | 33 | 3.38 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 1.93 |
| George Soriano(W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| Riley O'Brien(S, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 163 | 102 | 61 | 5.31 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP O'Brien Schultz Beeter.
IBB Gorman (by Beeter).
HBP Winn (by Schultz) Vivas (by O'Brien).
Pitch timer violations Soriano, G (pitcher).
ABS Challenge Pagés, P 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Walker, J (Strike-Confirmed) Ruiz, K 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Liberatore 92-59 Graceffo 35-18 Soriano, G 20-15 O'Brien 16-10 Cavalli 94-53 Schultz 26-13 Poulin 27-15 Varland, G 22-15 Beeter 15-9 Henry 16-13.
Groundouts-flyouts Liberatore 3-4 Graceffo 2-2 Soriano, G 2-1 O'Brien 1-0 Cavalli 6-1 Schultz 0-2 Poulin 1-0 Varland, G 1-1 Beeter 1-1 Henry 1-0.
Batters faced Liberatore 25 Graceffo 9 Soriano, G 6 O'Brien 4 Cavalli 20 Schultz 6 Poulin 6 Varland, G 5 Beeter 5 Henry 5.
Inherited runners-scored Poulin 2-0.
Umpires HP: Derek Thomas. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Manny Gonzalez. 3B: Tom Hanahan.
Weather 51 degrees, Clear.
Wind 14 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 6:45 PM.
T 3:23.
Att 20,036.
Venue Nationals Park.
April 7, 2026