Washington Nationals
73 - 83 .468
F
September 20, 2026, 2:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
5
St. Louis Cardinals
76 - 80 .487| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| ST. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
W: Luis Gastelum
(W, 5-3)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
L: Yovanny Cruz
(L, 0-2)
0.1 IP, 2 ER, 0 K, BB
S: Riley O'Brien
(S, 38)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Herrera
2-4 | 2 HR, K, 2 RBI
Irvin, J
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
Bernal
1-3 | HR, BB, K
Washington Nationals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| 2 | Andrés Chaparro 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| a- Abimelec Ortiz PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | |
| 3 | Brady House 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| b- Jorbit Vivas PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | |
| 4 | CJ Abrams 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| 5 | Dylan Crews RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 6 | Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| 7 | Harry Ford C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 |
| c- Keibert Ruiz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | |
| 8 | Jacob Young CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| 9 | Nasim Nuñez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .247 |
a-Flied out for Chaparro in the 8th.
b-Struck out for House in the 8th.
c-Grounded out for Ford, H in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Lile (28, Mathews).
HR Abrams (31, 6th inning off Mathews, 1 on, 0 out).
TB Abrams 4 Ford, H House 2 Lile 3 Young.
RBI Abrams 2 (99) Young (49).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Nuñez, N Crews 2.
SF Young.
Team RISP 0-for-3.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
SB Abrams (33, 2nd base off Mathews/Bernal).
CS Young (4, 2nd base by Mathews/Bernal).
FIELDING
E Nuñez, N (16, throw).
Washington Nationals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Irvin | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 97 | 67 | 30 | 5.40 |
| Will Dion(H, 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 3.74 |
| Erik Tolman(BS, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3.65 |
| Yovanny Cruz(L, 0-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5.27 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 155 | 101 | 54 | 4.66 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Irvin, J 2.
ABS Challenge Ford, H 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Irvin, J 97-67 Dion 29-15 Tolman 13-9 Cruz, Y 16-10 Mathews 96-59 Gastelum, L 12-9 O'Brien 6-6.
Groundouts-flyouts Irvin, J 5-2 Dion 2-2 Tolman 2-0 Cruz, Y 1-0 Mathews 6-5 Gastelum, L 0-1 O'Brien 1-0.
Batters faced Irvin, J 20 Dion 7 Tolman 3 Cruz, Y 3 Mathews 28 Gastelum, L 3 O'Brien 3.
Umpires HP: Mark Ripperger. 1B: Shane Livensparger. 2B: Dan Merzel. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 1 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch 1:16 PM.
T 2:30.
Att 27,814.
Venue Busch Stadium.
September 20, 2026