Washington Nationals
72 - 82 .468
F
September 18, 2026, 8:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
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St. Louis Cardinals
75 - 79 .487| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
W: Cade Cavalli
(W, 13-5)
5.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB
L: Kyle Leahy
(L, 10-5)
3.0 IP, 6 ER, K, 3 BB
Top Performers
Cavalli
(W, 13-5)
5.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB
Crews
2-5 | HR, K, 2 RBI
Hjerpe
4.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
Washington Nationals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| José Tena PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | |
| 2 | Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 3 | Dylan Crews RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| 4 | CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| a- Nasim Nuñez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | |
| 5 | Brady House 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| 6 | Jorbit Vivas 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 |
| 7 | Yohandy Morales 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| 8 | Harry Ford C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .185 |
| 9 | Jacob Young CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .247 |
a-Grounded out for Wood in the 8th.
BATTING
2B House (17, Leahy) Morales (4, Leahy) Young (21, Hjerpe) Wood (30, Hjerpe).
HR Crews (12, 3rd inning off Leahy, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Abrams Crews 5 House 2 Morales 2 Wood 2 Young 2.
RBI Abrams (97) Crews 2 (42) House (45) Lile (86) Morales 2 (6) Wood (76).
2-out RBI Morales 2 Wood.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Ford, H Lile Tena.
SF Lile.
GIDP Crews.
Team RISP 2-for-7.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
SB Abrams (30, 2nd base off Leahy/Bernal).
FIELDING
DP (Vivas-Abrams-Morales).
Washington Nationals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli(W, 13-5) | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 55 | 18 | 3.02 |
| Brad Lord | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3.94 |
| Jack Sinclair | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2.84 |
| Josiah Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 86 | 34 | 4.69 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Saggese (by Lord).
ABS Challenge Ford, H (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Bernal 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Strike-Confirmed) Crews (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Cavalli 73-55 Lord 28-17 Sinclair 11-7 Gray, Js 8-7 Leahy 61-38 Hjerpe 74-50 Winquest 28-18.
Groundouts-flyouts Cavalli 3-4 Lord 1-0 Sinclair 2-1 Gray, Js 1-2 Leahy 6-1 Hjerpe 5-2 Winquest 3-1.
Batters faced Cavalli 19 Lord 7 Sinclair 5 Gray, Js 4 Leahy 17 Hjerpe 16 Winquest 7.
Inherited runners-scored Winquest 1-0.
Umpires HP: Dan Merzel. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Mark Ripperger. 3B: Shane Livensparger.
Weather 89 degrees, Clear.
Wind 2 mph, R To L.
First pitch 7:17 PM.
T 2:40.
Att 25,855.
Venue Busch Stadium.
September 18, 2026