Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

72-82, 35-41 Away

Final

75-79, 37-42 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. WoodDH	1-3	0	0	1	.266
J. TenaPH-DH	0-1	0	0	0	.220
D. LileLF	0-3	2	0	1	.250
D. CrewsRF	2-5	2	1	2	.225
C. AbramsSS	1-4	1	0	1	.264
N. NunezSS	0-1	0	0	0	.211
B. House3B	1-4	1	0	1	.239
J. Vivas2B	0-2	1	0	0	.240
Y. Morales1B	1-4	0	0	2	.294
H. FordC	0-3	0	0	0	.185
J. YoungCF	1-3	2	0	0	.248

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Cavalli	5.0	4	0	0	6	73-55	3.02
B. Lord	2.0	1	0	0	3	28-17	3.94
J. Sinclair	1.0	1	1	1	0	11-7	2.84
J. Gray	1.0	1	0	0	0	8-7	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

WSH

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

8:15 PM, September 18, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 25,855

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Merzel
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1

— CJ Abrams became the 52nd player to join the 30-30 club, Cade Cavalli threw his 200th strikeout of the year, and the Washington Nationals took down the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Friday night.

Sep 18, 2026, 11:11 pm - AP


WSH
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	3

C. Cavalli13-5

5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

K. Leahy10-5

3.0 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		WSH	STL
1st	Abrams singled to right, Lile scored, Crews to third.	1	0
1st	Crews scored on throwing error by catcher Bernal, Abrams stole third.	2	0
1st	House grounded out to shortstop, Abrams scored.	3	0
3rd	Crews homered to right (379 feet), Lile scored.	5	0
3rd	Morales doubled to left, House scored and Vivas scored.	7	0
4th	Lile hit sacrifice fly to left, Young scored.	8	0
6th	Wood doubled to right, Young scored.	9	0
8th	Herrera grounded out to third, Church scored.	9	1

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Washington NationalsNationalsWSH

(72-82)

(72-82, 35-41 Away)

(72-82)

Cade Cavalli

(13-5, 3.02)

-105

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(75-79)

(75-79, 37-42 Home)

(75-79)

Kyle Leahy

(10-5, 3.65)

u7.5

+104

Nationals
9
Cardinals
1

Game 1

9/18

Nationals
Cardinals

Game 2

9/19

MLB.TV

Nationals
Cardinals

Game 3

9/20

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	90	64	.584	-	W1
Philadelphia	85	69	.552	5	L1
Miami	76	78	.494	14	L1
Washington	72	82	.468	18	W1
New York	70	84	.455	20	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	96	58	.623	-	W1
Chicago	85	69	.552	11	L1
Pittsburgh	77	77	.500	19	W2
St. Louis	75	79	.487	21	L3
Cincinnati	72	82	.468	24	W1

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Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

Video Highlights

CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1

C. Cavalli13-5

K. Leahy10-5

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