vs. Nationals L 5–8

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 6:15 PM – 10:15 PM

Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinals

Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

Final: 8–5 · Busch Stadium · 2026-09-19

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
WSH	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	8	11	4
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	5	14	2

Decisions

W: Riley CornelioL: Gordon GraceffoS: Will Dion

St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
José Fermín - LF	5	0	3	1	1	0	0	.247	.311	.356
Iván Herrera - DH	5	0	3	0	0	1	4	.245	.358	.377
Jordan Walker - RF	6	0	0	0	0	4	10	.276	.333	.476
Leo Bernal - C	6	1	1	0	0	2	7	.310	.347	.479
Thomas Saggese - 3B	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	.254	.310	.387
Masyn Winn - SS	5	1	1	1	0	1	3	.235	.309	.320
Nathan Church - CF	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.254	.299	.375
Pedro Pagés - C	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.215	.267	.312
JJ Wetherholt - 2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.242	.342	.368
Victor Scott II - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.190	.269	.252
Alec Burleson - 1B	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	.284	.349	.469

a–Struck out for Scott II in the 9th.
1–Ran for Pagés, P in the 9th.

St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Michael McGreevy	4.0	5	2	2	1	1	1	88-56	3.84
Justin Bruihl	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	28-19	3.48
Luis Gastelum	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	4.59
Brycen Mautz	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	29-18	6.92
Ryne Stanek	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	4.15
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	4.29
Riley O'Brien	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	12-9	4.14
Gordon Graceffo (L)	1.0	2	4	2	2	1	0	34-21	2.76

Washington Nationals Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood - RF	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	.267	.392	.517
Jacob Young - CF	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.248	.317	.389
Daylen Lile - LF	6	1	1	2	0	3	4	.249	.302	.438
Abimelec Ortiz - DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.244	.367
Brady House - DH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.239	.303	.395
José Tena - DH	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	.223	.303	.371
CJ Abrams - 2B	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	.261	.337	.488
Dylan Crews - RF	5	0	1	1	0	1	1	.224	.289	.375
Jorbit Vivas - 3B	6	1	4	1	0	1	4	.248	.341	.336
Andrés Chaparro - 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.254	.357	.508
Yohandy Morales - 1B	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.286	.571
Keibert Ruiz - C	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.286	.324	.456
Harry Ford - C	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.306	.348
Nasim Nuñez - SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	.211	.293	.245

a–Walked for Ortiz, A in the 7th.
b–Grounded out for House in the 9th.
c–Struck out for Chaparro in the 10th.
1–Ran for Ruiz, K in the 11th.

Washington Nationals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Andrew Alvarez	6.0	5	0	0	1	8	92-61	3.17
Richard Lovelady	0.2	2	2	0	0	1	23-19	3.86
Jack Sinclair	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	13-10	2.35
Erik Tolman	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	14-11	3.09
Yovanny Cruz	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	10-6	4.05
Riley Cornelio (W)	1.2	3	2	0	1	2	33-21	4.22
Will Dion (S)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.89

Game Info

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

WP: Alvarez, A.

IBB: Abrams (by Graceffo).

HBP: Herrera (by Cruz, Y).

Weather: 95 degrees, Partly Cloudy.

Wind: 5 mph, R To L.

First pitch: 6:16 PM.

T: 4:00.

Att: 29,774.

Venue: Busch Stadium.