Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Nationals

49-89

11-6

Final

Cardinals

81-57

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	0	4	11
STL	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6

Who won: Nationals 11-6

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Busch Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Nationals outscored the Cardinals 2-0 in the 7th inning. Alex Call went 4-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Nationals. Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Sep 8

Wainwright, Molina tie battery record in Cards' loss to Nats

Yadier Molina homered twice on a day he paired with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright to tie the major league record of 324 starts by a battery in an 11-6 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Nationals 27-42 on the road; Cardinals 47-24 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 25

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Injuries and inactives

Nationals1st in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Cardinals2nd in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals1st in NL East

Josiah Gray SP

Probable starter · 7-10, 5.02 ERA, 154 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

1Lane ThomasCF
2Luis Garcia Jr.2B
3Joey Meneses1B
4Luke Voit1B
5Keibert RuizC
6Nelson CruzDH
7Cesar Hernandez3B
8CJ AbramsSS
9Alex CallLF

Cardinals2nd in NL Cent

Adam Wainwright SP

Probable starter · 11-12, 3.71 ERA, 143 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Brendan Donovan2B
2Tommy EdmanSS
3Paul Goldschmidt1B
4Nolan Arenado3B
5Corey DickersonLF
6Albert PujolsDH
7Alec BurlesonRF
8Yadier MolinaC
9Ben DeLuzioCF

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Cardinals 6, Nationals 5 (Sep 7)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 40,437
Officials: Jerry Layne (Home Plate Umpire), Brennan Miller (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), Chad Whitson (Third Base Umpire)