Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Nationals

72-82

9-1

Final

Cardinals

75-79

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Nationals 9-1

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Friday, September 18, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Cardinals 4-0 in the 3rd inning. Dylan Crews went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals.

Win probability

100%WSH final

WSHSTL

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Prieto grounded out to second.
Bot 9th
Torres flied out to left.
Bot 9th
Saggese flied out to right.
Bot 9th
Bernal singled to center.
Bot 9th
Gray relieved Sinclair
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Nuñez grounded out to third.
Top 9th
Crews grounded into double play, third to second to first, Lile out at second.
Top 9th
Lile safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Torres.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Scott II grounded out to shortstop.
Bot 8th
Gorman walked.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Grounded out to third, Church scored
Ivan Herrera
Herrera grounded out to third, Church scored.
WSH 9 - 1 STL
Bot 8th
Wetherholt flied out to center, Church to third.
Bot 8th
Church doubled to right.
Bot 8th
Sinclair relieved Lord
Bot 8th
Nuñez at shortstop.
Bot 8th
Tena as designated hitter.
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Tena grounded out to first.
Top 8th
Tena hit for Wood
Top 8th
Young walked, Vivas to second.
Top 8th
Ford struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Morales struck out looking.
Top 8th
Winquest relieved Hjerpe