Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Nationals

73-82

8-5

Final/11

Cardinals

75-80

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R
WSH	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	8
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	5

Who won: Nationals 8-5

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 in 11 innings on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Cardinals 4-1 in the 11th inning. Daylen Lile went 1-for-6 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals. Jose Fermin went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Win probability

100%WSH final

WSHSTL

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Play by play

Bot 11th
Bernal flied out to right.
Bot 11th
Dion relieved Cornelio
Bot 11th
Walker struck out swinging.
Bot 11th
Herrera struck out swinging.
Bot 11th
Fermín walked, Burleson to second, Wetherholt to third.
Bot 11th
Burleson singled to center, Wetherholt to second.
RUN SCORESBot 11th
Singled to center, Church scored
JJ Wetherholt
Wetherholt singled to center, Church scored.
WSH 8 - 5 STL
Bot 11th
Ford catching.
Bottom of the 11th inning
Top 11th
Vivas flied out to left.
Top 11th
Abrams stole second, Tena stole third.
RUN SCORESTop 11th
Hit sacrifice fly to right, Young scored
Dylan Crews
Crews hit sacrifice fly to right, Young scored.
WSH 8 - 4 STL
Top 11th
Abrams intentionally walked.
RUN SCORESTop 11th
Doubled to left, 2 runs score
Jose Tena
Tena doubled to left, Ford scored and Nuñez scored, Young to third.
WSH 7 - 4 STL
Top 11th
Lile struck out swinging.
RUN SCORESTop 11th
Reached first base on catcher's interference, Morales...
Jacob Young
Young reached first base on catcher's interference, Morales scored on error, Nuñez safe at second on error, Ford safe at third on error. Washington Nationals challenged: call on the field was overturn
WSH 5 - 4 STL
Top 11th
Ford ran for Ruiz
Top 11th
Nuñez walked, Ruiz to second.
Top 11th
Ruiz singled to left, Morales to third.
Top 11th
Graceffo relieved O'Brien
Top of the 11th inning
Bot 10th
Church lined out to third.
RUN SCORESBot 10th
Singled to right, Bernal scored
Masyn Winn
Winn singled to right, Bernal scored, Winn out stretching at second.
WSH 4 - 4 STL
Bot 10th
Saggese grounded out to third, Bernal to third.
Bot 10th
Cornelio relieved Cruz