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St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Cardinals
7-5
6-1
Final
Nationals
4-8
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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STL0200101026
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Who won: Cardinals 6-1

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at Nationals Park. The Cardinals outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Alec Burleson went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Cardinals.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Alec Burleson1B
  2. 27.6Jordan WalkerRF
  3. 37.3Michael McGreevySP
  4. 47.2Ivan HerreraDH
  5. 57.0Yohel PozoC
  6. 66.9James WoodRF
  7. 76.8Matt SvansonRP
  8. 86.8Brad LordRP
  9. 96.7Nolan Gorman3B
  10. 106.6Riley O'BrienRP
  11. 116.6Jacob YoungCF
  12. 126.5Justin BruihlRP

Team stats

STLWSH
8Hits4
1Home runs0
6RBI1
7Walks1
9Strikeouts2
1.00ERA6.00
126Pitches189

Player of the game

Alec Burleson

STL · 3-4, 3 RBI, 1 BB

8.0

Win probability

100%STL final
STLWSH

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Play by play

  1. Bot 9thDaylen Lile

    Grounded out to first

    Lile grounded out to first.

    D. Lile · 0-3

  2. Bot 9thJorbit Vivas

    Grounded out to pitcher

    Vivas grounded out to pitcher.

    J. Vivas · 0-1

  3. Bot 9thWSH

    Vivas hit for House

  4. Bot 9thLuis Garcia Jr.

    García Jr. grounded out to third

    García Jr. grounded out to third.

    L. Garcia Jr. · 1-4, 1 RBI

  5. Bot 9thRiley O'Brien

    O'Brien relieved Bruihl

  6. Bottom of the 9th inning
  7. Top 9thMasyn Winn

    Popped out to shortstop

    Winn popped out to shortstop.

    M. Winn · 0-5

  8. RUN SCORESTop 9th
    Yohel Pozo

    Singled to left, 2 runs score

    Y. Pozo · 1-2, 2 RBI

    Pozo singled to left, Burleson scored and Herrera scored, Walker to third.

    STL 6 - 1 WSH
  9. Top 9thJordan Walker

    Walked

    Walker walked, Burleson to second, Herrera to third.

    J. Walker · 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  10. Top 9thPJ Poulin

    Poulin relieved Henry

  11. Top 9thAlec Burleson

    Walked

    Burleson walked, Herrera to second.

    A. Burleson · 3-4, 3 RBI

  12. Top 9thIvan Herrera

    Hit by pitch

    Herrera hit by pitch.

    I. Herrera · 1-2

  13. Top 9thJJ Wetherholt

    Flied out to center

    Wetherholt flied out to center.

    J. Wetherholt · 0-4

  14. Top 9thNathan Church

    Struck out looking

    Church struck out looking.

    N. Church · 1-4

  15. Top of the 9th inning
  16. Bot 8thJames Wood

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Wood grounded out to shortstop.

    J. Wood · 2-4

  17. Bot 8thJustin Bruihl

    Bruihl relieved Svanson

  18. Bot 8thJacob Young

    Grounded out to third

    Young grounded out to third.

    J. Young · 1-3

  19. Bot 8thDrew Millas

    Grounded out to third

    Millas grounded out to third.

    D. Millas · 0-3

  20. Bot 8thSTL

    Church in left field

    Church in left field.

  21. Bot 8thSTL

    Scott II in center field

    Scott II in center field.

  22. Bottom of the 8th inning
  23. Top 8thThomas Saggese

    Struck out swinging

    Saggese struck out swinging.

    T. Saggese · 1-4

  24. Top 8thRamon Urias

    Urías fouled out to catcher

    Urías fouled out to catcher.

    R. Urias · 0-4

  25. Top 8thMasyn Winn

    Struck out swinging

    Winn struck out swinging.

    M. Winn · 0-5

Season seriesSTL wins series 2-1

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