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Nationals at Cardinals: September 20, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 at Busch Stadium on September 20, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 20, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Brady House and Daylen Lile (Nationals, 2 each); Ivan Herrera and Jose Fermin (Cardinals, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Jake Irvin (Nationals, 8); Luis Gastelum (Cardinals, 2).

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Line score

Line score — Washington Nationals / St. Louis Cardinals — MLB — September 20, 2026
Team123456789Final
Washington Nationals0100020003
St. Louis Cardinals1010000305

Team comparison

Team comparison — Washington Nationals / St. Louis Cardinals — MLB — September 20, 2026
Team statsWSHSTL
Hits76
Errors10

What stood out

  • Hits: Nationals 7, Cardinals 6.
  • Errors: Nationals 1, Cardinals 0.
  • The Cardinals' biggest edge came in the 8th inning (3-0).

Player lines

  • Abimelec Ortiz (WSH 1B): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Andres Chaparro (WSH 1B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Brady House (WSH 3B): 2 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • CJ Abrams (WSH SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 4 TB
  • Daylen Lile (WSH LF): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Dylan Crews (WSH RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Erik Tolman (WSH RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 13 PIT
  • Harry Ford (WSH C): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jacob Young (WSH CF): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jake Irvin (WSH SP): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 97 PIT
  • James Wood (WSH RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jorbit Vivas (WSH 3B): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Keibert Ruiz (WSH C): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nasim Nunez (WSH 2B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Will Dion (WSH RP): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 29 PIT
  • Yovanny Cruz (WSH RP): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 16 PIT
  • Alec Burleson (STL 1B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Bryan Torres (STL LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ivan Herrera (STL DH): 4 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 8 TB
  • JJ Wetherholt (STL 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jordan Walker (STL RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jose Fermin (STL LF): 3 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Leo Bernal (STL C): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Luis Gastelum (STL RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Masyn Winn (STL SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nathan Church (STL CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Riley O'Brien (STL RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 6 PIT
  • Thomas Saggese (STL SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Victor Scott II (STL CF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB

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Head-to-head

Full Cardinals vs Nationals head-to-head (12 meetings).

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