Final · MLB · Sun Sep 20, 1:15 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Jake Irvin (WSH) vs Quinn Mathews (STL)
- TV
- Nationals.TV, Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365
- Where
- Busch Stadium
Cardinals beat Nationals 5-3. Cardinals took the lead for good in the 8th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 |
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Win: Luis Gastelum. Loss: Yovanny Cruz. Save: Riley O'Brien. Home runs: Abrams (WSH), Herrera 2 (STL), Bernal (STL).
By the numbers: Hits WSH 7, STL 6; Errors WSH 1, STL 0; Left on base WSH 6, STL 9.
Team stats
| WSH | STL |
|---|
| Hits | 7 | 6 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 6 | 9 |
| Home runs | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 2 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 5 | 8 |
Box score
Washington Nationals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Wood DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chaparro 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz, A 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| House 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivas 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abrams 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Crews RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lile LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ford, H C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ruiz, K PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Young CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuñez, N SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Irvin, J | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 97 |
| Dion | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Tolman | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Cruz, Y (L) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 155 |
St. Louis Cardinals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walker, J RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernal C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saggese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Torres, B LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Winn SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fermín 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott II LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Church CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Mathews | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96 |
| Gastelum, L (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| O'Brien (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 114 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out WSH James Wood strikes out swinging.
- 2 out WSH Andrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 2 out WSH Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
- 3 out WSH CJ Abrams pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt in foul territory.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out STL JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
- 1 out STL Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 0, STL 1
- 2 out STL Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
- 3 out STL Jordan Walker called out on strikes.
Top 2nd 5
- 1 out WSH Dylan Crews flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.
- 1 out WSH Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
- 1 out WSH Harry Ford singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Daylen Lile to 3rd.
- 2 out WSH Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd. WSH 1, STL 1
- 3 out WSH Nasim Nuñez pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out STL Leo Bernal strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out STL Thomas Saggese called out on strikes.
- 3 out STL Bryan Torres strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 5
- 1 out WSH James Wood grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 1 out WSH Andrés Chaparro walks.
- 1 out WSH Brady House walks. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd.
- 2 out WSH CJ Abrams grounds into a force out, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. Brady House out at 2nd. CJ Abrams to 1st.
- 3 out WSH Dylan Crews flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 0 out STL José Fermín doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews.
- 1 out STL Nathan Church pops out to second baseman CJ Abrams.
- 1 out STL JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores. WSH 1, STL 2
- 2 out STL Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
- 3 out STL Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out WSH Daylen Lile lines out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.
- 2 out WSH Harry Ford grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 2 out WSH Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres.
- 3 out WSH Jacob Young caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Leo Bernal to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out STL Jordan Walker grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
- 1 out STL Leo Bernal reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Nasim Nuñez.
- 2 out STL Thomas Saggese called out on strikes.
- 3 out STL Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out WSH Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 2 out WSH James Wood strikes out swinging.
- 3 out WSH Andrés Chaparro flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out STL José Fermín grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
- 2 out STL Nathan Church strikes out swinging.
- 3 out STL JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
Top 6th 5
- 0 out WSH Brady House singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres.
- 0 out WSH CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. WSH 3, STL 2
- 1 out WSH Dylan Crews grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 2 out WSH Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daylen Lile doubles (28) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jordan Walker to third baseman José Fermín.
- 3 out WSH Harry Ford strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out STL Iván Herrera pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez.
- 2 out STL Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
- 3 out STL Jordan Walker grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out WSH Jacob Young pops out to shortstop Thomas Saggese.
- 2 out WSH Nasim Nuñez flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
- 3 out WSH James Wood lines out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.
Bottom 7th 5
- 0 out STL Leo Bernal walks.
- 1 out STL Thomas Saggese lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile.
- 2 out STL Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews.
- 2 out STL José Fermín singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Leo Bernal to 2nd.
- 3 out STL Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out WSH Abimelec Ortiz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
- 2 out WSH Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging.
- 3 out WSH CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th 6
- 1 out STL JJ Wetherholt grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
- 1 out STL Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. WSH 3, STL 3
- 2 out STL Alec Burleson grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
- 2 out STL Jordan Walker walks.
- 2 out STL Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores. WSH 3, STL 5
- 3 out STL Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
Top 9th 3
- 1 out WSH Dylan Crews lines out sharply to left fielder Victor Scott II.
- 2 out WSH Daylen Lile pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
- 3 out WSH Keibert Ruiz grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.