Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - September 20, 2026 Gametracker

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C. EarlyL	7-5 W-L	91.2 IP	3.44 ERA	2.74 SO/BB	1.25 WHIP
Q. MathewsL	1-3 W-L	30.2 IP	4.11 ERA	2.00 SO/BB	1.50 WHIP

.C. Early

7-5, 91.2 IP, 3.44 ERA

.Q. Mathews

1-3, 30.2 IP, 4.11 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Richard Lovelady	Triceps	09-08-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 9
Josiah Gray	Elbow	09-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
PJ Poulin	Forearm	09-13-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 14
Drew Millas	Finger	09-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
Davidjohn Herz	Elbow	09-10-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 11
Ken Waldichuk	Elbow	05-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Mitchell Parker	Elbow	08-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Matt Waldron	Chest	09-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 20
Orlando Ribalta	Forearm	09-18-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 19
Connelly Early	Elbow	09-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 20

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Everson Pereira	Hand	09-13-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 14
Blaze Jordan	Ankle	09-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 21
Peter Strzelecki	Forearm	09-10-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 11
Max Rajcic	Elbow	08-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Hunter Dobbins	Elbow	08-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
JJ Wetherholt	Wrist	09-10-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 11

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Nationals WAS-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cardinals STL-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Busch StadiumSt. Louis, MO

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STLCardinals

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	138	525	85	137	95	30	53	146	.261	.339	.493	.832	26	3	28	5	482
J. Wood RF	120	460	101	122	74	30	94	159	.265	.391	.528	.919	29	1	18	3	469
D. Lile LF	145	550	75	139	82	20	38	118	.253	.306	.436	.742	27	7	14	7	403
J. Young CF	128	386	52	96	45	10	32	72	.249	.318	.391	.709	19	3	17	3	283
N. Nunez 2B	134	408	51	86	35	1	45	96	.211	.289	.245	.534	5	3	45	9	265
K. Ruiz C	93	300	42	85	46	9	16	36	.283	.321	.450	.771	23	0	2	1	226
D. Crews RF	94	349	47	78	38	11	26	95	.223	.292	.378	.670	19	1	9	0	221
B. House 3B	81	284	38	69	43	10	22	83	.243	.301	.401	.702	15	0	3	0	184
J. Vivas 3B	111	275	29	66	26	3	37	43	.240	.334	.327	.661	13	1	2	1	167
A. Chaparro 1B	71	162	31	42	35	10	21	43	.259	.362	.519	.881	12	0	0	0	154
J. Tena DH	108	246	34	56	23	7	26	84	.228	.308	.378	.686	12	2	4	2	143
H. Ford C	29	83	13	16	10	3	13	23	.193	.309	.373	.682	6	0	2	0	60
D. Millas C	50	130	18	24	11	2	14	37	.185	.277	.262	.539	4	0	0	1	60
A. Ortiz 1B	34	107	15	22	11	5	5	29	.206	.241	.383	.624	4	0	0	0	57
A. Pinckney LF	13	22	6	6	2	1	1	8	.273	.320	.500	.820	0	1	1	1	18
Y. Morales 1B	6	16	3	6	2	2	0	8	.375	.375	.875	1.250	2	0	0	0	15
Total	147	5014	754	1243	715	197	510	1232	.248	.323	.429	.752	258	29	156	36	3207

HITTING	G
C. Abrams SS	138
J. Wood RF	120
D. Lile LF	145
J. Young CF	128
N. Nunez 2B	134
K. Ruiz C	93
D. Crews RF	94
B. House 3B	81
J. Vivas 3B	111
A. Chaparro 1B	71
J. Tena DH	108
H. Ford C	29
D. Millas C	50
A. Ortiz 1B	34
A. Pinckney LF	13
Y. Morales 1B	6
Total	147

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Cavalli SP	30	30	12-5	0	0	158.2	3.12	141	66	55	17	46	185	.236	1.18	422
J. Vivas 3B	4	0	0-0	0	0	4.0	13.50	11	7	6	1	1	0	.478	3.00	167
C. Beeter RP	49	0	5-5	12	19	47.0	4.60	36	25	24	8	31	46	.216	1.43	164
B. Lord RP	35	5	5-2	1	3	74.2	3.62	61	31	30	8	30	70	.218	1.22	163
A. Alvarez SP	22	14	2-6	1	1	95.0	3.60	82	38	38	5	43	91	.233	1.32	161
J. Tena DH	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	9.00	2	1	1	0	1	0	.500	3.00	143
P. Poulin RP	35	11	3-0	3	5	36.2	2.70	27	12	11	4	21	25	.206	1.31	104
J. Irvin SP	19	19	2-9	0	0	91.1	5.52	88	60	56	15	42	90	.251	1.42	93
O. Ribalta RP	45	0	1-2	2	5	43.0	3.77	34	21	18	5	18	42	.217	1.21	91
W. Dion RP	8	1	1-2	0	1	19.2	3.20	10	7	7	3	9	20	.156	0.97	73
G. Varland RP	33	0	1-2	6	8	31.2	6.82	43	26	24	7	15	30	.326	1.83	67
M. Parker RP	22	0	3-3	1	6	39.2	6.58	46	31	29	9	13	34	.289	1.49	59
J. Bird RP	8	0	0-0	0	0	8.1	3.24	6	3	3	2	2	10	.194	0.96	55
R. Lovelady RP	27	5	1-3	4	7	23.0	3.91	26	10	10	3	17	21	.286	1.87	55
M. Waldron RP	3	1	1-0	0	0	5.2	0.00	7	0	0	0	1	2	.292	1.41	47
R. Cornelio RP	13	1	2-2	0	1	25.2	5.26	20	20	15	2	21	27	.222	1.60	38
P. Schultz RP	27	1	1-2	1	2	32.1	6.40	43	26	23	5	12	32	.314	1.70	38
J. Kent SP	5	5	1-3	0	0	24.1	5.55	22	16	15	1	19	21	.237	1.68	22
T. Cosgrove RP	18	0	1-2	1	4	16.1	7.71	18	16	14	3	6	14	.290	1.47	20
E. Tolman RP	7	0	0-1	1	2	8.1	2.16	7	2	2	0	3	9	.241	1.20	19
E. Yean RP	7	1	0-1	0	0	10.0	1.80	5	2	2	1	2	6	.139	0.70	18
Z. Kent RP	8	0	0-0	0	0	10.2	6.75	14	8	8	1	2	9	.304	1.50	18
J. Lawrence RP	7	0	0-0	1	1	6.1	4.26	7	3	3	1	7	6	.292	2.21	15
J. Simpson RP	3	0	1-0	0	0	4.0	6.75	0	3	3	0	3	4	.000	0.75	15
K. Waldichuk SP	5	0	0-0	0	1	9.1	6.75	8	7	7	4	6	8	.235	1.50	10
J. Sinclair RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	2	3	.111	1.00	5
Y. Cruz RP	7	0	0-1	0	2	5.0	9.00	9	5	5	1	6	5	.429	3.00	5
C. Palmquist SP	11	6	0-2	0	0	16.1	7.71	21	14	14	1	8	15	.323	1.78	0
C. Henry RP	11	0	0-2	0	2	13.2	7.90	17	14	12	4	7	15	.288	1.76	0
L. Perales RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	14.40	9	8	8	2	4	5	.375	2.60	-3
Total	147	147	67-80	34	72	1302.0	4.72	1274	747	683	197	537	1144	.255	1.39	2084

PITCHING	GP
C. Cavalli SP	30
J. Vivas 3B	4
C. Beeter RP	49
B. Lord RP	35
A. Alvarez SP	22
J. Tena DH	1
P. Poulin RP	35
J. Irvin SP	19
O. Ribalta RP	45
W. Dion RP	8
G. Varland RP	33
M. Parker RP	22
J. Bird RP	8
R. Lovelady RP	27
M. Waldron RP	3
R. Cornelio RP	13
P. Schultz RP	27
J. Kent SP	5
T. Cosgrove RP	18
E. Tolman RP	7
E. Yean RP	7
Z. Kent RP	8
J. Lawrence RP	7
J. Simpson RP	3
K. Waldichuk SP	5
J. Sinclair RP	3
Y. Cruz RP	7
C. Palmquist SP	11
C. Henry RP	11
L. Perales RP	3
Total	147

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
J. Walker RF	142	557	90	157	100	28	45	154	.282	.338	.490	.828	32	0	19	5	468
A. Burleson 1B	145	553	81	157	104	22	51	105	.284	.349	.468	.817	34	1	4	0	456
I. Herrera DH	145	550	89	138	64	16	70	118	.251	.361	.387	.748	25	1	8	0	420
J. Wetherholt 2B	130	505	88	122	48	17	63	95	.242	.343	.370	.713	14	0	14	1	381
M. Winn SS	123	436	49	103	51	5	44	105	.236	.312	.323	.635	19	2	10	2	257
N. Church CF	126	382	49	93	49	10	22	74	.243	.286	.364	.650	12	2	10	5	240
J. Fermin LF	106	294	30	71	37	6	27	42	.241	.304	.354	.658	15	0	8	0	194
N. Gorman 3B	75	242	23	44	31	9	27	88	.182	.261	.318	.579	6	0	0	1	113
B. Jordan 3B	58	186	16	46	28	3	7	30	.247	.276	.382	.658	8	4	0	0	109
B. Torres LF	65	143	16	37	19	4	15	31	.259	.329	.378	.707	1	2	2	0	93
V. Scott II CF	68	157	19	31	9	2	16	44	.197	.278	.261	.539	4	0	10	5	80
T. Saggese SS	42	109	20	30	12	4	10	33	.275	.331	.450	.781	5	1	3	2	78
P. Pages C	78	179	13	38	11	4	11	52	.212	.263	.313	.576	6	0	2	0	71
J. Baez LF	24	80	15	19	16	7	4	29	.238	.295	.550	.845	4	0	2	1	70
E. Pereira LF	11	18	2	5	1	1	1	7	.278	.409	.444	.853	0	0	0	0	59
J. Crooks C	52	134	10	24	14	5	9	48	.179	.255	.336	.591	6	0	0	0	59
R. Urias 3B	37	82	14	13	9	4	9	17	.159	.271	.341	.612	3	0	0	1	54
L. Bernal C	8	32	5	9	7	1	4	7	.281	.361	.406	.767	1	0	0	1	24
C. Prieto 3B	14	32	1	2	0	0	1	4	.063	.091	.063	.154	0	0	1	0	4
Total	146	4936	662	1200	643	155	467	1151	.243	.317	.385	.702	208	14	94	25	3230

HITTING	G
J. Walker RF	142
A. Burleson 1B	145
I. Herrera DH	145
J. Wetherholt 2B	130
M. Winn SS	123
N. Church CF	126
J. Fermin LF	106
N. Gorman 3B	75
B. Jordan 3B	58
B. Torres LF	65
V. Scott II CF	68
T. Saggese SS	42
P. Pages C	78
J. Baez LF	24
E. Pereira LF	11
J. Crooks C	52
R. Urias 3B	37
L. Bernal C	8
C. Prieto 3B	14
Total	146

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
R. O'Brien RP	60	0	3-7	36	43	58.0	4.03	48	30	26	3	26	57	.227	1.28	330
A. Pallante SP	25	25	12-6	0	0	141.0	3.51	130	57	55	10	45	98	.246	1.24	317
K. Leahy SP	27	27	10-4	0	0	132.0	3.41	137	50	50	14	38	124	.268	1.33	296
M. McGreevy SP	28	28	6-9	0	0	154.0	3.92	151	72	67	20	42	106	.257	1.25	296
G. Graceffo RP	56	1	7-1	1	3	73.1	2.70	46	24	22	5	32	53	.183	1.06	195
M. Liberatore SP	28	28	5-14	0	0	139.0	5.57	155	92	86	25	49	144	.283	1.47	177
G. Soriano RP	65	0	6-4	3	10	61.2	4.23	53	31	29	10	30	62	.230	1.35	144
H. Dobbins SP	11	8	3-3	1	1	54.0	3.67	49	24	22	7	24	52	.240	1.35	110
R. Stanek RP	64	0	2-2	2	6	57.0	4.42	51	30	28	9	29	60	.238	1.40	109
J. Bruihl RP	64	0	1-1	0	2	70.0	3.60	70	34	28	4	26	47	.262	1.37	102
B. Torres LF	1	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	.143	1.00	93
P. Pages C	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	4.50	2	1	1	1	0	0	.286	1.00	71
L. Gastelum RP	26	0	4-3	0	1	28.2	5.02	26	20	16	6	10	36	.243	1.26	64
R. Fernandez RP	17	0	1-2	0	0	23.0	3.52	19	14	9	2	11	28	.216	1.30	41
Q. Mathews SP	6	6	1-3	0	0	30.2	4.11	32	14	14	3	14	28	.267	1.50	40
M. Svanson RP	41	1	2-3	0	2	43.1	7.27	55	39	35	5	21	41	.306	1.75	36
C. Hjerpe RP	1	0	1-0	0	0	4.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	0.00	22
C. Winquest RP	5	0	1-0	0	0	6.0	1.50	3	3	1	0	2	5	.150	0.83	21
P. Strzelecki RP	8	0	1-1	0	0	14.0	5.79	13	9	9	1	6	8	.250	1.36	18
M. Rajcic RP	6	0	0-0	0	0	9.0	5.00	6	5	5	1	6	8	.182	1.33	14
B. Zimmermann RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	5.40	6	3	3	0	1	2	.300	1.40	6
J. Shuster RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	9.0	9.00	11	10	9	1	6	4	.289	1.89	3
B. Mautz RP	4	1	0-1	0	0	9.0	9.00	14	9	9	2	7	11	.368	2.33	-4
H. Rincon RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	47.25	5	7	7	1	1	1	.556	4.50	-9
Total	146	146	72-74	43	70	1301.2	4.29	1259	673	620	146	500	1151	.254	1.35	2492

PITCHING	GP
R. O'Brien RP	60
A. Pallante SP	25
K. Leahy SP	27
M. McGreevy SP	28
G. Graceffo RP	56
M. Liberatore SP	28
G. Soriano RP	65
H. Dobbins SP	11
R. Stanek RP	64
J. Bruihl RP	64
B. Torres LF	1
P. Pages C	2
L. Gastelum RP	26
R. Fernandez RP	17
Q. Mathews SP	6
M. Svanson RP	41
C. Hjerpe RP	1
C. Winquest RP	5
P. Strzelecki RP	8
M. Rajcic RP	6
B. Zimmermann RP	1
J. Shuster RP	5
B. Mautz RP	4
H. Rincon RP	2
Total	146

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