St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

5-5, 1-3 Away

Final

4-6, 1-3 Home


STL
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	6	9	0
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	-	9	12	0

C. Perez1-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

M. Svanson0-1

0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Ball
  Splitter 84
  3
  Ball
  Slider 86
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Splitter 85
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- Nuñez stole second.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- K. Waldichuk pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- J. Bruihl pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- Mead hit for García Jr.
  3
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- K. Waldichuk pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- Mead at first base.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- R. Stanek pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- K. Waldichuk pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- A. Granillo pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- R. Stanek pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- Church in left field.
  6
  3
- Vivas hit for Young
  6
  3
- Wiemer ran for Vivas
  6
  3
- M. Svanson pitching for STL
  STL
  WSH
- 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- C. Perez pitching for WSH
  STL
  WSH
- Wiemer in center field.
  6
  9
- Walker to second on wild pitch by Pérez.
  6
  9
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Ball	Splitter	84
3 Ball	Slider	86
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
5 Strike Swinging	Splitter	85

Cardinals
6
Nationals
9

Game 1

4/6

Cardinals
7
Nationals
6

Game 2

4/7

Cardinals
6
Nationals
1

Game 3

4/8

Nationals Park

6:45 PM, April 6, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 12,319

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hanahan
First Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	59	37	.615	-	L3
Chicago	54	42	.563	5	W2
St. Louis	50	45	.526	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	9.5	W3
Cincinnati	43	52	.453	15.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	55	40	.579	-	W1
Philadelphia	54	43	.557	2	W2
Miami	52	45	.536	4	L3
Washington	48	49	.495	8	L3
New York	40	57	.412	16	L3

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

C. Perez1-1

M. Svanson0-1

Game Information

2026 National League Central Standings

2026 National League East Standings

MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year