Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - September 18, 2026 Gametracker

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C. CavalliR	12-5 W-L	164.2 IP	3.12 ERA	4.04 SO/BB	1.17 WHIP
K. LeahyR	10-4 W-L	135.0 IP	3.33 ERA	3.37 SO/BB	1.31 WHIP

.C. Cavalli

12-5, 164.2 IP, 3.12 ERA

.K. Leahy

10-4, 135.0 IP, 3.33 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Josiah Gray	Elbow	09-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 21
PJ Poulin	Forearm	09-15-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 16
Drew Millas	Finger	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Davidjohn Herz	Elbow	09-15-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 16
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	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Orlando Ribalta	Forearm	09-18-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 19
Connelly Early	Elbow	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Everson Pereira	Hand	09-17-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 18
Blaze Jordan	Ankle	09-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 21
Joshua Baez	Side	09-17-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 18
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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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	143	546	88	144	96	30	53	150	.264	.339	.495	.834	30	3	29	6	494
J. Wood RF	126	479	102	127	75	30	98	166	.265	.391	.518	.909	29	1	21	3	483
D. Lile LF	151	569	77	143	85	21	39	121	.251	.304	.438	.742	27	8	15	7	416
J. Young CF	133	401	54	99	47	10	32	75	.247	.315	.387	.702	20	3	18	3	292
N. Nunez 2B	138	412	52	87	35	1	47	96	.211	.292	.245	.537	5	3	46	10	270
K. Ruiz C	98	313	44	90	47	10	16	36	.288	.325	.460	.785	24	0	2	1	239
D. Crews RF	100	369	48	82	40	11	27	99	.222	.290	.369	.659	19	1	9	0	227
B. House 3B	87	297	39	71	44	10	25	85	.239	.302	.394	.696	16	0	3	0	192
J. Vivas 2B	116	290	30	70	30	3	38	50	.241	.333	.331	.664	15	1	2	1	176
A. Chaparro 1B	77	178	32	46	37	11	23	48	.258	.359	.517	.876	13	0	0	0	164
J. Tena DH	112	253	35	56	23	7	27	89	.221	.303	.368	.671	12	2	5	2	144
H. Ford C	33	89	15	17	10	3	14	24	.191	.308	.360	.668	6	0	3	0	66
A. Ortiz 1B	39	117	16	24	13	5	7	34	.205	.250	.376	.626	5	0	0	0	63
D. Millas C	50	130	18	24	11	2	14	37	.185	.277	.262	.539	4	0	0	1	60
Y. Morales 1B	10	30	7	9	4	2	0	9	.300	.300	.600	.900	3	0	1	0	26
A. Pinckney LF	17	25	7	7	3	1	1	10	.280	.310	.480	.790	0	1	1	1	20
Total	153	5209	778	1289	737	200	528	1281	.247	.323	.426	.749	270	30	166	38	3332

HITTING	G
C. Abrams SS	143
J. Wood RF	126
D. Lile LF	151
J. Young CF	133
N. Nunez 2B	138
K. Ruiz C	98
D. Crews RF	100
B. House 3B	87
J. Vivas 2B	116
A. Chaparro 1B	77
J. Tena DH	112
H. Ford C	33
A. Ortiz 1B	39
D. Millas C	50
Y. Morales 1B	10
A. Pinckney LF	17
Total	153

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Cavalli SP	31	31	12-5	0	0	164.2	3.12	144	68	57	18	48	194	.233	1.17	439
A. Alvarez SP	23	15	2-6	1	1	102.0	3.35	83	38	38	5	47	99	.222	1.27	184
J. Vivas 2B	4	0	0-0	0	0	4.0	13.50	11	7	6	1	1	0	.478	3.00	176
C. Beeter RP	50	0	6-5	12	19	48.0	4.50	36	25	24	8	31	47	.212	1.40	174
B. Lord RP	38	5	5-2	1	3	78.0	4.04	67	36	35	10	31	71	.227	1.26	161
J. Tena DH	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	9.00	2	1	1	0	1	0	.500	3.00	144
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	20	19	2-9	0	0	96.1	5.51	90	63	59	17	46	96	.245	1.41	102
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	10	1	1-2	0	2	21.1	3.80	11	9	9	3	10	21	.162	0.98	75
G. Varland RP	33	0	1-2	6	8	31.2	6.82	43	26	24	7	15	30	.326	1.83	67
R. Lovelady RP	28	5	2-3	4	7	24.0	3.75	27	10	10	3	17	22	.284	1.83	64
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. Cornelio RP	15	2	2-2	0	1	30.1	4.45	21	20	15	2	24	32	.200	1.48	51
M. Waldron RP	3	1	1-0	0	0	5.2	0.00	7	0	0	0	1	2	.292	1.41	47
E. Tolman RP	10	0	1-1	3	4	11.1	2.38	8	4	3	0	5	11	.205	1.15	46
P. Schultz RP	27	1	1-2	1	2	32.1	6.40	43	26	23	5	12	32	.314	1.70	38
J. Sinclair RP	5	0	1-0	1	1	5.1	1.69	2	1	1	0	3	5	.118	0.94	24
J. Kent SP	7	7	1-4	0	0	32.1	6.40	34	24	23	2	23	27	.266	1.76	20
T. Cosgrove RP	18	0	1-2	1	4	16.1	7.71	18	16	14	3	6	14	.290	1.47	20
Z. Kent RP	9	0	0-0	0	0	12.2	5.68	15	8	8	1	3	10	.283	1.42	18
E. Yean RP	8	1	0-1	0	0	11.0	2.45	8	3	3	1	2	7	.190	0.91	17
J. Lawrence RP	7	0	0-0	1	1	6.1	4.26	7	3	3	1	7	6	.292	2.21	15
Y. Cruz RP	9	0	0-1	0	2	7.1	6.14	9	5	5	1	7	5	.333	2.18	11
K. Waldichuk SP	5	0	0-0	0	1	9.1	6.75	8	7	7	4	6	8	.235	1.50	10
J. Simpson RP	4	1	1-1	0	0	4.1	10.38	1	5	5	0	7	4	.077	1.85	4
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	5	0	0-0	0	0	9.0	9.00	10	9	9	3	11	11	.278	2.33	0
Total	153	153	71-82	37	76	1356.0	4.71	1312	775	710	204	572	1197	.253	1.39	2216

PITCHING	GP
C. Cavalli SP	31
A. Alvarez SP	23
J. Vivas 2B	4
C. Beeter RP	50
B. Lord RP	38
J. Tena DH	1
P. Poulin RP	35
J. Irvin SP	20
O. Ribalta RP	45
W. Dion RP	10
G. Varland RP	33
R. Lovelady RP	28
M. Parker RP	22
J. Bird RP	8
R. Cornelio RP	15
M. Waldron RP	3
E. Tolman RP	10
P. Schultz RP	27
J. Sinclair RP	5
J. Kent SP	7
T. Cosgrove RP	18
Z. Kent RP	9
E. Yean RP	8
J. Lawrence RP	7
Y. Cruz RP	9
K. Waldichuk SP	5
J. Simpson RP	4
C. Palmquist SP	11
C. Henry RP	11
L. Perales RP	5
Total	153

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
A. Burleson 1B	152	577	85	164	111	23	55	112	.284	.350	.471	.821	37	1	4	0	481
J. Walker RF	149	575	93	160	100	28	48	161	.278	.336	.482	.818	33	0	20	5	476
I. Herrera DH	152	570	93	138	65	16	74	124	.242	.355	.374	.729	25	1	8	0	428
J. Wetherholt 2B	131	508	88	122	48	17	63	96	.240	.341	.368	.709	14	0	14	1	381
M. Winn SS	129	452	52	107	54	5	45	108	.237	.311	.323	.634	20	2	10	2	268
N. Church CF	133	405	50	102	50	10	25	76	.252	.298	.370	.668	14	2	10	5	254
J. Fermin LF	111	307	31	74	40	6	29	46	.241	.304	.352	.656	16	0	8	0	203
N. Gorman 3B	81	258	26	48	33	9	30	93	.186	.268	.314	.582	6	0	0	1	122
B. Jordan 3B	58	186	16	46	28	3	7	30	.247	.276	.382	.658	8	4	0	0	109
B. Torres LF	69	152	17	38	19	4	17	33	.250	.326	.362	.688	1	2	2	0	96
T. Saggese SS	49	135	25	36	13	4	11	37	.267	.315	.407	.722	5	1	4	2	91
V. Scott II CF	75	159	19	31	9	2	16	44	.195	.275	.258	.533	4	0	11	5	82
J. Baez LF	29	100	18	23	18	7	4	33	.230	.278	.510	.788	7	0	2	1	80
P. Pages C	81	182	13	38	11	4	12	54	.209	.263	.308	.571	6	0	2	0	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
L. Bernal C	15	61	8	18	15	3	4	12	.295	.338	.492	.830	3	0	0	1	50
C. Prieto 3B	14	32	1	2	0	0	1	4	.063	.091	.063	.154	0	0	1	0	4
Total	153	5162	693	1250	671	158	491	1204	.242	.316	.382	.698	221	14	97	25	3313

HITTING	G
A. Burleson 1B	152
J. Walker RF	149
I. Herrera DH	152
J. Wetherholt 2B	131
M. Winn SS	129
N. Church CF	133
J. Fermin LF	111
N. Gorman 3B	81
B. Jordan 3B	58
B. Torres LF	69
T. Saggese SS	49
V. Scott II CF	75
J. Baez LF	29
P. Pages C	81
E. Pereira LF	11
J. Crooks C	52
L. Bernal C	15
C. Prieto 3B	14
Total	153

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
R. O'Brien RP	64	0	3-9	37	45	62.0	4.21	52	34	29	5	29	62	.230	1.31	338
A. Pallante SP	27	27	12-7	0	0	151.0	3.70	143	66	62	11	47	104	.250	1.26	323
M. McGreevy SP	29	29	7-9	0	0	160.0	3.83	154	73	68	20	45	112	.254	1.24	320
K. Leahy SP	28	28	10-4	0	0	135.0	3.33	139	50	50	14	38	128	.266	1.31	305
G. Graceffo RP	59	1	8-1	1	3	77.1	2.56	48	24	22	5	33	58	.182	1.05	213
M. Liberatore SP	30	30	5-14	0	0	149.1	5.36	167	95	89	27	55	148	.285	1.49	192
G. Soriano RP	68	0	6-5	4	12	64.0	4.36	57	33	31	10	34	63	.237	1.42	143
R. Stanek RP	67	0	2-2	2	6	60.0	4.20	52	30	28	9	30	64	.232	1.37	118
H. Dobbins SP	11	8	3-3	1	1	54.0	3.67	49	24	22	7	24	52	.240	1.35	110
J. Bruihl RP	69	0	1-1	0	2	73.2	3.54	72	36	29	4	27	52	.256	1.34	109
B. Torres LF	1	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	.143	1.00	96
L. Gastelum RP	30	0	4-3	0	1	33.0	4.64	31	22	17	6	11	40	.252	1.27	71
P. Pages C	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	4.50	2	1	1	1	0	0	.286	1.00	70
Q. Mathews SP	7	7	2-3	0	0	37.1	3.62	36	15	15	3	16	36	.254	1.39	67
R. Fernandez RP	17	0	1-2	0	0	23.0	3.52	19	14	9	2	11	28	.216	1.30	41
M. Svanson RP	41	1	2-3	0	2	43.1	7.27	55	39	35	5	21	41	.306	1.75	36
C. Winquest RP	7	0	1-0	0	0	8.1	6.48	7	8	6	1	4	11	.226	1.32	19
M. Rajcic RP	6	0	0-0	0	0	9.0	5.00	6	5	5	1	6	8	.182	1.33	14
C. Hjerpe RP	2	0	1-0	0	0	5.0	7.20	2	4	4	0	4	9	.118	1.20	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	5	1	0-1	0	0	11.1	7.94	16	10	10	2	9	15	.340	2.21	0
H. Rincon RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	47.25	5	7	7	1	1	1	.556	4.50	-9
Total	153	153	75-78	45	74	1364.2	4.28	1319	707	649	152	532	1216	.254	1.36	2599

PITCHING	GP
R. O'Brien RP	64
A. Pallante SP	27
M. McGreevy SP	29
K. Leahy SP	28
G. Graceffo RP	59
M. Liberatore SP	30
G. Soriano RP	68
R. Stanek RP	67
H. Dobbins SP	11
J. Bruihl RP	69
B. Torres LF	1
L. Gastelum RP	30
P. Pages C	2
Q. Mathews SP	7
R. Fernandez RP	17
M. Svanson RP	41
C. Winquest RP	7
M. Rajcic RP	6
C. Hjerpe RP	2
B. Zimmermann RP	1
J. Shuster RP	5
B. Mautz RP	5
H. Rincon RP	2
Total	153

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