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April 7, 2026 · NL East

St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

April 7, 2026Nationals ParkClear 51°F · 14 mph, In From LF
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
6-5
7
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
4-7
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop CJ Abrams. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop CJ Abrams. STL 1, WSH 0
T1 Nolan Gorman Nolan Gorman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Alec Burleson scores. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd, first baseman Curtis Mead to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jordan Walker to 3rd. STL 2, WSH 0
B1 Daylen Lile Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. James Wood scores. Brady House to 3rd. STL 2, WSH 1
B3 James Wood James Wood homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 2, WSH 2
B5 Curtis Mead Curtis Mead homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. STL 2, WSH 3
B5 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Joey Wiemer to 3rd. STL 2, WSH 4
B6 Curtis Mead Curtis Mead singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. James Wood scores. STL 2, WSH 5
T7 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. STL 3, WSH 5
T8 Nathan Church Nathan Church homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Masyn Winn scores. STL 5, WSH 5
T10 Thomas Saggese Thomas Saggese doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Masyn Winn scores. STL 6, WSH 5
T10 JJ Wetherholt JJ Wetherholt doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Thomas Saggese scores. STL 7, WSH 5
B10 Nasim Nuñez Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging. STL 7, WSH 6

Box score

  12345678910 R
STL 2000001202 7
WSH 1010210001 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Cardinals AWAY 7

Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 2–4. Out of the bullpen, Gordon Graceffo took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Matthew Liberatore Starter 5.0 92 4 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
    CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 76% 3.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 36 39% 3 9 8 10 6
    Slider 23 25% 4 2 3 11 3
    Changeup 18 20% 3 3 2 4 6
    Curveball 8 9% 1 4 0 3 0
    Sinker 7 8% 0 0 1 4 2
  • Gordon Graceffo Middle 2.0 35 1 2
  • George Soriano Setup 2.0 20 0 3 W
  • Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 16 1 2 SV
Nationals HOME 6

Cade Cavalli started for Nationals, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Gus Varland took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cade Cavalli Starter 4.2 94 2 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cade Cavalli threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 35% 4.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 34% 0 9 8 11 4
    Sweeper 23 24% 5 1 4 9 4
    Knuckle Curve 22 23% 1 1 1 18 1
    Sinker 11 12% 0 4 4 0 3
    Changeup 6 6% 1 0 1 3 1
  • Paxton Schultz Middle 1.0 26 0 1
  • PJ Poulin Reliever 1.1 27 1 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Gus Varland Setup 1.0 22 2 1 BS
  • Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 15 0 0
  • Cole Henry Reliever 1.0 16 2 1 L

Where the game turned

1 run Top 10th · off Henry
  • Saggese 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 1 1 1 1 1 .268 .380 .366 .746 2B, SB
Iván Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 2 0 .179 .353 .256 .609
Alec Burleson 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .225 .360 .350 .710
Jordan Walker RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .300 .364 .650 1.014 HR (4)
Nolan Gorman 3B 4 0 3 1 1 1 .243 .310 .405 .715
Masyn Winn SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 .176 .300 .235 .535 SB
Thomas Saggese LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 .240 .345 .320 .665 2B
Yohel Pozo C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Nathan Church CF 2 1 1 2 0 1 .143 .172 .250 .422 HR (1)
Pedro Pagés C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .280 .318 .598
Victor Scott II CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .265 .294 .559
Ramón Urías PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .389 .813 1.202
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood LF 4 3 2 1 1 1 .191 .309 .511 .820 HR (4), SB
Luis García Jr. 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .316 .514 .830
Brady House 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .317 .378 .537 .915
Daylen Lile DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 .286 .327 .347 .674
Jorbit Vivas PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .522 .412 .934
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 2 1 1 2 .308 .413 .615 1.028 2 SB
Jacob Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .393 .660
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .282 .200 .482 SB
Curtis Mead 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 .333 .412 .667 1.079 HR (1), SB
Joey Wiemer RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .440 .533 .760 1.293
Keibert Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .182 .381 .563
José Tena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .316 .278 .594

Pitching lines

AWAY · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Matthew Liberatore 5.0 9 4 4 2 6 2 92 3.38
Gordon Graceffo 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 35 1.93
George Soriano 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.00 W
Riley O'Brien 1.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 16 0.00 SV
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cade Cavalli 4.2 4 2 1 4 3 0 94 2.51
Paxton Schultz 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 0.00
PJ Poulin 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 27 5.68 HLD
Gus Varland 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 22 6.75 BS
Clayton Beeter 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 3.18
Cole Henry 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 0 16 1.69 L

Manager comparison

AWAY · STL
Oliver Marmol
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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