September 18, 2026 · NL Cent
Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. | WSH 1, STL 0 |
| T1 | Brady House | Brady House grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. CJ Abrams scores. | WSH 3, STL 0 |
| T3 | Dylan Crews | Dylan Crews homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Daylen Lile scores. | WSH 5, STL 0 |
| T3 | Yohandy Morales | Yohandy Morales doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Brady House scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. | WSH 7, STL 0 |
| T4 | Daylen Lile | Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Torres. Jacob Young scores. | WSH 8, STL 0 |
| T6 | James Wood | James Wood doubles (30) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Young scores. | WSH 9, STL 0 |
| B8 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Nathan Church scores. | WSH 9, STL 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Nationals
AWAY
9
Cade Cavalli started for Nationals, leaving with a 8–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Jack Sinclair took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Cade Cavalli
Starter
5.0
73
0
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cade Cavalli threw
CSW 36% 1st-pitch strike 89% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 24 33% 2 4 8 7 3 Knuckle Curve 18 25% 5 2 4 4 3 Sinker 9 12% 0 5 1 0 3 Cutter 8 11% 0 2 1 3 2 Changeup 7 10% 1 1 2 3 0 Sweeper 7 10% 2 2 0 1 2 - Brad Lord Middle 2.0 28 0 3
- Jack Sinclair Middle 1.0 11 1 0
- Josiah Gray Middle 1.0 8 0 0
Cardinals
HOME
1
Kyle Leahy started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 0–7. Out of the bullpen, Cooper Hjerpe took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kyle Leahy
Starter
3.0
61
7
1
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kyle Leahy threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 82% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 12 20% 1 3 3 4 1 Sinker 11 18% 0 2 2 1 6 Changeup 10 16% 0 0 1 8 1 Sweeper 10 16% 1 1 1 6 1 Curveball 9 15% 1 3 0 2 3 Slider 9 15% 1 2 3 2 1 - Cooper Hjerpe Middle 4.0 74 2 3
- Cade Winquest Middle 2.0 28 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Abrams 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Tena DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .302 | .366 | .668 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .303 | .435 | .738 | |
| Dylan Crews RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .291 | .377 | .668 | HR (12) |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .292 | .245 | .537 | |
| Brady House 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .301 | .395 | .696 | 2B |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .335 | .329 | .664 | |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .294 | .588 | .882 | 2B |
| Harry Ford C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .185 | .306 | .348 | .654 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .317 | .389 | .706 | 2B |
| James Wood DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .392 | .519 | .911 | 2B |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .338 | .493 | .831 | SB |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .341 | .367 | .708 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .355 | .373 | .728 | |
| Nolan Gorman 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .271 | .314 | .585 | |
| Victor Scott II RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .274 | .256 | .530 | |
| Leo Bernal C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .362 | .508 | .870 | |
| Thomas Saggese SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .314 | .399 | .713 | |
| Bryan Torres LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .318 | .353 | .671 | |
| César Prieto 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .086 | .059 | .145 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .298 | .373 | .671 | 2B |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .349 | .469 | .818 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .336 | .481 | .817 | |
| Masyn Winn SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .310 | .322 | .632 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 3.02 | W |
| Brad Lord | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3.94 | |
| Jack Sinclair | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.84 | |
| Josiah Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 3.65 | L |
| Cooper Hjerpe | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 6.00 | |
| Cade Winquest | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5.23 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · WSH
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 2.4 R
HOME · STL
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · WSH
6-4
L1
+4 run diff
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HOME · STL
4-6
W1
-12 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with WSH listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.