September 19, 2026 · NL Cent
Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Daylen Lile | Daylen Lile homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. | WSH 2, STL 0 |
| T6 | Nasim Nuñez | Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn, deflected by pitcher Luis Gastelum. Jorbit Vivas scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. | WSH 3, STL 0 |
| B7 | Pedro Pagés | Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to pitcher Richard Lovelady. Masyn Winn scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Richard Lovelady. | WSH 3, STL 1 |
| B7 | José Fermín | José Fermín singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Pagés scores. | WSH 3, STL 2 |
| B9 | Pedro Pagés | Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Nathan Church scores. | WSH 3, STL 3 |
| T10 | Jorbit Vivas | Jorbit Vivas singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. José Tena scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. | WSH 4, STL 3 |
| B10 | Masyn Winn | Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Leo Bernal scores. Masyn Winn out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Dylan Crews to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. | WSH 4, STL 4 |
| T11 | Jacob Young | Nationals challenged (catcher interference), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young reaches on catcher interference by Leo Bernal. Yohandy Morales scores. Harry Ford to 3rd. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. Jacob Young to 1st. | WSH 5, STL 4 |
| T11 | José Tena | José Tena doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder José Fermín. Harry Ford scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. | WSH 7, STL 4 |
| T11 | Dylan Crews | Dylan Crews out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Young scores. | WSH 8, STL 4 |
| B11 | JJ Wetherholt | JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Nathan Church scores. | WSH 8, STL 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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
8
Andrew Alvarez started for Nationals, leaving with a 3–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Richard Lovelady took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Andrew Alvarez
Starter
6.0
92
0
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Alvarez threw
CSW 37% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 41 45% 10 8 5 12 6 Four-Seam Fastball 24 26% 1 7 7 7 2 Slider 12 13% 2 3 0 5 2 Changeup 8 9% 1 0 0 6 1 Sinker 7 8% 0 2 1 1 3 - Richard Lovelady Setup 0.2 23 2 1 HLD
- Jack Sinclair Middle 1.1 13 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Erik Tolman Middle 0.1 14 1 1 BS
- Yovanny Cruz Middle 0.2 10 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Riley Cornelio Long 1.2 33 2 2 W
- Will Dion Long 0.1 2 0 0 SV inherited 3, stranded 3
Cardinals
HOME
5
Michael McGreevy started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Gordon Graceffo took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael McGreevy
Starter
4.0
88
2
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael McGreevy threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 63% 4.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 25 28% 0 6 9 6 4 Changeup 22 25% 1 2 3 11 5 Curveball 14 16% 3 3 0 6 2 Sweeper 12 14% 2 0 3 4 3 Sinker 8 9% 1 4 0 2 1 Cutter 6 7% 1 0 1 3 1 Slider 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1 - Justin Bruihl Middle 1.1 28 1 1
- Luis Gastelum Middle 0.1 12 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Brycen Mautz Middle 1.2 29 0 2 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Ryne Stanek Setup 0.2 3 0 0
- George Soriano Setup 1.0 16 0 1
- Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 12 1 2
- Gordon Graceffo Middle 1.0 34 4 1 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Young Catcher Interference (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Young CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .317 | .389 | .706 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .249 | .302 | .438 | .740 | HR (22) |
| José Tena DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .303 | .371 | .674 | 2B, SB |
| CJ Abrams 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .337 | .488 | .825 | 2 SB |
| Dylan Crews RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .289 | .375 | .664 | |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .341 | .336 | .677 | |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 | |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .293 | .245 | .538 | |
| James Wood RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .392 | .517 | .909 | |
| Abimelec Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .244 | .367 | .611 | |
| Brady House DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .303 | .395 | .698 | |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .362 | .514 | .876 | |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .324 | .456 | .780 |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Fermín LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .311 | .356 | .667 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .358 | .377 | .735 | 2B |
| Jordan Walker RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 | .333 | .476 | .809 | |
| Leo Bernal C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .347 | .479 | .826 | |
| Thomas Saggese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | .310 | .387 | .697 | |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .309 | .320 | .629 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .299 | .375 | .674 | 2B |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .342 | .368 | .710 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .349 | .469 | .818 | |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .267 | .312 | .579 | |
| Victor Scott II LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .269 | .252 | .521 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Alvarez | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 3.17 | |
| Richard Lovelady | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3.86 | HLD |
| Jack Sinclair | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.35 | HLD |
| Erik Tolman | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.09 | BS |
| Yovanny Cruz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.05 | |
| Riley Cornelio | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4.22 | W |
| Will Dion | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.89 | SV |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McGreevy | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 3.84 | |
| Justin Bruihl | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3.60 | |
| Luis Gastelum | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.59 | |
| Brycen Mautz | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6.92 | |
| Ryne Stanek | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.15 | |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.29 | |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4.14 | |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2.76 | L |
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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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.