September 20, 2026 · NL Cent
Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. | WSH 0, STL 1 |
| T2 | Jacob Young | Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd. | WSH 1, STL 1 |
| B3 | JJ Wetherholt | JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores. | WSH 1, STL 2 |
| T6 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. | WSH 3, STL 2 |
| B8 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. | WSH 3, STL 3 |
| B8 | Leo Bernal | Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores. | WSH 3, STL 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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
3
Jake Irvin started for Nationals, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Yovanny Cruz took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Jake Irvin
Starter
5.1
97
2
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jake Irvin threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 44 45% 7 9 11 13 4 Curveball 23 24% 2 3 6 7 5 Sinker 20 21% 1 7 3 6 3 Changeup 5 5% 0 1 1 3 0 Cutter 4 4% 1 0 2 1 0 Sweeper 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0 - Will Dion Long 1.2 29 0 0 HLD
- Erik Tolman Middle 0.2 13 1 0 BS
- Yovanny Cruz Middle 0.1 16 2 0 L
Cardinals
HOME
5
Quinn Mathews started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 2–3.
workload · innings pitched
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Quinn Mathews
Starter
7.0
96
3
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Quinn Mathews threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 59% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 31 32% 4 3 6 9 9 Slider 20 21% 1 3 4 5 7 Changeup 18 19% 2 1 2 12 1 Curveball 15 16% 1 5 0 6 3 Sinker 12 13% 1 0 3 5 3 - Luis Gastelum Middle 1.0 12 0 2 W
- Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 6 0 0 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Bernal HR (2)
Game insights
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Blake Butera (WSH) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.Share to X
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Oliver Marmol (STL) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.Share to X
Batting lines
AWAY · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .390 | .513 | .903 | |
| Abimelec Ortiz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .242 | .364 | .606 | |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .340 | .334 | .674 | |
| CJ Abrams 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .336 | .492 | .828 | HR (31), SB |
| Dylan Crews RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .286 | .371 | .657 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .303 | .440 | .743 | 2B |
| Keibert Ruiz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .323 | .455 | .778 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .317 | .389 | .706 | |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .291 | .243 | .534 | |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .362 | .508 | .870 | |
| Brady House 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .310 | .399 | .709 | |
| Harry Ford C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .306 | .347 | .653 |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .341 | .368 | .709 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .358 | .388 | .746 | 2 HR (17, 18) |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .347 | .466 | .813 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 | .332 | .474 | .806 | |
| Leo Bernal C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .354 | .514 | .868 | HR (4) |
| Thomas Saggese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .302 | .377 | .679 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .297 | .373 | .670 | |
| Bryan Torres LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .313 | .346 | .659 | |
| José Fermín 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .314 | .362 | .676 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Irvin | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 97 | 5.40 | |
| Will Dion | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.74 | HLD |
| Erik Tolman | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.65 | BS |
| Yovanny Cruz | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5.27 | L |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Mathews | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 3.65 | |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4.46 | W |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.08 | SV |
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.