St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals — Apr 7, 2026

MLB Nationals Park, Washington, DCApril 7, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals STL 6-5, 2-3 Away
7
Final/OT
6
Washington Nationals WSH 4-7, 1-4 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OT T
STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 7
WSH 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6
Umpires HP Derek Thomas 1B Scott Barry 2B Manny Gonzalez 3B Tom Hanahan
Leaders
Hits
N.
N. Gorman 3B STL
3 H
C.
C. Mead 3B WSH
3 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Walker RF STL
1 HR
J.
J. Wood RF WSH
1 HR
RBI
J.
J. Walker RF STL
2 RBI
C.
C. Mead 3B WSH
2 RBI
Batting
Cardinals
Nationals
AB — At Bats R — Runs H — Hits RBI — Runs Batted In HR — Home Runs BB — Walks SO — Strikeouts LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cardinals
Nationals
IP — Innings Pitched H — Hits Allowed R — Runs ER — Earned Runs BB — Walks K — Strikeouts HR — Home Runs Allowed PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 10th 0 - 1 7 - 6
7 - 6
Nasim Nuñez Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging. RBI
Top 10th 2 - 0 7 - 5
2B RBI JJ Wetherholt JJ Wetherholt doubles to deep right field. Thomas Saggese scores.
7 - 5
2B RBI Thomas Saggese Thomas Saggese doubles to center field. Masyn Winn scores.
6 - 5
Top 8th 2 - 0 5 - 5
HR RBI 2 Nathan Church Nathan Church homers to right field. Masyn Winn scores.
5 - 5
Top 7th 1 - 0 3 - 5
HR RBI Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers to center field.
3 - 5
Bot 6th 0 - 1 2 - 5
2 - 5
Curtis Mead Curtis Mead singles to shallow center field. James Wood scores. RBI
Bot 5th 0 - 2 2 - 4
2 - 4
CJ Abrams CJ Abrams singles to right field. Joey Wiemer to third. Daylen Lile scores. RBI
2 - 3
Curtis Mead Curtis Mead homers to center field. HR RBI
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 2 - 2
HR RBI James Wood James Wood homers to center field.
2 - 2
Bot 1st 0 - 1 2 - 1
2 - 1
Joey Wiemer Joey Wiemer grounds out to shortstop. Daylen Lile out at second. RBI
2 - 1
Daylen Lile Daylen Lile singles to center field. Brady House to third. James Wood scores. RBI
Top 1st 2 - 0 2 - 0
RBI Nolan Gorman Nolan Gorman singles to right field, tagged out at second, Curtis Mead to CJ Abrams. Jordan Walker to third. Alec Burleson scores.
2 - 0
RBI E Jordan Walker Jordan Walker hits into a force out to shortstop. Alec Burleson to second. JJ Wetherholt scores. Fielding error by CJ Abrams.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WSH +3 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Cardinals
Nationals
Batting
9 Hits 10
7 Runs 6
2 Home Runs 2
7 RBI 5
8 Strikeouts 13
9 Walks 4
2 Doubles 0
0 Triples 0
26 Left on Base 18
Pitching
6 Runs Allowed 7
5 Earned Runs 5
10 Hits Allowed 9
13 Strikeouts 8
4 Walks 9
2 HR Allowed 2
44 Batters Faced 47
Fielding
30 Put Outs 30
7 Assists 10
Head-to-Head
Nationals leads 1-0
Final
Cardinals
6
Nationals
9
Highlights
Cardinals 7 - 6 Nationals
April 7, 2026
Nationals Park
Washington, DC, US 41,339 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 7, 2026
Time
10:45 pm