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St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals — Apr 8, 2026 | AI Prediction & Stats

Nationals Park, Washington
52°F, Sunny
6 mph, Out To LF
W Michael McGreevy L Miles Mikolas

Scoreboard

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cardinals 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 8 0
Nationals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
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St. Louis Cardinals — Roster

PlayerPosAVGHRRBIOBPSLG
JJ Wetherholt
2B .24415.364.333
Iván Herrera
C .19506.393.268
Alec Burleson
1B .273110.400.386
Jordan Walker
RF .295512.367.682
Yohel Pozo
DH .11102.111.111
Masyn Winn
SS .15401.267.205
Ramón Urías
3B .25024.318.650
Victor Scott II
CF .26502.265.294
Nathan Church
LF .15614.182.250

Washington Nationals — Roster

PlayerPosAVGHRRBIOBPSLG
James Wood
RF .216410.322.510
Luis García Jr.
1B .29317.310.488
Jorbit Vivas
PH .38901.500.389
Daylen Lile
LF .26905.321.327
CJ Abrams
SS .286414.388.571
Nasim Nuñez
2B .18403.262.184
José Tena
DH .23803.273.238
Drew Millas
C .15002.292.150
Jacob Young
CF .22614.273.387

Scoring Plays

2
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Thomas Saggese scores. Nathan Church scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
2-0
3
Luis García Jr. grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn. Jacob Young scores. James Wood out at 2nd. Luis García Jr. to 1st.
2-1
5
Jordan Walker homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.
3-1
7
Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
4-1
9
Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.
6-1

St. Louis Cardinals — Batting

PlayerABRHRBIBBKHRAVGOPS
JJ Wetherholt2B
4100110.244.697
Iván HerreraC
2110200.195.661
Alec Burleson1B
4133100.273.786
Jordan WalkerRF
4111121.2951.049
Yohel PozoDH
2012000.111.222
Masyn WinnSS
5000020.154.472
Ramón Urías3B
4000010.250.968
Victor Scott IICF
0000000.265.559
Nathan ChurchLF
4110020.156.432
Totals34686791
BATTING
HR: Walker, J (5, 5th inning off Lord, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Burleson 3; Church; Herrera; Pozo; Saggese; Walker, J 4.
RBI: Burleson 3 (10); Pozo 2 (2); Walker, J (12).
2-out RBI: Burleson 2; Pozo 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker, J; Winn 3.
GIDP: Pozo.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
DP: (Winn-Wetherholt-Burleson).
a-Grounded into a double play for Gorman in the 7th.

Washington Nationals — Batting

PlayerABRHRBIBBKHRAVGOPS
James WoodRF
4020000.216.832
Luis García Jr.1B
4011000.293.798
Jorbit VivasPH
1000000.389.889
Daylen LileLF
3000100.269.648
CJ AbramsSS
3000000.286.959
Nasim Nuñez2B
3000010.184.446
José TenaDH
3000010.238.511
Drew MillasC
3000000.150.442
Jacob YoungCF
3110000.226.660
Totals30141120
BATTING
TB: García Jr., L; Wood 2; Young.
RBI: García Jr., L (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Abrams; Tena.
GIDP: House.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING
PB: Millas (1).
DP: (House-Nuñez, N-García Jr., L).
a-Grounded out for House in the 9th.

St. Louis Cardinals — Pitching

PitcherIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERA
Michael McGreevy(W, 1-1)
6.041101091-592.16
Matt Svanson(H, 1)
1.200011018-911.74
Justin Bruihl(H, 1)
0.10000002-25.68
Riley O'Brien
1.000000015-80.00

Washington Nationals — Pitching

PitcherIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERA
Miles Mikolas(L, 0-3)
3.052233055-3412.41
Brad Lord
3.011102152-384.35
Cionel Pérez
1.011121024-1413.50
Cole Henry
1.202213043-233.86
PJ Poulin
0.110010015-85.40

Game Info

Umpires: Home Plate: Scott Barry; First Base: Manny Gonzalez; Second Base: Tom Hanahan; Third Base: Derek Thomas
Venue: Nationals Park, Washington
Weather: 52°F, Sunny
Wind: 6 mph, Out To LF

Season Comparison

Cardinals
STAT
Nationals
31-28 Record 31-31
52.5% Win % 50.0%
.525 PCT .500
252 Runs For 330
266 Runs Against 337
59 Games Played 62
L2 Streak L2
3-7 Last 10 6-4
15-16 Home Record 12-19
16-12 Away Record 19-12

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