Nats 9, Cardinals 1 — Cavalli five scoreless, Crews goes deep

Final at Busch: 9-1

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Friday, Sep. 18 at Busch Stadium (MLB live feed / box). Hits/errors: Washington 7/0, St. Louis 7/3.

How it was scored

Washington jumped early and kept adding:

• 1st: CJ Abrams RBI single; Brady House RBI groundout — 3-0 after a Cardinals throwing error helped a run across
• 3rd: Dylan Crews two-run homer; Yohandy Morales two-run double — 7-0
• 4th: Daylen Lile sacrifice fly — 8-0
• 6th: James Wood RBI double — 9-0
• 8th: St. Louis scratched across 1 on an Iván Herrera RBI groundout after a Nathan Church double

Pitching

• Cade Cavalli (W, 13-5): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
• Brad Lord: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K
• Jack Sinclair: 1.0 IP, 1 R in the eighth
• Josiah Gray: 1.0 IP, 0 R to finish the ninth

St. Louis starter Kyle Leahy (L, 10-5) lasted 3.0 IP and was charged with 7 runs (6 earned).

Bats of note

• Dylan Crews: 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
• Yohandy Morales: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• James Wood: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, RBI
• Jacob Young: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 runs

What’s next

Saturday, Sep. 19 at Busch — Andrew Alvarez vs Michael McGreevy, first pitch listed 7:15 p.m. ET. Sunday wraps the series (2:15 p.m. ET listing). Confirm starters on the club board. The Nationals page is the hub.

*Friday evening desk, Sep. 18, 2026. Final, lines, and decisions from the MLB Stats API live feed (gamePk 823005); Saturday probable pitchers from the MLB schedule hydrate.*