MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2907 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Washington Nationals (85-71) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (64-92) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 7 1
St. Louis Gets Riveting Walk-Off Win
The St. Louis Cardinals wiggled past the Washington Nationals, 4-3, at Busch Stadium. The win was highlighted by the performance of St. Louis pitcher Tim Mueller. St. Louis reliever Carlos A. Salazar picked up the win, raising his record to 8-7. Robbie McJannett was tagged with the loss. The Cardinals go to 64-92 with the win.

The Cardinals got a clutch hit from left fielder Zak Taylor. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Cardinals.

"We didn't let this one get away," said Mueller.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harrison CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .246 6 16
M. Choice DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 7 26
O. Hernandez C 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .267 11 64
S. Daniels LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .277 24 65
N. Castellanos 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .286 18 80
D. Dahl RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 10 53
J. Wendle 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .281 1 8
C. Jarvis 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .265 1 12
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .282 2 47
Totals 38 3 8 3 2 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Daniels (14, 1st Inning off T. Mueller, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Jarvis 2 (13, 2nd Inning off T. Mueller, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Mueller, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Daniels (24, 8th Inning off K. Nicholson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Hernandez , S. Daniels 6 , N. Castellanos , D. Dahl , C. Jarvis 4 , L. Fox Jr.
2-out RBI: S. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Choice , N. Castellanos 2 , J. Wendle , L. Fox Jr.
GIDP: O. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: O. Hernandez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: L. Fox Jr. (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 13 51
Z. Taylor LF 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 .229 9 40
P. Logan CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .202 6 20
J. García 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 14 43
   a-A. Romero 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 16 66
B. Swihart DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .218 8 30
B. Wolfe 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 6 35
   b-B. Page PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 5 46
G. Watts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 3 21
B. Schales 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .259 2 22
C. Gómez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .275 2 6
Totals 37 4 7 4 1 10 12      
a - A. Romero substituted for J. García in the 7th
b - B. Page pinch hit for B. Wolfe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Logan (9, 6th Inning off K. Griffith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 2 , P. Logan 2 , B. Page , B. Schales 2 , C. Gómez
2-out RBI: , Z. Taylor 2 , P. Logan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Logan , J. García , B. Schales
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Taylor (15) , B. Schales (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Watts (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Watts-Wolfe-García)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Griffith 7.0 5 3 3 0 7 0 26 100 4.16   
M. Adkins 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 3.80   
R. McJannett L (4-7) 1.2 2 1 0 0 3 0 8 32 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Griffith 62
Batters Faced: K. Griffith 26, M. Adkins 4, R. McJannett 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Griffith 7-7, M. Adkins 3-0, R. McJannett 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Griffith 100-65, M. Adkins 16-8, R. McJannett 32-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Adkins 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Mueller 5.2 4 1 1 1 6 0 23 101 6.27   
N. Ramirez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0.00   
K. Nicholson BS (4) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 7 26 4.34   
W. Henley 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 35 2.66   
C. Salazar W (8-7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mueller 62
Batters Faced: T. Mueller 23, N. Ramirez 2, K. Nicholson 7, W. Henley 6, C. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mueller 7-3, N. Ramirez 0-0, K. Nicholson 0-2, W. Henley 1-1, C. Salazar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mueller 101-60, N. Ramirez 8-5, K. Nicholson 26-16, W. Henley 35-20, C. Salazar 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ramirez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Mueller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Mueller
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 27372
Sunday, September 20th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76