Nationals notebook: Nationals 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1
September 16–30, 2026: 6 wins, 4 losses in completed games.
Nationals 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1
League matchup · This selected game is not labeled an established major rivalry.
A nine-run Washington finish gives the final edition a strong baseball sign-off, with St. Louis held to a single run.
Washington’s selected result for this edition was a 9–1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on September 18, 2026 at Busch Stadium. MLB’s final game record is the source for the score and venue; the link below leads to the game’s box score.
Across completed regular-season games dated September 16–30, 2026, the Nationals went 6–4, scoring 43 runs and allowing 43. These are totals calculated from MLB’s game records for this edition’s dates, not the club’s full-season record. They put the selected result in context without attributing turning points, individual performances or standings positions that the score alone cannot establish.
Every completed Nationals game in this edition (10)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Philadelphia Phillies | L 0–3 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-18 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 9–1 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-19 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 8–5 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-20 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 3–5 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-21 | Detroit Tigers | L 2–9 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-22 | Detroit Tigers | W 3–1 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-23 | Detroit Tigers | W 4–2 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | New York Mets | W 7–6 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-26 | New York Mets | L 1–7 | Box score ↗ |
| 2026-09-27 | New York Mets | W 6–4 | Box score ↗ |
Sources & reporting note
Primary event or game record ↗
MLB game data for this edition ↗. Edition totals calculated from final regular-season game records.