September 20, 2026

Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

2:15 PM ETStart time

FinalStatus

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, Nationals.TVTV

Busch StadiumVenue

Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

Washington Nationals 3 73-83

Final 3-5 Sun, Sep 20 · 2:15 PM ET

St. Louis Cardinals 5 76-80

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	1
STL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-	5	6	0

W: Luis Gastelum L: Yovanny Cruz SV: Riley O'Brien

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base	STL R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
2nd	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1
4th	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
5th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6th	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
7th	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
8th	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
9th	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Highlights

Saved YouTube results followed by official MLB recaps, condensed games and key plays.

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Official MLB Cardinals hit two homers in the 8th for comeback win 00:03:10

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Official MLB Condensed Game: WSH@STL - 9/20/26 00:10:39

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Official MLB Herrera, Bernal lead Cardinals' comeback in 8th 00:01:40

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's two-homer game 00:01:23

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Official MLB CJ Abrams' two-run home run (31) 00:00:39

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's lines a 111.1 mph home run 00:00:33

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Official MLB Iván Herrera, Leo Bernal's 8th inning home runs 00:02:22

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's 439-foot deep home run 00:00:33

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Official MLB Victor Scott II's incredible diving catch 00:00:25

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Official MLB Leo Bernal's go-ahead two-run homer (4) 00:00:58

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's second homer ties it in the 8th (18) 00:00:43

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Official MLB Jake Irvin's eight strikeouts 00:01:32

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's solo home run (17) 00:00:41

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateSeptember 20, 2026

Time2:15 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 3 of 3

Day/Nightday

Attendance27,814

Game Duration2h 30m

First Pitch2026-09-20T18:16:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedSep 24, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Probable Pitchers

WSHJake Irvin

Stats2-9 · ERA 5.40 · 104 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 101.2 IP

STLQuinn Mathews

Stats2-3 · ERA 3.65 · 39 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 44.1 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365 TV · EN · home · Streaming

Nationals.TV TV · EN · away · Streaming

WJFK 106.7 The Fan FM · EN · away · Streaming

KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM AM · EN · home · Streaming

WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) AM · ES · home · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Bottom 1 · Home Run0-1

Iván Herrera homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Iván Herrera Pitcher: Jake Irvin

Top 2 · Sac Fly1-1

Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Daylen Lile scores. Harry Ford to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jacob Young Pitcher: Quinn Mathews

Bottom 3 · Single1-2

JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. José Fermín scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: JJ Wetherholt Pitcher: Jake Irvin

Top 6 · Home Run3-2

CJ Abrams homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: CJ Abrams Pitcher: Quinn Mathews

Bottom 8 · Home Run3-3

Iván Herrera homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Iván Herrera Pitcher: Erik Tolman

Bottom 8 · Home Run3-5

Leo Bernal homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Jordan Walker scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Leo Bernal Pitcher: Yovanny Cruz

Washington Nationals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	James Wood#29	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	Andrés Chaparro#87	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Abimelec Ortiz#81	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brady House#12	3B	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Jorbit Vivas#84	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	CJ Abrams#5	2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1
5	Dylan Crews#3	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Daylen Lile#4	LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Harry Ford#17	C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Keibert Ruiz#20	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jacob Young#30	CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	Nasim Nuñez#26	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Erik Tolman#73	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	13 / 9
Jake Irvin#27	5.1	3	2	2	0	8	1	97 / 67
Will Dion#76	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29 / 15
Yovanny Cruz#48	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	16 / 10

St. Louis Cardinals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	JJ Wetherholt#26	2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	Iván Herrera#48	DH	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0
3	Alec Burleson#41	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Jordan Walker#18	RF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
5	Leo Bernal#13	C	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0
6	Thomas Saggese#25	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Bryan Torres#39	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Masyn Winn#0	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	José Fermín#15	3B	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Victor Scott II#11	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Nathan Church#27	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Luis Gastelum#72	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12 / 9
Quinn Mathews#60	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	1	96 / 59
Riley O'Brien#61	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6 / 6

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Sun, Sep 20 1:40 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays 1-5	Final	NESNRays.TV	BOS: Patrick Sandoval 1-7 · ERA 5.15 · 67 SO · WHIP 1.69 · 64.2 IP TB: Griffin Jax 8-10 · ERA 3.62 · 115 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 109.1 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Sun, Sep 20 1:40 PM ET	Athletics at Cleveland Guardians 0-1	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveNBCSCA	ATH: Jack Perkins 3-12 · ERA 5.90 · 131 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 116.0 IP CLE: Gavin Williams 14-8 · ERA 3.63 · 244 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 181.0 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Sun, Sep 20 1:40 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds 9-1	Final	Marquee Sports NetworkReds.TV	CHC: David Peterson 9-8 · ERA 4.96 · 131 SO · WHIP 1.51 · 143.1 IP CIN: Rhett Lowder 6-12 · ERA 6.01 · 101 SO · WHIP 1.55 · 127.1 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Sun, Sep 20 2:10 PM ET	Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros 4-2	Final	BravesVisionSpace City Home NetworkSpace City Home Network (Sp)	ATL: Martín Pérez 9-9 · ERA 3.04 · 102 SO · WHIP 1.27 · 142.0 IP HOU: Hunter Brown 6-3 · ERA 3.26 · 120 SO · WHIP 1.27 · 102.0 IP	Daikin Park	Details
Sun, Sep 20 2:10 PM ET	Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox 1-8	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkDetroit SportsNet	DET: Troy Melton 8-5 · ERA 2.76 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 114.1 IP CWS: Davis Martin 9-7 · ERA 3.84 · 121 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 145.1 IP	Rate Field	Details
Sun, Sep 20 2:15 PM ET	Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals 3-5	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365Nationals.TV	WSH: Jake Irvin 2-9 · ERA 5.40 · 104 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 101.2 IP STL: Quinn Mathews 2-3 · ERA 3.65 · 39 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 44.1 IP	Busch Stadium	Details
Sun, Sep 20 2:35 PM ET	Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers 7-2	Final	Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveSportsnetTVA Sports	TOR: Spencer Miles 6-2 · ERA 2.57 · 91 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 94.2 IP TEX: Jacob deGrom 11-10 · ERA 3.86 · 196 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 158.2 IP	Globe Life Field	Details
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Sun, Sep 20 4:10 PM ET	San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 1-3	Final	NBCS BASportsNet LA	SF: Matt Wilkinson 1-3 · ERA 3.65 · 18 SO · WHIP 1.01 · 24.2 IP LAD: Jack Dreyer 5-2 · ERA 3.23 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 61.1 IP	UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium	Details
Sun, Sep 20 4:10 PM ET	New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks 4-8	Final	DBACKS.TVYES	NYY: Will Warren 10-6 · ERA 4.02 · 151 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 152.1 IP AZ: Corbin Burnes 0-0 · ERA 7.84 · 8 SO · WHIP 1.55 · 10.1 IP	Chase Field	Details
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Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals FAQ

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What time is Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals?

The listed start time is 2:15 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals on?

The current TV listing is Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, Nationals.TV. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Jake Irvin and Quinn Mathews. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Busch Stadium.