STL 6, WSH 1 | Apr 8, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 8, 2026•Nationals Park•52°F, Sunny

STL

Cardinals

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Michael McGreevy

LOSS

Miles Mikolas

The Cardinals cruised past the Nationals 6-1 in a dominant performance.

★Alec Burleson3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.

Weather: 52°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:47Att: 12,686Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

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93.5%B

11 missed calls

+23.8% STL

+0.41 runs WSH

Win Probability

WSH WinSTL Win

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

Game 822753 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	0	0	1	1	.244/.364/.333	96.1	.095	.146
Iván HerreraC	2	1	1	0	2	0	.195/.393/.268	102.5	.362	.373
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	3	3	1	0	.273/.400/.386	95.3	.339	.334
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	1	1	2	.295/.367/.682	107.8	.518	.1022
Yohel PozoDH	2	0	1	2	0	0	.111/.111/.111	104.2	.436	.395
Masyn WinnSS	5	0	0	0	0	2	.154/.267/.205	85	.114	.105
Ramón Urías3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.318/.650	94.2	.043	.042
Victor Scott IICF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265/.265/.294	-	-	-
Nathan ChurchLF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.156/.182/.250	102.1	.239	.227
Bench
Nolan GormanDH	1	0	0	0	2	0	.237/.333/.395	82.1	.055	.050
Thomas SaggeseLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.241/.333/.310
Totals	34	6	8	6	7	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Walker (5th off Lord, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:11

RBI:Walker; Burleson 3; Pozo 2

GIDP:Pozo

Team LOB:9

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
James WoodRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.216/.322/.510	116	.544

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael McGreevyW	6.0	4	1	1	0	1	91-59	85.8	2.16
Matt SvansonH	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	18-9	92.5	11.74
Justin BruihlH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	89.2	5.68
Riley O'Brien	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	93.2	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	1	2	126-78	-	-

Pitches-strikes:McGreevy 91-59; Svanson 18-9; Bruihl 2-2; O'Brien 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:McGreevy 11-5; Svanson 3-1; Bruihl 1-0; O'Brien 3-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Miles MikolasL	3.0	5	2	2	3	3	0	55-34	87.2	12.41

Top 2 • STL

2-0

Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Thomas Saggese scores. Nathan Church scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.

EV: 88.1 mph196 ftLA: 13°

Bot 3 • WSH

2-1

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.

EV: 69.4 mph7 ftLA: -18°

Top 5 • STL

3-1

Jordan Walker homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 405 ftLA: 31°

Top 7 • STL

4-1

Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.

EV: 95.3 mph8 ftLA: -15°

Top 9 • STL

6-1

Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.

EV: 85.3 mph139 ftLA: 9°

HBP:Herrera (by Henry)

Inherited runners-scored:Poulin 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Mikolas 55-34; Lord 52-38; Pérez 24-14; Henry 43-23; Poulin 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Mikolas 5-1; Lord 5-2; Pérez 1-0; Henry 0-2; Poulin 0-1

Bench
Brady House3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.295/.354/.500	104.2	.125	.120
Miles MikolasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad LordP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cionel PérezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cole HenryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
PJ PoulinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Washington Nationals

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Washington Nationals

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