An extra-inning break settled a back-and-forth game as the Washington Nationals outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals. The teams traded late answers before Washington finally created separation in the eleventh.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Alvarez anchored Washington’s start with a scoreless outing and kept the Cardinals quiet through the middle innings. Daylen Lile also supplied an early spark with a home run that brought James Wood home.
After Pedro Pagés brought St. Louis level in the ninth, Jorbit Vivas put Washington back in front in the tenth, only for Masyn Winn to tie the game again. In the eleventh, the Nationals took the lead when an overturned catcher-interference call allowed Jacob Young to reach and Yohandy Morales to score. José Tena then doubled to bring home Harry Ford and Nasim Nuñez, while Dylan Crews added another run on a sacrifice fly that scored Young.
The Cardinals answered through JJ Wetherholt, whose single brought Nathan Church home, but Washington’s bullpen held on. Gordon Graceffo took the loss for St. Louis.
Washington extended its winning streak, while St. Louis absorbed another loss in a game defined by its extra-inning turn.
Washington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5.
- Daylen Lile went 1-for-6 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .249 on the season).
- Jorbit Vivas went 4-for-6 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .248 on the season).
- Jose Fermin went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI (batting .247 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:683000) allowed 2 runs (0 earned) on 3 hits over 1.2 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (1-1) (4.22 ERA).
- Gordon Graceffo allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and took the loss (8-2) (2.76 ERA).
- Will Dion allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, and closed it out for the save (0) (3.89 ERA).
St. Louis Cardinals fell to 75-80 (4 straight losses); Washington Nationals improved to 73-82 (2 straight wins).