Cardinals 4-2 Nationals (Jul 8, 2025) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

49-43, 27-17 home


WSH
STL

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

NationalsTop 1st
- S. Gray pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ball
  Changeup 86
  3
  Strike Looking
  Cutter 88
  4
  Ball
  Sweeper 84
  5
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  6
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 91
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 2nd
- S. Gray pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 3rd
- S. Gray pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 4th
- S. Gray pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 5th
- S. Gray pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 6th
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 7th
- P. Maton pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- A. Chafin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 8th
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Rosario hit for García Jr.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- M. Thompson pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Rosario at second base.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Millas ran for Adams
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ball	Changeup	86
3 Strike Looking	Cutter	88
4 Ball	Sweeper	84
5 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
6 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	91

Nationals
2
Cardinals
4

Game 1

7/8

Nationals
Cardinals

Game 2

7/9

Nationals
Cardinals

Game 3

7/10

Busch Stadium

7:45 PM, July 8, 2025

St. Louis, Missouri

Line: STL -235

Over/Under: 7.5

Attendance: 20,658

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Paul Clemons

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	53	39	.576	-	W1
Philadelphia	53	39	.576	-	L2
Miami	42	48	.467	10	W2
Atlanta	39	51	.433	13	L5
Washington	37	54	.407	15.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	54	37	.593	-	L1
Milwaukee	52	40	.565	2.5	W3
St. Louis	49	43	.533	5.5	W1
Cincinnati	46	46	.500	8.5	L4
Pittsburgh	38	55	.409	17	L5

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Washington Nationals

St. Louis Cardinals

S. Gray9-3

J. Irvin7-4

R. Helsley18

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