St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals - September 18, 2026

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Nationals logo, Nationals 72-82, 1 3, 2 0, 3 4, 4 1, 5 0, 6 1, 7 0, 8 0, 9 0, R 9, H 7, E 0

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Cardinals logo, Cardinals 75-79, 1 0, 2 0, 3 0, 4 0, 5 0, 6 0, 7 0, 8 1, 9 0, R 1, H 7, E 3

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Pitching

WinnerC. Cavalli (13-5)

LoserK. Leahy (10-5)

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Top 1Brady House grounds out to shallow infield, Masyn Winn to Alec Burleson. CJ Abrams scores.

Top 1CJ Abrams steals second, advances to third. Dylan Crews scores.

Top 1CJ Abrams singles to shallow right field. Dylan Crews to third. Daylen Lile scores.

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Cade Cavalli signed a contract extension, tossed 5 scoreless innings and reached 200 strikeouts. CJ Abrams joined the 30-30 Club. And Josiah Gray pitched in an MLB game for the first time in 897 days, closing out a 9-1 win. That's a pretty good day for the Washington Nationals.

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Live Odds	Spread	O/U	Moneyline
Washington Nationals	-1.5 +158	O 7.5 -114	-110
SL Cardinals	+1.5 -192	U 7.5 -106	-106

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The Washington Nationals make Cade Cavalli’s extension officialThe Nats have officially signed Cade Cavalli to a 4-year extension which includes a club option for a 5th year

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Details emerge of Nationals' Cade Cavalli extension that locks up key piece of their futureAfter pushing back Cade Cavalli's start earlier this week, the Washington Nationals might have unintentionally set the stage for their righty in dramatic fashio

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