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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the diamond! I’m thrilled to be breaking down this marquee matchup as we head into the heart of the 2026 MLB regular season. On April 6th, the St. Louis Cardinals pack their bags and head to the nation’s capital to square off against the Washington Nationals.
This is a classic clash of National League rivals, and while the betting markets are keeping their cards close to the vest—with moneyline, spread, and total figures currently off the board—the intensity on the field will be anything but quiet.
For the Cardinals, this road trip is a vital test of their early-season grit. They’ll be looking to establish their rhythm against a Nationals squad that is eager to defend their home turf and prove they have the firepower to climb the standings. In a game where every pitch counts and every base runner is a potential momentum shifter, we’re looking for which lineup can capitalize on those high-leverage moments.
Will the Cardinals’ veteran presence dictate the pace, or will the Nationals feed off the energy of the home crowd to secure a statement win? We’ll find out under the lights on April 6th. Grab your popcorn, folks—this is exactly why we love baseball. It’s St. Louis versus Washington, and it’s going to be a battle from the first pitch to the final out!
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The St. Louis Cardinals enter this matchup with a superior 4-4 record compared to the 3-5 Washington Nationals. Looking at the historical data from the 2025 season, the Cardinals have demonstrated a clear competitive edge, winning four of the last six meetings between these two clubs. The Cardinals have shown the ability to dominate on the road, evidenced by a 10-0 shutout victory in Washington last May. While the Nationals managed to steal one game in their most recent series in St. Louis, the Cardinals' overall consistency and recent head-to-head success suggest they hold the momentum. Given the current records and the trend of the Cardinals controlling the pace of play in this rivalry, the visitors appear better positioned to dictate the outcome of this contest.
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Current Season Games
St.Louis Cardinals
| L@ DET | 6 - 11 |
| L@ DET | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs NYM | - |
| Lvs NYM | - |
| Lvs NYM | - |
| Lvs TB | - |
| Lvs TB | - |
| Wvs TB | 9 - 7 |
WAS
| Lvs LAD | 5 - 10 |
| Lvs LAD | 6 - 13 |
| L@ PHI | - |
| L@ PHI | - |
| L@ PHI | - |
| L@ CHC | - |
| L@ CHC | - |
| W@ CHC | 10 - 4 |
Previous Season Games
St.Louis Cardinals
| L@ CHC | 0 - 2 |
| L@ CHC | 3 - 7 |
| L@ CHC | 1 - 12 |
| L@ SF | 3 - 4 |
| W@ SF | 9 - 8 |
| W@ SF | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs MIL | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs MIL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs MIL | 7 - 1 |
| Lvs CIN | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs CIN | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs CIN | 6 - 11 |
| W@ MIL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ MIL | 8 - 9 |
| L@ MIL | 2 - 8 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ SEA | 3 - 5 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs SF | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs SF | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs SF | 2 - 8 |
| Wvs OAK | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs OAK | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs OAK | 3 - 11 |
| L@ CIN | 4 - 7 |
| W@ CIN | 4 - 2 |
| W@ CIN | 7 - 5 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 8 |
| Wvs PIT | 7 - 6 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 7 |
| L@ TB | 6 - 10 |
| W@ TB | 7 - 4 |
| L@ MIA | 2 - 6 |
| W@ MIA | 7 - 4 |
| W@ MIA | 8 - 3 |
| Lvs NYY | 4 - 8 |
| Lvs NYY | 8 - 12 |
| Lvs NYY | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs COL | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs COL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CHC | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs CHC | 1 - 9 |
| Wvs CHC | 5 - 0 |
| W@ LAD | 5 - 3 |
| L@ LAD | 6 - 12 |
| W@ LAD | 3 - 2 |
| L@ SD | 3 - 7 |
| W@ SD | 8 - 5 |
| L@ SD | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs MIA | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs MIA | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs MIA | 7 - 1 |
| Lvs SD | 2 - 9 |
| Lvs SD | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs SD | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs SD | 9 - 7 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 6 |
| L@ COL | 4 - 8 |
| W@ COL | 6 - 2 |
| L@ ARI | 3 - 5 |
| L@ ARI | 1 - 10 |
| L@ ARI | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs ATL | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs ATL | 6 - 7 |
| Lvs ATL | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs WAS | 8 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 8 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CHC | 0 - 11 |
| W@ CHC | 8 - 6 |
| L@ CHC | 3 - 11 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 5 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 1 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 7 |
| W@ CLE | 7 - 0 |
| W@ CLE | 9 - 6 |
| W@ CLE | 5 - 0 |
| Lvs CHC | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs CHC | 0 - 8 |
| Wvs CHC | 8 - 7 |
| Wvs CHC | 8 - 2 |
| Lvs CIN | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs CIN | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs CIN | 6 - 1 |
| W@ CWS | 8 - 6 |
| W@ CWS | 5 - 4 |
| W@ CWS | 12 - 2 |
| L@ MIL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ MIL | 8 - 5 |
| L@ MIL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ MIL | 0 - 6 |
| Lvs TOR | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs TOR | 9 - 10 |
| Lvs TOR | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs LAD | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs LAD | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs LAD | 5 - 0 |
| Lvs KC | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs KC | 6 - 5 |
| Lvs KC | 7 - 10 |
| L@ TEX | 1 - 8 |
| W@ TEX | 2 - 0 |
| L@ TEX | 1 - 11 |
| W@ BAL | 6 - 4 |
| W@ BAL | 7 - 4 |
| L@ BAL | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs ARI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs ARI | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs ARI | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs DET | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 11 - 4 |
| L@ KC | 1 - 2 |
| W@ KC | 1 - 0 |
| W@ KC | 10 - 3 |
| W@ PHI | 14 - 7 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 2 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 6 - 1 |
| W@ WAS | 4 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 10 - 0 |
| Wvs PIT | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs PIT | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs NYM | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs NYM | 6 - 5 |
| Lvs NYM | 3 - 9 |
| L@ CIN | 1 - 9 |
| W@ CIN | 9 - 1 |
| W@ CIN | 6 - 0 |
| L@ CIN | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs MIL | 1 - 7 |
| Wvs MIL | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs MIL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ ATL | 1 - 4 |
| W@ ATL | 10 - 4 |
| L@ ATL | 6 - 7 |
| L@ NYM | 4 - 7 |
| L@ NYM | 0 - 3 |
| L@ NYM | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NYM | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs HOU | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs HOU | 0 - 2 |
| Wvs HOU | 8 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 7 - 0 |
| Lvs PHI | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs PHI | 2 - 0 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 2 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 4 - 8 |
| L@ BOS | 7 - 18 |
| L@ BOS | 4 - 5 |
| L@ BOS | 9 - 13 |
| Wvs LAA | 12 - 5 |
| Lvs LAA | 7 - 9 |
| Lvs LAA | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs MIN | 9 - 2 |
| Wvs MIN | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs MIN | 5 - 3 |
WAS
| Lvs CWS | 0 - 8 |
| Wvs CWS | 6 - 5 |
| Lvs CWS | 9 - 10 |
| W@ ATL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ATL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ ATL | 5 - 11 |
| W@ NYM | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYM | 5 - 3 |
| L@ NYM | 6 - 12 |
| Lvs ATL | 4 - 9 |
| Lvs ATL | 0 - 5 |
| Lvs ATL | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs ATL | 3 - 11 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs PIT | 6 - 5 |
| L@ MIA | 0 - 5 |
| L@ MIA | 3 - 8 |
| W@ MIA | 7 - 5 |
| W@ MIA | 15 - 7 |
| W@ CHC | 6 - 3 |
| W@ CHC | 2 - 1 |
| L@ CHC | 5 - 11 |
| Wvs MIA | 10 - 5 |
| Wvs MIA | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs MIA | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs TB | 4 - 7 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 4 |
| L@ NYY | 2 - 11 |
| L@ NYY | 1 - 5 |
| L@ NYY | 5 - 10 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 3 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 6 |
| W@ PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs NYM | 9 - 3 |
| Wvs NYM | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs NYM | 1 - 8 |
| Lvs PHI | 9 - 11 |
| Wvs PHI | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs PHI | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ KC | 8 - 7 |
| L@ KC | 5 - 8 |
| L@ KC | 4 - 7 |
| W@ SF | 8 - 0 |
| W@ SF | 4 - 2 |
| L@ SF | 0 - 5 |
| Lvs OAK | 0 - 6 |
| Wvs OAK | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs OAK | 7 - 16 |
| Lvs MIL | 3 - 14 |
| Lvs MIL | 2 - 8 |
| Lvs MIL | 9 - 16 |
| L@ HOU | 1 - 9 |
| L@ HOU | 4 - 7 |
| W@ HOU | 2 - 1 |
| W@ MIN | 7 - 2 |
| W@ MIN | 9 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs CIN | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs CIN | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs CIN | 10 - 8 |
| Lvs SD | 1 - 8 |
| Wvs SD | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs SD | 2 - 7 |
| L@ MIL | 1 - 8 |
| L@ MIL | 5 - 6 |
| L@ MIL | 3 - 8 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 1 - 8 |
| W@ St.Louis Cardinals | 8 - 2 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs BOS | 4 - 6 |
| Lvs BOS | 3 - 10 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 11 |
| Wvs DET | 11 - 7 |
| Wvs DET | 9 - 4 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 11 |
| W@ LAA | 7 - 4 |
| L@ LAA | 2 - 8 |
| W@ LAA | 15 - 9 |
| L@ SD | 0 - 1 |
| L@ SD | 3 - 4 |
| W@ SD | 10 - 6 |
| L@ LAD | 7 - 13 |
| W@ LAD | 7 - 3 |
| L@ LAD | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 6 - 10 |
| Lvs COL | 4 - 6 |
| Lvs MIA | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs MIA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MIA | 9 - 11 |
| L@ NYM | 3 - 4 |
| L@ NYM | 0 - 5 |
| L@ NYM | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs TEX | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs TEX | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs TEX | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs CHC | 1 - 7 |
| Wvs CHC | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs CHC | 3 - 8 |
| L@ ARI | 1 - 3 |
| W@ ARI | 11 - 7 |
| W@ ARI | 9 - 7 |
| W@ SEA | 9 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 9 - 0 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 9 |
| Lvs SF | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs SF | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs SF | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs ATL | 8 - 7 |
| Wvs ATL | 5 - 3 |
| W@ BAL | 10 - 4 |
| W@ BAL | 10 - 6 |
| W@ BAL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ATL | 2 - 5 |
| W@ ATL | 5 - 4 |
| L@ ATL | 2 - 5 |
| L@ ATL | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs St.Louis Cardinals | 1 - 6 |
| Lvs St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs St.Louis Cardinals | 0 - 10 |
| Lvs CLE | 6 - 8 |
| Lvs CLE | 1 - 9 |
| Wvs CLE | 10 - 9 |
| W@ CIN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ CIN | 11 - 6 |
| L@ CIN | 1 - 6 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 2 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 7 |
| L@ PHI | 6 - 7 |
| Lvs NYM | 5 - 19 |
| Wvs NYM | 8 - 7 |
| Lvs NYM | 0 - 2 |
| Wvs NYM | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs BAL | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs BAL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BAL | 7 - 0 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 3 - 2 |
| W@ COL | 12 - 11 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 1 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 6 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 0 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 10 |
| L@ MIA | 4 - 11 |
| L@ MIA | 6 - 7 |
| W@ MIA | 7 - 4 |
| Lvs LAD | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs LAD | 8 - 2 |
| Wvs LAD | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs ARI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs ARI | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs ARI | 4 - 6 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 5 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs PHI | 6 - 11 |
| Lvs PHI | 3 - 7 |