Game Details

• St. Louis Cardinals (21-19) vs. Washington Nationals (17-23)

• Pitching Matchup: RHP Miles Mikolas (1-2, 4.76 ERA) vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-3, 3.33 ERA)

• Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2025 | 1:35 p.m. EDT | Game: #41 | Home Game: #22

• Location: Nationals Park | Washington, D.C.

Game storylines and notes

The Washington Nationals will wrap up their three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals and try to avoid the sweep this afternoon. The Nationals will send LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-3, 3.33) to the mound and face RHP Miles Mikolas (1-2, 4.76) from the Cardinals.

Game Recap
LAST GAME RECAP

The Washington Nationals lost the second game of this Cardinals series by a score of 4-2. Trevor Williams struggled again, and the lineup was held to only a Dylan Crews homer.

Trevor Williams took the mound for the Nationals and endured another rough outing, surrendering four earned runs on seven hits over six innings. All the damage came in the second inning, where the Cardinals strung together a series of hits, including a two-run double by Lars Nootbaar, to take a commanding lead. Williams managed to settle down afterward, but the early deficit proved too much for the Nationals to overcome. The bullpen provided solid relief, with Cole Henry, Zack Brzykcy, and Jose A. Ferrer combining for three scoreless innings, keeping the game within reach.

Yesterday, James Wood extended his on-base streak to a career-best 19 games after singling in the first inning. He has now hit safely in nine consecutive games, going 14-for-37 (.378) with three doubles, a home run, two RBIs, four walks, two stolen bases, and three runs scored during this stretch. Wood finished the game 1-for-3.

[Read our full Game Recap here]

Washington Nationals Schedule
Up Next…

On Deck…

The Washington Nationals will kick off a seven-game, seven-day road trip with the first stop facing the Atlanta Braves tomorrow, with the scheduled first pitch at 7:15 p.m. EDT. This will be the first series played against the Atlanta Braves this season.

The Nationals are scheduled to send RHP Jake Irvin (2-1, 3.94) to the mound and will face the Atlanta Braves’ and will face RHP Grant Holmes (2-3, 4.58).

In the hole…

On Tuesday, the Nationals will continue their series against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. They are scheduled to send RHP Michael Soroka (0-2, 7.20) to the mound, and the Atlanta Braves are scheduled to send RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (1-3, 3.61) to the mound. [Click here to see the full probable starting pitchers for the whole Atlanta Series]

CALL me to the Plate!

Alex Call is batting .375 (12-for-32) over his last 10 games, with two doubles, six RBIs, six walks, four strikeouts, and seven runs scored. He has recorded hits in eight of those 10 games. Among players with at least 90 plate appearances, Call ranks fourth in Major League Baseball with a .435 on-base percentage, fifth with a .329 batting average, and fifth in walk rate at 17.2%

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