St. Louis, MO - The Washington Nationals look to continue their winning ways as they face the St. Louis Cardinals. The Nationals are coming off a series win against the first-place New York Mets over the weekend.

Since Busch Stadium III opened in 2006, the Cardinals’ .696 home winning pct. (32-14) against the Nationals is their 3rd-best against any opponent, trailing the Rockies (.768, 44-13) and Padres (.704, 32-16). St. Louis has won the home series vs. the Nationals in 12 of 15 visits.

The Nationals will send RHP Aníbal Sánchez to the mound to face the Cardinals. Sánchez will look to win his second game of the 2022 season after getting his first win this season back in August against the Oakland A's where he went seven innings, giving up only one run over three hits. He struck out four and walked only three.

The Cardinals will send RHP Jack Flaherty to the mound, who entered 2022 dealing with a right shoulder injury that sidelined him during spring training and the beginning of the season. Flaherty will make his 4th start of the season & 97th career appearance (94th career start). Today will mark Flahery's first start for St. Louis since June 26 after being activated from the 60-day Injured List today.

Latest Washington Nationals News & Headlines

• New York Mets ace Max Scherzer left Saturday night’s game against the Washington Nationals with an apparent injury.
• Right-handed pitcher Andres Machado has been recalled and placed right-handed pitcher Victor Arano on the 15-day Injured List (retroactive to Sept. 2) with a right shoulder strain.

Game Details

• Washington Nationals (47-87) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (79-55)
• RHP Aníbal Sánchez (1-5; 5.05 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Flaherty (0-0; 5.63 ERA)
• September 5, 2022 | 4:15 p.m. EDT | Game #135 / Road #66
• Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
• TV: MASN 2 | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network

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