The Cardinals beat the Nationals 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. Luis Gastelum (5-3) picked up the win.

Ivan Herrera 2(18), and Leo Bernal (4) both hit home runs.

Herrera 2(68), JJ Wetherholt (50), and Bernal 2(17) all had RBI’s.

Riley O’Brien picked up his (38th) save.

The Cardinals are now 76-80. The Cardinals also need 2 more wins to tie their total from 2025.

The Cardinals now start a three-game game series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates (Tuesday-Thursday).

The scheduled starting pitching matchups are

Andre Pallante (12-7), 3.70 ERA, 151 innings, 104 strikeouts, 47 walks, and a whip of 1.26 vs Jared Jones (4-6), 4.17 ERA, 90.2 innings, 109 strikeouts, 31 walks, and a whip of 1.19.

Matthew Liberatore (5-14), 5.36 ERA, 149.1 innings, 148 strikeouts, 55 walks, and a whip of 1.49 vs Khristian Curtis (2-0), 4.67 ERA, 17.1 innings. 10 strikeouts, 11 walks, and a whip of 1.21.

Kyle Leahy (10-5), 3.65 ERA, 138 innings. 129 strikeouts, 41 walks, and a whip of 1.34 vs Paul Skenes (10-11), 3.91 ERA, 168 innings, 192 strikeouts, 47 walks, and a whip of 1.13.