Washington took Tuesday’s matchup over St. Louis, 8-2, to even up the series. The Nationals were on a four-game losing streak, so that was a much-needed win. The Cardinals are 2-2 in the past four games and 2-6 in the previous eight.

In addition to the return of St. Louis' offense, starter Miles Mikolas held off the Nationals for one of his better outings. Mikolas, now 5-6 on the year, pitched a shutout through 5.2 innings and allowed just three base runners off two hits and a walk. He even struck out six, his highest strikeout total in a game since June 22.

While the Cardinals trailed early vs. the Nationals on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, their offense's troubles vs. left-handed starters stalled a comeback.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cardinals as Cardinals Lineup Could Get Significant Boost Vs. Nationals. The St. Louis Cardinals have been missing Nolan Arenado since July 4th.

Interim manager Miguel Cairo vowed to continue Dave Martinez’s legacy and praised his former boss before the Nationals’ rain-delayed 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals pick fifth in the MLB Draft on Sunday night. It's the highest the Cardinals have selected in quite some time, and whoever they pick will

Andre Pallante takes the hill Wednesday as the St. Louis Cardinals continue a series against All-Star MacKenzie Gore and the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m. at Busch Stadium. Here's how to watch and listen.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB game to be played on July 9, 2025 on ESPN.