The Nationals continued to play flat baseball against the St. Louis Cardinals, struggling on both offense and defense during a key matchup. Michael Soroka started but struggled with command, leading to a high pitch count and being pulled after four innings. The Cardinals scored first with a groundout and then added a second run through an RBI single. Miles Mikolas countered for St. Louis, delivering a strong performance against the Nationals' offense, reflecting an ongoing trend of the Nationals failing to capitalize against struggling pitchers.
Michael Soroka had command issues throughout the game, leading to deep counts and struggles to finish batters. He allowed two runs but was pulled after four innings.
Miles Mikolas showcased his consistency against the Nationals, pitching 5.2 innings on only 71 pitches despite having an ERA above 5 coming into the game.
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