Brendan Donovan homered in a three-run third inning, Lars Nootbaar hit a solo homer in the sixth, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-2.

Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night.

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

After replacing Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez on an interim basis, Miguel Cairo will try to guide this re-tooling team onto a positive track.

With two more series until the All-Star break, the Cardinals look to get back on track and force John Mozeliak to make some difficult decisions at the Trade Deadline. Mo recently stated that the team could look to add at the deadline and ownership would be on board with a little payroll expansion,

Get Cardinals vs Nationals baseball betting preview, spread and over/under insights for their matchup on July 9.

Nationals interim general manager Mike DeBartolo and interim manager Miguel Cairo are ready to try to turn around an organization that's had the second-worst record in the majors since 2020.