Cardinals Get No Relief from Six-Run Eighth Inning in Ugly Loss to Nats
Jordan Walker and Ramón Urías delivered clutch home runs, but the Cardinals saw a three-run edge disappear when relievers Ryne Stanek and Matt Svanson were touched up for six runs and three homers in an ugly eighth inning. The result was a forgettable 9-6 loss to the Nats.
Their bullpen a true strength of the team each of the past two seasons, the Cardinals saw the downside of having shaky relief pitching again on Monday in an ugly loss they won’t soon forget. Up three runs after getting clutch homers from Jordan Walker and Ramón Urías, the Cards could only look on in horror as relievers Ryne Stanek and Matt Svanson were touched up for six runs and three home runs in the eighth inning of a 9-6 loss to the Nationals. “There were a lot of bright spots, but the game sucked overall as far as how it ended,” Cardinals’ manager Oliver Marmol said to Cardinals.
TV, while also pointing out the seven walks that his pitching staff surrendered. “This is part of it. You regroup, point out the things that we did well and then – no different than any other day – you circle back to the things that we can make some improvements on and you keep going.
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com/oydh9aUTKa — St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 7, 2026 The Cardinals let leads of 3-2 and 6-3 get away from them and they lost for a third time in the past four games. Here are three takeaways from a game that devolved into a rough night for the Redbirds: Once again, no relief from the bullpen A Cardinals club that traded away closer Ryan Helsley and relievers Phil Maton and Steven Matz last July has had all kinds of trouble with their bullpen early this season.
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