WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty pulled it together after he gave up five early runs, and he somehow managed to still be standing on the mound in the seventh inning with the his club leading by multiple runs.
Flaherty allowed six or more runs for the eighth time in his career, but came out on the winning end for just the second time as the Cardinals bounced back from their early deficit to beat the Washington Nationals, 8-6, in the first game of a three-game series at Nationals Park on Monday afternoon.
The Cardinals (30-43) won their third straight game, and they rallied to win after trailing by five or more runs for the first time since they came back to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 13, 2022.