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Nationals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 20, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals, played on April 20, 2011 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 2011 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 2011 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Lannan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Westbrook |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 32,340 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Mark Ripperger 2B: Bill Welke 3B: Tim Tschida |
Washington Nationals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Espinosa | Second Baseman |
Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
Jayson Werth | Right Fielder |
Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
Ian Desmond | Shortstop |
Laynce Nix | Left Fielder |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Alex Cora | Third Baseman |
John Lannan | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Colby Rasmus | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
Lance Berkman | Right Fielder |
David Freese | Third Baseman |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Tyler Greene | Second Baseman |
Jake Westbrook | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Nationals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 20, 2011
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Westbrook
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Westbrook
Ankiel hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Werth vs. Westbrook
Werth hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Espinosa moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
LaRoche vs. Westbrook
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene fields it and throws to second for the out. Espinosa scores. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Desmond vs. Westbrook
Desmond hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Lannan
Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Lannan
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Lannan
Pujols takes first base on ball four. Rasmus moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Holliday vs. Lannan
Holliday hits a line drive into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Lannan
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Westbrook
Nix strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Westbrook
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Greene misplays the ball. That's an error on Greene. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Westbrook
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Rodriguez for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Lannan
Freese hits a line drive into left field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Lannan
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Lannan
Greene hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Werth. Greene reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Westbrook vs. Lannan
Westbrook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lannan vs. Westbrook
Lannan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Westbrook
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Westbrook
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. Espinosa moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Werth vs. Westbrook
Werth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Espinosa scores. Ankiel moves to third. Werth moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
LaRoche vs. Westbrook
LaRoche takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desmond vs. Westbrook
Desmond hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ankiel scores. Werth scores. LaRoche moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nix vs. Westbrook
Nix hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. LaRoche scores. Desmond moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Westbrook
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Westbrook
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Nix scores. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cora vs. Westbrook
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cora for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lannan vs. Westbrook
Lannan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Lannan
Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Lannan
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Lannan
Pujols hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Lannan
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Lannan
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Holliday moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Lannan
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Salas
Fernando Salas now pitching.
Espinosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Berkman who is chasing the ball. Espinosa reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ankiel vs. Salas
Ankiel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Werth vs. Salas
Werth strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
LaRoche vs. Salas
LaRoche strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Lannan
Laird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Lannan
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Lannan
Salas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Salas
Desmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Salas
Nix hits a fly ball into left field. Holliday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Salas
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Lannan
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Lannan
Rasmus hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Lannan
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cora fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Lannan
Holliday strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Salas
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lannan vs. Salas
Lannan strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Salas
Espinosa hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lannan
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Gaudin
Chad Gaudin now pitching.
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Gaudin
Laird hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Gaudin
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond misplays the ball. That's an error on Desmond. Laird moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Punto vs. Gaudin
Nick Punto pinch hits for Fernando Salas.
There goes Greene. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Greene steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Punto vs. Gaudin
Punto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Theriot vs. Gaudin
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Laird scores. Greene moves to third. Punto moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rasmus vs. Slaten
Doug Slaten now pitching.
Rasmus hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Greene scores. Punto scores. Theriot moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Clippard
Tyler Clippard now pitching.
Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching.
Ankiel hits a fly ball into left field. Holliday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Franklin
Werth hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Franklin
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Franklin covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Clippard
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Clippard
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Holliday moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Clippard
Freese hits a popup towards first. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jay vs. Clippard
Jon Jay pinch hits for Gerald Laird.
Jay strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Descalso vs. Clippard
Daniel Descalso pinch hits for Tyler Greene.
Descalso strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Franklin
Yadier Molina now catching. Daniel Descalso now playing second base.
Desmond strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Franklin
Nix hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Franklin
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Franklin
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Burnett
Sean Burnett now pitching. Mark Hamilton pinch hits for Ryan Franklin.
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Burnett
Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rasmus vs. Burnett
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Pujols vs. Burnett
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holliday vs. Storen
Drew Storen now pitching. Jerry Hairston now playing third base.
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Motte
Jason Motte now pitching. Mark Hamilton now playing left field.
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Motte
Espinosa hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Motte
Ankiel hits a popup beyond short. Theriot can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Werth vs. Motte
Motte fires to first and picks off Ankiel. View Play
Bottom 9
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Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Storen
Berkman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Storen
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Storen
Molina hits a popup towards short. Desmond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Descalso vs. Storen
Descalso hits a line drive into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/2011, game 1 -- Washington at St. Louis (D) Washington AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Espinosa D, 2b 5 2 3 0 Theriot R, ss 5 0 4 1 Ankiel R, cf 4 1 1 0 Rasmus C, cf 5 1 2 3 Werth J, rf 4 1 2 1 Pujols A, 1b 4 1 2 2 LaRoche A, 1b 3 1 0 1 Holliday M, lf 5 0 2 0 Desmond I, ss 4 1 1 2 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0 Nix L, lf 4 2 2 2 Berkman L, rf 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 1 Freese D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cora A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Laird G, c 2 1 1 0 Storen D, p 0 0 0 0 Jay J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lannan J, p 3 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 1 0 0 0 Gaudin C, p 0 0 0 0 Greene T, 2b 3 1 1 0 Slaten D, p 0 0 0 0 Descalso D, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Clippard T, p 0 0 0 0 Westbrook J, p 1 0 0 0 Burnett S, p 0 0 0 0 Salas F, p 1 0 0 0 Hairston J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Punto N, ph 0 1 0 0 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton M, ph-lf 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 8 10 7 38 6 14 6 Washington 106 000 010 -- 8 St. Louis 001 013 010 -- 6 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Lannan J (W)* 5.0 7 2 2 3 2 Gaudin C 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 Slaten D+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Clippard T 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 Burnett S 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 Storen D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Westbrook J (L) 3.0 7 7 7 2 1 Salas F 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 Franklin R 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 Motte J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Greene T, Desmond I DP -- Washington 4, St. Louis 2 LOB -- Washington 3, St. Louis 11 2B -- Greene T, Rodriguez I, Laird G 3B -- Espinosa D HR -- Pujols A, Rasmus C, Nix L SB -- Nix L, Desmond I, Greene T T -- 3:20 A -- 32340
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