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BOS
@BAL		3
4
TBR
@CHW		10
4
KCR
@CLE		7
6		 
(14)
DET
@MIN		6
4
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@OAK		4
7		 
(10)
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@TOR		2
3
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@ARI		2
8
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@ATL		0
2
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@LAD		0
3
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@MIA		9
5
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@MIL		5
9
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@PIT		1
2
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@SDP		3
7
WSN
@STL		6
4		 
(10)
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 6:16PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 42,264, Time of Game: 3:38
Nationals
6
96-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
4
85-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Drew Storen (3-1)
L: Sam Freeman (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Nationals       4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   2    6 13  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  1   0    4 11  0

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jayson Werth RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 .299 .823 26 17 -0.060 0.44 0.005 -0.065 -1.3 2 0
Bryce Harper CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .269 .809 27 17 0.030 0.34 0.047 -0.017 0.3 5 0 2B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .286 .829 14 12 0.063 0.58 0.099 -0.036 0.5 1 0 2B
Adam LaRoche 1B 3 2 2 0 2 0 .270 .845 25 12 0.121 1.50 0.134 -0.013 0.7 8 1
Mike Morse LF 4 1 1 4 0 2 .287 .778 10 8 0.209 0.94 0.233 -0.024 1.8 2 0 HR
   Roger Bernadina LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .777 2 1 -0.021 3.46 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 1 0 SH
Ian Desmond SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .291 .846 19 15 -0.138 1.02 0.000 -0.138 -1.2 1 6
Danny Espinosa 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .250 .721 20 12 -0.002 0.98 0.022 -0.024 0.1 3 4 IW
Kurt Suzuki C 5 0 2 2 0 2 .236 .605 17 13 0.388 1.27 0.420 -0.032 1.2 7 0 2B
Jordan Zimmermann P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .527 6 5 -0.019 0.31 0.000 -0.019 -0.6 0 1 SH
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Mattheus P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Clippard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Tracy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .798 5 3 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
   Drew Storen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Lombardozzi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .677 4 3 0.004 0.41 0.004 0.000 0.2
   Craig Stammen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 6 13 6 3 13 .317 .827 175 118 0.560 0.89 0.964 -0.404 1.3 30 12
2B: B Harper (25, off J Motte); K Suzuki (20, off F Salas); R Zimmerman (36, off K Lohse).
HR: M Morse (17, off K Lohse; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: J Zimmermann (5, off K Lohse); R Bernadina (3, off S Freeman).
IBB: D Espinosa (4, by F Salas).
TB: M Morse 4; B Harper 4; K Suzuki 3; R Zimmerman 3; A LaRoche 2; D Espinosa; J Werth; S Lombardozzi.
RBI: M Morse 4 (60); K Suzuki 2 (43).
2-out RBI: K Suzuki 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. I Desmond-D Espinosa-A LaRoche 3.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jon Jay CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .304 .770 15 12 0.215 2.59 0.271 -0.055 0.5 3 0 SF,GDP
Matt Carpenter 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .832 23 16 -0.200 1.64 0.000 -0.200 -1.3 0 3
Matt Holliday LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .292 .874 23 9 0.011 1.37 0.121 -0.110 0.1 1 0
Allen Craig 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .890 20 16 -0.188 1.62 0.055 -0.243 -0.7 10 0 GDP
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 0 1 1 .320 .889 16 10 0.009 1.09 0.089 -0.080 -0.4 13 0
Carlos Beltran RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .827 14 9 -0.183 1.61 0.019 -0.201 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .279 .712 16 11 -0.105 1.54 0.032 -0.137 -0.5 0 2
   Sam Freeman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Pete Kozma SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 .306 .917 22 14 0.244 1.41 0.262 -0.018 2.2 0 3 2B
Kyle Lohse P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .094 .229 7 7 -0.041 0.89 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 0 1
   Edward Mujica P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   David Freese PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .845 5 1 0.047 2.12 0.047 0.000 0.2
   Adron Chambers PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daniel Descalso PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .225 .620 2 1 0.252 4.57 0.252 0.000 0.7 1 0
Team Totals 37 4 11 4 3 7 .297 .666 163 106 0.061 1.66 1.148 -1.085 -0.7 30 11
2B: P Kozma (4, off J Zimmermann).
SF: J Jay (1, off D Storen).
TB: P Kozma 4; J Jay 2; C Beltran; S Schumaker; A Craig; D Descalso; Y Molina; M Holliday.
GIDP: C Beltran (9); A Craig (14); J Jay (9).
RBI: P Kozma 2 (11); J Jay 2 (39).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
PB: Y Molina (5).

Washington Nationals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jordan Zimmermann 6.1 7 3 3 2 5 0 2.94 27 112 72 44 9 19 10 11 8 0 50 -0.004 0.86 0.4
Sean Burnett, H (30) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.43 2 8 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 -0.057 3.92 -0.5
Ryan Mattheus, H (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.94 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.093 3.70 0.4
Tyler Clippard, H (12) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.64 3 15 9 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.136 2.53 0.5
Drew Storen, BS (1), W (3-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.54 5 11 8 6 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.312 4.02 -0.5
Craig Stammen, S (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.41 3 13 9 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.083 1.88 0.5
Team Totals 10 11 4 4 3 7 0 3.60 41 163 106 66 16 24 16 16 9 0 50 4 1 -0.061 0.89 0.7

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kyle Lohse 6 8 4 4 1 9 1 2.86 27 100 71 37 10 24 7 10 6 0 48 -0.236 0.50 -1.2
Edward Mujica 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.09 5 20 15 8 4 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.010 0.21 0.5
Mitchell Boggs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.27 3 11 9 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.047 0.64 0.5
Jason Motte 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.82 4 14 8 4 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.034 0.58 0.5
Sam Freeman, L (0-2) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.68 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.060 2.87 -0.2
Fernando Salas 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.30 5 24 14 10 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 -0.356 2.87 -1.3
Team Totals 10 13 6 6 3 13 1 5.40 46 175 118 68 18 32 12 18 11 0 48 1 1 -0.561 1.66 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: F Salas (5; D Espinosa).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cory Blaser, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 3:38.
Attendance: 42,264.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 4mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Washington Nationals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jayson Werth RF 1 Jon Jay CF
2 Bryce Harper CF 2 Matt Carpenter 3B
3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 Adam LaRoche 1B 4 Allen Craig 1B
5 Mike Morse LF 5 Yadier Molina C
6 Ian Desmond SS 6 Carlos Beltran RF
7 Danny Espinosa 2B 7 Skip Schumaker 2B
8 Kurt Suzuki C 8 Pete Kozma SS
9 Jordan Zimmermann P 9 Kyle Lohse P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 4-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR WSN K. Suzuki F. Salas 42% 93% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); LaRoche Scores; Espinosa Scores
b9 3-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL D. Descalso D. Storen -25% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kozma to 3B
t1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR WSN M. Morse K. Lohse 23% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Harper Scores; Zimmerman Scores; LaRoche Scores
b10 4-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO STL A. Craig C. Stammen 16% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b7 2-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Jay S. Burnett -15% 57% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kozma Scores; Chambers to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Werth K. Lohse -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  WSN B. Harper K. Lohse 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman K. Lohse 9% 59% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Harper to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 8,(3-2)  WSN A. LaRoche K. Lohse 1% 60% Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR WSN M. Morse K. Lohse 23% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Harper Scores; Zimmerman Scores; LaRoche Scores
t1 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN I. Desmond K. Lohse -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t1 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN D. Espinosa K. Lohse -0% 82% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL J. Jay J. Zimmermann 2% 84% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Zimmermann 1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Zimmermann 1% 86% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
t2 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN K. Suzuki K. Lohse -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t2 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Zimmermann K. Lohse -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN J. Werth K. Lohse 1% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O WSN B. Harper K. Lohse -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Craig J. Zimmermann 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina J. Zimmermann -2% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 0-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Zimmermann 2% 86% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-4 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Zimmermann 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN R. Zimmerman K. Lohse 1% 89% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t3 4-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN A. LaRoche K. Lohse -1% 87% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN M. Morse K. Lohse -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Zimmerman to 2B
t3 4-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O WSN I. Desmond K. Lohse -1% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL P. Kozma J. Zimmermann 2% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL K. Lohse J. Zimmermann 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Jay J. Zimmermann -1% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 0-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Zimmermann 2% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
t4 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN D. Espinosa K. Lohse 1% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 4-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN K. Suzuki K. Lohse -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Zimmermann K. Lohse -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Espinosa to 2B
t4 4-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Werth K. Lohse -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Holliday J. Zimmermann -3% 84% Walk
b4 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL A. Craig J. Zimmermann -5% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Holliday to 2B
b4 0-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Zimmermann 5% 84% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Beltran J. Zimmermann 4% 87% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Holliday to 3B
b4 0-4 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Zimmermann 4% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 2-3-4
t5 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O WSN B. Harper K. Lohse -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman K. Lohse -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN A. LaRoche K. Lohse 0% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 4-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN M. Morse K. Lohse -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 8-9-1
b5 0-4 0 --- 8,(1-2)  STL P. Kozma J. Zimmermann -3% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Lohse J. Zimmermann 3% 89% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b5 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL J. Jay J. Zimmermann 4% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
t6 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN I. Desmond K. Lohse -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN D. Espinosa K. Lohse -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN K. Suzuki K. Lohse 0% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 4-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Zimmermann K. Lohse -1% 91% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 2-3-4
b6 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Zimmermann 2% 93% Lineout: LF (LF Line)
b6 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Zimmermann 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Craig J. Zimmermann 1% 95% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Edward Mujica facing 1-2-3
Edward Mujica replaces Kyle Lohse pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN J. Werth E. Mujica -0% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 4-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  WSN B. Harper E. Mujica 0% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t7 4-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman E. Mujica -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  WSN A. LaRoche E. Mujica 1% 95% Single to 1B (Line Drive); Harper to 3B
t7 4-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O WSN M. Morse E. Mujica -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann facing 5-6-7
b7 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Zimmermann 2% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 0-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL C. Beltran J. Zimmermann -2% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b7 0-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker J. Zimmermann -3% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Beltran to 2B
b7 0-4 1 12- 3,(2-0)  RR STL P. Kozma J. Zimmermann -14% 77% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores; Schumaker Scores
David Freese pinch hits for Edward Mujica (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Freese J. Zimmermann -5% 72% Walk
Sean Burnett replaces Jordan Zimmermann pitching and batting 9th
Adron Chambers pinch runs for David Freese (PH) batting 9th
b7 2-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Jay S. Burnett -15% 57% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kozma Scores; Chambers to 2B
b7 3-4 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter S. Burnett 9% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Ryan Mattheus replaces Sean Burnett pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Holliday R. Mattheus 9% 76% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 6-7-8
Mitchell Boggs replaces Adron Chambers (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN I. Desmond M. Boggs -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN D. Espinosa M. Boggs -2% 72% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 4-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN K. Suzuki M. Boggs -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Nationals' Tyler Clippard facing 4-5-6
Tyler Clippard replaces Ryan Mattheus pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Craig T. Clippard 6% 77% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
b8 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL Y. Molina T. Clippard -7% 70% Walk
b8 3-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO STL C. Beltran T. Clippard 14% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 9-1-2
Jason Motte replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching and batting 9th
Chad Tracy pinch hits for Tyler Clippard (P) batting 9th
t9 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN C. Tracy J. Motte -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Werth J. Motte -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN B. Harper J. Motte 2% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t9 4-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Motte -3% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Nationals' Drew Storen facing 7-8-9
Drew Storen replaces Chad Tracy (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Roger Bernadina replaces Mike Morse playing LF batting 5th
b9 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Storen 8% 90% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
b9 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL P. Kozma D. Storen -9% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
Daniel Descalso pinch hits for Jason Motte (P) batting 9th
b9 3-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL D. Descalso D. Storen -25% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kozma to 3B
b9 3-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO STL J. Jay D. Storen -11% 44% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Kozma Scores
b9 4-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Carpenter D. Storen 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 10th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Sam Freeman facing 4-5-6
Sam Freeman replaces Skip Schumaker (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Daniel Descalso moves from PH to 2B
t10 4-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN A. LaRoche S. Freeman 8% 58% Walk
t10 4-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O WSN R. Bernadina S. Freeman -2% 56% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B); LaRoche to 2B
Fernando Salas replaces Sam Freeman pitching and batting 7th
t10 4-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O WSN I. Desmond F. Salas -9% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t10 4-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  WSN D. Espinosa F. Salas 1% 48% Intentional Walk
t10 4-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  WSN K. Suzuki F. Salas 3% 51% Passed Ball; LaRoche to 3B; Espinosa to 2B
t10 4-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR WSN K. Suzuki F. Salas 42% 93% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); LaRoche Scores; Espinosa Scores
Steve Lombardozzi pinch hits for Drew Storen (P) batting 9th
t10 6-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  WSN S. Lombardozzi F. Salas 0% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Suzuki to 3B
t10 6-4 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O WSN J. Werth F. Salas -2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 3-4-5
Craig Stammen replaces Steve Lombardozzi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b10 4-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL M. Holliday C. Stammen -9% 83% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b10 4-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO STL A. Craig C. Stammen 16% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b10 4-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina C. Stammen 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Cardinals 4.

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