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Thursday, June 5, 2008 1:10PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 27,264, Time of Game: 2:43
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
4
36-25
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
 at Nationals
1
24-36
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
L: John Lannan (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  0  0   2  0  0    4  8  1
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brendan Ryan 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .277 .619 20 9 0.012 0.54 0.053 -0.041 0.2 0 2 SB
Brian Barton LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 .676 19 11 -0.046 0.73 0.019 -0.065 -0.7 1 0 SB
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Kennedy 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .583 2 2 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.1 1 1
Joe Mather CF-RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .675 23 12 0.041 0.65 0.085 -0.043 0.7 2 0 2B
Ryan Ludwick RF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .322 1.054 12 7 0.005 1.14 0.074 -0.069 -0.4 1 0 SB
Troy Glaus 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .265 .793 15 7 0.131 0.93 0.176 -0.045 1.0 12 2 HR
Yadier Molina C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .754 14 8 -0.014 0.65 0.031 -0.045 0.1 6 0
Aaron Miles 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 .709 17 12 -0.054 0.64 0.026 -0.080 -1.1 0 5 GDP
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Todd Wellemeyer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .359 6 3 -0.028 0.79 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 2 1 SH
   Albert Pujols PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .365 1.140 3 2 0.078 0.60 0.078 0.000 1.0 HR
   Skip Schumaker CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .754 3 2 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
Cesar Izturis SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .676 12 7 -0.064 0.59 0.000 -0.064 -1.0 1 1
Team Totals 33 4 8 4 5 3 .242 .797 146 82 0.059 0.70 0.544 -0.484 -0.5 27 12
2B: J Mather (1, off J Hanrahan).
HR: A Pujols (15, off J Hanrahan; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Glaus (5, off J Lannan; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SH: T Wellemeyer (5, off J Lannan).
TB: T Glaus 4; A Pujols 4; Y Molina 2; J Mather 2; A Kennedy; B Ryan; R Ludwick.
GIDP: A Miles (6).
RBI: T Glaus 2 (36); J Mather (2); A Pujols (40).
2-out RBI: J Mather.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Izturis (4).
Baserunning
SB: B Ryan (3, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/J Flores); B Barton (2, 2nd base off J Lannan/J Flores); R Ludwick (4, 2nd base off J Lannan/J Flores).

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cristian Guzman SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .301 .778 16 12 -0.027 0.77 0.044 -0.071 -0.1 1 2
Elijah Dukes RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .155 .491 11 6 -0.030 0.73 0.034 -0.064 -0.3 2 0
Lastings Milledge CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .245 .663 19 14 -0.016 0.83 0.076 -0.093 -0.2 4 0
Aaron Boone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .781 13 8 -0.144 1.23 0.000 -0.144 -1.4 10 1
Kory Casto 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .400 .971 13 4 0.042 0.96 0.090 -0.048 0.3 1 4
Jesus Flores C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .965 14 10 0.021 1.26 0.085 -0.064 0.2 3 0 HBP
Wily Mo Pena LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .202 .516 14 11 -0.128 1.77 0.000 -0.128 -1.1 1 0
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rob Mackowiak PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 .462 5 1 0.014 0.36 0.014 0.000 0.2
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Harris 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .157 .586 9 5 -0.084 1.66 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 4 4
   Felipe Lopez PH-2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .245 .630 9 6 0.025 0.82 0.043 -0.018 0.8 1 1
John Lannan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.056 1.04 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 0 0
   Ryan Langerhans LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .377 6 4 -0.060 1.17 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 4 6 .206 .514 133 84 -0.443 1.03 0.386 -0.830 -3.5 27 12
HBP: J Flores (2, by T Wellemeyer).
TB: C Guzman 2; F Lopez; E Dukes; K Casto; L Milledge; J Flores.
RBI: F Lopez (17).
2-out RBI: F Lopez.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Guzman-A Boone.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: L Milledge (1st base by T Wellemeyer).

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
Todd Wellemeyer, W (7-1) 6 5 0 0 1 5 0 2.93 25 79 53 30 12 11 12 6 3 0 66 0.357 1.23 3.0
Ron Villone 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 3 6 5 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.020 0.45 0.3
Russ Springer 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.93 2 11 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.014 0.82 0.2
Chris Perez 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.08 4 17 7 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.52 0.1
Randy Flores, H (10) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.02 2 11 7 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.006 1.43 -0.6
Ryan Franklin, S (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98 3 9 8 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.042 0.54 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 4 6 0 1.00 39 133 84 46 15 23 19 9 4 0 66 3 1 0.442 0.70 3.5

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
John Lannan, L (4-6) 6 4 2 2 4 0 1 3.47 25 97 51 35 4 12 11 10 4 0 52 0.039 0.94 1.0
Joel Hanrahan 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.06 10 35 21 13 2 6 1 6 3 0 0 0 -0.105 0.32 -1.0
Luis Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.45 4 14 10 3 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 5 3 2 4.00 39 146 82 51 7 24 14 17 7 0 52 0 0 -0.058 1.03 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Wellemeyer (2; J Flores).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: T Wellemeyer (2; L Milledge, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 27,264.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 0mph, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Washington Nationals
1 Brendan Ryan 2B 1 Cristian Guzman SS
2 Brian Barton LF 2 Elijah Dukes RF
3 Joe Mather CF 3 Lastings Milledge CF
4 Ryan Ludwick RF 4 Aaron Boone 1B
5 Troy Glaus 1B 5 Kory Casto 3B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Jesus Flores C
7 Aaron Miles 3B 7 Wily Mo Pena LF
8 Todd Wellemeyer P 8 Willie Harris 2B
9 Cesar Izturis SS 9 John Lannan P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR STL T. Glaus J. Lannan 16% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ludwick Scores
t7 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols J. Hanrahan 8% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O WSN A. Boone T. Wellemeyer 6% 45% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  WSN L. Milledge T. Wellemeyer -6% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guzman to 3B
b4 0-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O WSN W. Pena T. Wellemeyer 6% 70% Strikeout Looking

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, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Lannan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL B. Ryan J. Lannan 4% 54% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Barton J. Lannan -3% 50% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Mather J. Lannan 4% 54% Walk; Ryan to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Lannan -4% 49% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Glaus J. Lannan -4% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN C. Guzman T. Wellemeyer -4% 42% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN E. Dukes T. Wellemeyer 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  WSN L. Milledge T. Wellemeyer -6% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guzman to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O WSN A. Boone T. Wellemeyer 6% 45% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O WSN K. Casto T. Wellemeyer 5% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Nationals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Lannan facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Lannan -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  STL A. Miles J. Lannan 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Wellemeyer J. Lannan -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Miles to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Izturis J. Lannan -3% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN J. Flores T. Wellemeyer -4% 41% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 7,(1-2)  O WSN W. Pena T. Wellemeyer 3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN W. Harris T. Wellemeyer 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Lannan T. Wellemeyer 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Nationals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Lannan facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL B. Ryan J. Lannan -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Barton J. Lannan -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Mather J. Lannan -1% 44% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN C. Guzman T. Wellemeyer 3% 47% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN E. Dukes T. Wellemeyer 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN L. Milledge T. Wellemeyer -1% 47% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
b3 0-0 2 1-- O WSN A. Boone T. Wellemeyer 3% 50% Milledge Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Nationals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Lannan facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Ludwick J. Lannan 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL T. Glaus J. Lannan 3% 57% Ludwick Steals 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR STL T. Glaus J. Lannan 16% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ludwick Scores
t4 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  STL Y. Molina J. Lannan 3% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL A. Miles J. Lannan -6% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t4 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Wellemeyer J. Lannan -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN A. Boone T. Wellemeyer 3% 72% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b4 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN K. Casto T. Wellemeyer -3% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  WSN J. Flores T. Wellemeyer -5% 64% Hit By Pitch; Casto to 2B
b4 0-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O WSN W. Pena T. Wellemeyer 6% 70% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O WSN W. Harris T. Wellemeyer 5% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' John Lannan facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Izturis J. Lannan -2% 74% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Ryan J. Lannan -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL B. Barton J. Lannan 1% 73% Walk
t5 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Mather J. Lannan 1% 74% Barton Steals 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Mather J. Lannan -3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
b5 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Lannan T. Wellemeyer 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN C. Guzman T. Wellemeyer 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN E. Dukes T. Wellemeyer -2% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN L. Milledge T. Wellemeyer 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' John Lannan facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Lannan -2% 76% Lineout: LF
t6 2-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Glaus J. Lannan 2% 78% Walk
t6 2-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Lannan -2% 76% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 2-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles J. Lannan -2% 74% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
b6 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN A. Boone T. Wellemeyer 4% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN K. Casto T. Wellemeyer -4% 74% Walk
b6 0-2 1 1-- 8,(1-2)  O WSN J. Flores T. Wellemeyer 4% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN W. Pena T. Wellemeyer 3% 82% Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' Joel Hanrahan facing 8-9-1
Joel Hanrahan replaces Wily Mo Pena (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Ryan Langerhans replaces John Lannan (P) playing LF batting 9th
Albert Pujols pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer (P) batting 8th
t7 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols J. Hanrahan 8% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t7 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Izturis J. Hanrahan -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 3-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL B. Ryan J. Hanrahan 1% 90% Walk
t7 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Barton J. Hanrahan 1% 90% Ryan Steals 2B
t7 3-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Barton J. Hanrahan -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R STL J. Mather J. Hanrahan 5% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ryan Scores
t7 4-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Hanrahan -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Ron Villone facing 8-9-1
Ron Villone replaces Brian Barton (LF) pitching and batting 2nd
Ryan Ludwick moves from RF to LF
Skip Schumaker replaces Albert Pujols (PH) playing CF batting 8th
Joe Mather moves from CF to RF
Felipe Lopez pinch hits for Willie Harris (2B) batting 8th
b7 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN F. Lopez R. Villone 2% 95% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b7 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN R. Langerhans R. Villone 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b7 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN C. Guzman R. Villone -1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Russ Springer replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 2nd
b7 0-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  WSN E. Dukes R. Springer -2% 93% Walk; Guzman to 2B
b7 0-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O WSN L. Milledge R. Springer 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Nationals' Joel Hanrahan facing 5-6-7
Felipe Lopez moves from PH to 2B
t8 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus J. Hanrahan -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Hanrahan 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t8 4-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Miles J. Hanrahan -0% 96% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
t8 4-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Hanrahan -0% 96% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Chris Perez facing 4-5-6
Chris Perez replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 2nd
b8 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN A. Boone C. Perez 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN K. Casto C. Perez -2% 96% Walk
b8 0-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O WSN J. Flores C. Perez 2% 97% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Joel Hanrahan (P) batting 7th
b8 0-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  WSN R. Mackowiak C. Perez -1% 96% Walk; Casto to 2B
Randy Flores replaces Aaron Miles (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Adam Kennedy replaces Chris Perez (P) playing 2B batting 2nd
Brendan Ryan moves from 2B to 3B
b8 0-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R WSN F. Lopez R. Flores -4% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Casto Scores; Mackowiak to 2B
b8 1-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans R. Flores 5% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 9-1-2
Luis Ayala replaces Rob Mackowiak (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t9 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Izturis L. Ayala -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Ryan L. Ayala -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Kennedy L. Ayala 0% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t9 4-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Mather L. Ayala -0% 96% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 1-2-3
Ryan Franklin replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 7th
b9 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN C. Guzman R. Franklin 2% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b9 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN E. Dukes R. Franklin 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 1-4 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O WSN L. Milledge R. Franklin 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 1.

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