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TOR
@KCR		6
8
LAA
@NYY		4
7
BOS
@TBR		0
13
OAK
@TEX		4
2
FLA
@CHC		8
2		 
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@LAD		5
8
ARI
@MIL		1
4
STL
@WSN		9
4
Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:06PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 18,007, Time of Game: 3:18
Cardinals
9
16-7
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Nationals
4
5-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 8½ GB
W: Chris Perez (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  5    9  8  0
Nationals       2  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  6  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B-LF 5 1 2 0 1 0 .300 .746 21 12 0.068 1.20 0.168 -0.100 0.5 1 3 2B
Colby Rasmus RF 1 1 0 1 1 0 .254 .662 10 3 0.033 1.07 0.067 -0.034 0.3 1 0 SF
   Ryan Ludwick PH-RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .297 .883 16 10 -0.071 1.78 0.049 -0.120 -0.6 1 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .337 1.132 20 10 0.168 1.45 0.244 -0.075 1.7 8 2 HR,SB
Chris Duncan LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 .304 .938 23 8 0.165 1.59 0.204 -0.039 0.9 0 0
   P.J. Walters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Ankiel CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .264 .772 16 8 0.369 2.20 0.393 -0.024 1.1 0 0 2B,SF
Joseph Thurston 3B-2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .278 .778 17 10 -0.185 1.65 0.008 -0.193 -1.4 0 2
Jason LaRue C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .455 .993 14 9 0.013 1.14 0.111 -0.098 1.1 12 0 HBP
Tyler Greene SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 .400 15 9 -0.036 1.00 0.079 -0.115 1.0 4 1 SB
Mitchell Boggs P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 10 8 -0.062 0.76 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 0 2
   Blaine Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Khalil Greene PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .677 7 3 0.054 2.25 0.054 0.000 0.3
   Trever Miller 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
   Brian Barden PH-3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 .385 1.073 4 2 0.003 -.12 0.003 0.000 0.2 0 0 SF
Team Totals 32 9 8 7 11 2 .250 .832 173 92 0.519 1.38 1.380 -0.860 4.6 27 10
2B: S Schumaker (5, off D Cabrera); R Ankiel (6, off J Tavarez).
HR: A Pujols (8, off D Cabrera; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: B Barden (1, off J Hanrahan); R Ankiel (1, off L Kensing); C Rasmus (1, off D Cabrera).
HBP: J LaRue (1, by J Tavarez).
TB: A Pujols 5; S Schumaker 3; R Ankiel 3; C Duncan; T Greene.
RBI: R Ankiel 2 (11); A Pujols 2 (28); B Barden (7); T Greene (1); C Rasmus (4).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: T Greene (1, 3rd base off J Hanrahan/J Flores); A Pujols (4, 2nd base off D Cabrera/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 0 0 0 1 .419 .884 21 15 -0.135 1.09 0.000 -0.135 -1.3 1 5
Nick Johnson 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .338 .849 16 9 0.008 0.77 0.056 -0.048 -0.1 11 1
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .289 .898 13 9 0.079 1.26 0.177 -0.098 1.1 0 3 HR
Adam Dunn LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .310 1.073 19 9 -0.058 1.27 0.043 -0.101 -0.2 2 0
Elijah Dukes CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .279 .855 20 11 -0.081 1.22 0.047 -0.128 -0.8 6 0 CS
Austin Kearns RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .903 11 6 -0.013 1.14 0.037 -0.050 -0.2 3 0 HBP
Jesus Flores C 4 1 2 1 0 2 .281 .794 12 10 0.134 1.50 0.242 -0.108 0.8 2 0 3B
Anderson Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .306 .812 14 7 0.115 1.27 0.179 -0.063 0.8 1 2 2B
Daniel Cabrera P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .222 8 4 0.014 0.91 0.038 -0.024 0.0 1 0 HBP
   Willie Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .701 3 2 -0.033 1.18 0.000 -0.033 -0.3
   Mike Hinckley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Logan Kensing P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kip Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alex Cintron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 3 -0.009 0.43 0.000 -0.009 -0.4
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 4 12 .188 .691 142 85 0.021 1.14 0.819 -0.797 -0.4 27 12
2B: A Hernandez (5, off M Boggs).
3B: J Flores (1, off M Boggs).
HR: R Zimmerman (5, off M Boggs; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: A Kearns (1, by M Boggs); D Cabrera (1, by M Boggs).
TB: J Flores 4; R Zimmerman 4; N Johnson 2; A Hernandez 2.
RBI: R Zimmerman 2 (16); A Hernandez (5); J Flores (11).
2-out RBI: A Hernandez; J Flores.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
PB: J Flores (2).
E: J Flores (1).
Baserunning
CS: E Dukes (4, 2nd base by M Boggs POCS).

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
Mitchell Boggs 6 6 4 4 2 9 1 3.29 27 100 60 32 12 16 7 7 1 0 51 -0.222 1.13 -1.0
Blaine Boyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18.00 3 11 9 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.087 1.16 0.5
Trever Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.046 1.81 0.2
Chris Perez, W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.57 3 9 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.060 2.20 0.3
P.J. Walters 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.68 4 18 8 4 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.24 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 4 12 1 4.00 38 142 85 43 14 28 11 9 1 0 51 0 0 -0.022 1.38 0.4

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
Daniel Cabrera 6 4 3 3 5 2 1 4.44 27 93 51 31 5 15 9 11 1 0 49 -0.024 1.06 -0.0
Mike Hinckley, H (4) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.79 2 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.005 1.49 -0.0
Logan Kensing, BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 4 13 5 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 -0.105 3.48 -0.5
Kip Wells 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.42 5 24 12 8 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.106 2.27 0.5
Julian Tavarez, L (0-2) 0.1 2 5 2 2 0 0 4.50 6 23 13 10 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.478 1.84 -3.7
Joel Hanrahan 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 3 12 7 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 -0.015 0.07 -0.8
Team Totals 9 8 9 6 11 2 1 6.00 47 173 92 59 10 23 16 17 1 0 49 3 3 -0.521 1.14 -4.6
Balks: J Hanrahan (1).
WP: D Cabrera 4 (7).
HBP: M Boggs 2 (2; D Cabrera, A Kearns); J Tavarez (1; J LaRue).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Boggs (1; E Dukes, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 18,007.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Washington Nationals
1 Skip Schumaker 2B 1 Cristian Guzman SS
2 Colby Rasmus RF 2 Nick Johnson 1B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 Chris Duncan LF 4 Adam Dunn LF
5 Rick Ankiel CF 5 Elijah Dukes CF
6 Joseph Thurston 3B 6 Austin Kearns RF
7 Jason LaRue C 7 Jesus Flores C
8 Tyler Greene SS 8 Anderson Hernandez 2B
9 Mitchell Boggs P 9 Daniel Cabrera P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel J. Tavarez 35% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Duncan Scores
b6 2-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R WSN J. Flores M. Boggs -22% 44% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kearns Scores
b1 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR WSN R. Zimmerman M. Boggs -18% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
b6 3-3 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R WSN A. Hernandez M. Boggs -17% 27% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Flores Scores
t1 0-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RR STL A. Pujols D. Cabrera 13% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rasmus Scores

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' Daniel Cabrera facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Cabrera -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Rasmus D. Cabrera 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Pujols D. Cabrera 2% 52% Wild Pitch; Rasmus to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols D. Cabrera 3% 55% Wild Pitch; Rasmus to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RR STL A. Pujols D. Cabrera 13% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rasmus Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Duncan D. Cabrera 2% 69% Walk
t1 2-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel D. Cabrera -2% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Thurston D. Cabrera -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN C. Guzman M. Boggs 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN N. Johnson M. Boggs -3% 65% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b1 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR WSN R. Zimmerman M. Boggs -18% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
b1 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN A. Dunn M. Boggs 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O WSN E. Dukes M. Boggs 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nationals' Daniel Cabrera facing 7-8-9
t2 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. LaRue D. Cabrera 4% 54% Walk
t2 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Greene D. Cabrera 3% 56% Wild Pitch; LaRue to 2B
t2 2-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Greene D. Cabrera -4% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Boggs D. Cabrera -4% 48% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t2 2-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Cabrera -3% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN A. Kearns M. Boggs 2% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN J. Flores M. Boggs -3% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b2 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN A. Hernandez M. Boggs 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 2-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O WSN D. Cabrera M. Boggs 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nationals' Daniel Cabrera facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Rasmus D. Cabrera -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols D. Cabrera 3% 50% Walk
t3 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Duncan D. Cabrera 2% 52% Pujols Steals 2B
t3 2-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Duncan D. Cabrera -4% 48% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t3 2-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Ankiel D. Cabrera 2% 50% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Pujols to 3B
t3 2-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Thurston D. Cabrera -6% 45% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN C. Guzman M. Boggs 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN N. Johnson M. Boggs 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman M. Boggs 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nationals' Daniel Cabrera facing 7-8-9
t4 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. LaRue D. Cabrera -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Greene D. Cabrera -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 2-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Boggs D. Cabrera -1% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 4-5-6
b4 2-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN A. Dunn M. Boggs -4% 40% Walk
b4 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN E. Dukes M. Boggs 4% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 2-2 1 1-- 3,(2-1)  O WSN A. Kearns M. Boggs 5% 49% Dukes Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b4 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Kearns M. Boggs -1% 47% Walk
b4 2-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Flores M. Boggs 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nationals' Daniel Cabrera facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Schumaker D. Cabrera 8% 58% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 2-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  STL C. Rasmus D. Cabrera 4% 63% Wild Pitch; Schumaker to 3B
t5 2-2 0 --3 5,(3-1)  RO STL C. Rasmus D. Cabrera -1% 62% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Schumaker Scores
t5 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols D. Cabrera -2% 60% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t5 3-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Duncan D. Cabrera 1% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 3-2 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  STL R. Ankiel D. Cabrera 2% 64% Walk; Duncan to 2B
t5 3-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Thurston D. Cabrera -5% 59% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 8-9-1
b5 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez M. Boggs 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN D. Cabrera M. Boggs -4% 59% Hit By Pitch
b5 2-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O WSN C. Guzman M. Boggs 4% 63% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b5 2-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  WSN N. Johnson M. Boggs -3% 60% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Guzman to 2B
b5 2-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O WSN R. Zimmerman M. Boggs 7% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Nationals 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nationals' Daniel Cabrera facing 7-8-9
t6 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. LaRue D. Cabrera -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Greene D. Cabrera -2% 62% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t6 3-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Boggs D. Cabrera -1% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 4-5-6
b6 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN A. Dunn M. Boggs 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN E. Dukes M. Boggs 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN A. Kearns M. Boggs -2% 66% Hit By Pitch
b6 2-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R WSN J. Flores M. Boggs -22% 44% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kearns Scores
b6 3-3 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R WSN A. Hernandez M. Boggs -17% 27% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Flores Scores
Willie Harris pinch hits for Daniel Cabrera (P) batting 9th
b6 4-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O WSN W. Harris M. Boggs 3% 30% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Nationals 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Nationals' Mike Hinckley facing 1-2-3
Mike Hinckley replaces Willie Harris (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Hinckley -4% 26% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Colby Rasmus (RF) batting 2nd
t7 3-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Ludwick M. Hinckley 5% 31% Walk
Logan Kensing replaces Mike Hinckley pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL A. Pujols L. Kensing 7% 38% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Ludwick to 2B
t7 3-4 1 12- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Duncan L. Kensing 11% 49% Walk; Ludwick to 3B; Pujols to 2B
t7 3-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  RO STL R. Ankiel L. Kensing -0% 49% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Ludwick Scores
t7 4-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Thurston L. Kensing -7% 41% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Blaine Boyer facing 1-2-3
Blaine Boyer replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching and batting 9th
Ryan Ludwick moves from PH to RF
b7 4-4 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O WSN C. Guzman B. Boyer 4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN N. Johnson B. Boyer 3% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 4-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman B. Boyer 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
Kip Wells replaces Logan Kensing pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. LaRue K. Wells -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL T. Greene K. Wells -3% 42% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Khalil Greene pinch hits for Blaine Boyer (P) batting 9th
t8 4-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL K. Greene K. Wells 3% 44% Walk
t8 4-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker K. Wells 4% 48% Walk; Greene to 2B
t8 4-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ludwick K. Wells 3% 51% Passed Ball; Greene to 3B; Schumaker to 2B
t8 4-4 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick K. Wells -12% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Trever Miller facing 4-5-6
Trever Miller replaces Khalil Greene (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN A. Dunn T. Miller 5% 44% Strikeout Looking
Chris Perez replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN E. Dukes C. Perez -5% 39% Walk
b8 4-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O WSN A. Kearns C. Perez 3% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Dukes to 2B
b8 4-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O WSN J. Flores C. Perez 8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Nationals 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Julian Tavarez facing 3-4-5
Julian Tavarez replaces Kip Wells pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols J. Tavarez -6% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 4-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL C. Duncan J. Tavarez 6% 50% Walk
t9 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel J. Tavarez 35% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Duncan Scores
t9 5-4 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Thurston J. Tavarez 1% 86% Walk
t9 5-4 1 12- 4,(0-2)  STL J. LaRue J. Tavarez 4% 90% Hit By Pitch; Ankiel to 3B; Thurston to 2B
t9 5-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL T. Greene J. Tavarez 8% 98% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ankiel Scores; Thurston Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; LaRue to 3B/Adv on throw
Joel Hanrahan replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th
Brian Barden pinch hits for Chris Perez (P) batting 9th
t9 7-4 1 1-3 R STL B. Barden J. Hanrahan 1% 99% Balk; LaRue Scores/unER; Greene to 2B
t9 8-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  STL B. Barden J. Hanrahan 0% 99% Greene Steals 3B
t9 8-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO STL B. Barden J. Hanrahan 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Greene Scores/unER
t9 9-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Schumaker J. Hanrahan 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t9 9-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Hanrahan -0% 99% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-9, Cardinals' P.J. Walters facing 8-9-1
P.J. Walters replaces Chris Duncan (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Joseph Thurston moves from 3B to 2B
Brian Barden moves from PH to 3B
Skip Schumaker moves from 2B to LF
b9 4-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Hernandez P. Walters -1% 98% Walk
Alex Cintron pinch hits for Joel Hanrahan (P) batting 9th
b9 4-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN A. Cintron P. Walters 1% 99% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b9 4-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O WSN C. Guzman P. Walters 1% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 4-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O WSN N. Johnson P. Walters 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Nationals 4.

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