Wacha outdoes Scherzer as Cardinals beat Nationals 4-1
Wacha outdoes Scherzer as Cardinals beat Nationals 4-1
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Washington Nationals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Reynolds doubled to deep right center, Holliday scored, Reynolds scored on throwing error by pitcher Barrett.
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Error 4-1
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Adams singled to left, Heyward scored, Holliday to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Span singled to right, Espinosa scored, Scherzer to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 1-0
Carpenter scored, Heyward to second on wild pitch by Scherzer.
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Wild Pitch 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Espinosa grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Espinosa batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Lobatón struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Lobatón batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Escobar grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Escobar batting
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Play Result 4-1
Rosenthal relieved Walden.
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Start Inning 4-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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End Inning 4-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Anna grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Anna batting
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Play Result 4-1
Anna hit for Walden.
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Cruz grounded into double play, third to second to first, Jay out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Denard SpanCF4
Ian DesmondSS20
Bryce HarperRF3
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Clint RobinsonLF25
Yunel Escobar3B0
Jose LobatonC7
Danny Espinosa2B14
Max ScherzerP31
Substitutes
Tyler MoorePH28
Matt ThorntonP46
Aaron BarrettP61
Tanner RoarkP49
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jason HeywardRF22
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Kolten Wong2B16
Jon JayCF9
Tony CruzC17
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Mark Reynolds1B12
Jordan WaldenP53
Dean AnnaPH41
Trevor RosenthalP40
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