Strasburg, long balls power Nationals past Cardinals
Stephen Strasburg struck out nine including seven of eight in one stretch and the Nationals got home runs from Michael Taylor and Danny Espinosa in a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Washington Nationals
5
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Adams homered to left (369 feet), Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Espinosa homered to right, Murphy scored (389 feet).
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Werth hit sacrifice fly to right, Zimmerman scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Murphy singled to right, Rendon scored, Zimmerman to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Adams singled to center, Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Holliday doubled to deep center, Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: 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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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Carpenter grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Moss grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Wong out at second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Moss batting
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Play Result 5-4
Moss hit for Oh.
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Wong walked.
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Wong batting
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Play Result 5-4
Wong hit for Fryer.
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Play Result 5-4
Papelbon relieved Treinen.
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Lobatón flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Lobatón batting
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Head to Head
WSH wins series 3-0
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Randal GrichukCF34
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Aledmys DiazSS12
Eric FryerC41
Mike LeakeP8
Substitutes
Kolten WongPH16
Jeremy HazelbakerPH41
Matt BowmanP51
Seunghwan OhP18
Brandon MossPH37
WSH
Michael A. TaylorCF21
Anthony Rendon3B6
Bryce HarperRF3
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Daniel Murphy2B9
Jayson WerthLF28
Danny EspinosaSS14
Jose LobatonC7
Stephen StrasburgP37
Substitutes
Blake TreinenP64
Jonathan PapelbonP58
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