Wainwright uses arm, bat to lift Cardinals past Nats 9-4
Adam Wainwright pitched seven gritty innings and made an ample contribution at the plate, hitting a two-run double to help the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Washington Nationals 9-4 Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
9
Washington Nationals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Adams doubled to deep right, Molina and G. Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Zimmerman homered to center (406 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Harper homered to center (428 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Grichuk doubled to left center, Holliday scored, Piscotty to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Holliday homered to left (395 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Zimmerman homered to right (389 feet), Murphy scored.
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End Inning 9-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Drew flied out to left.
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Fly Out 9-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 9-4
Zimmerman to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 9-4
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Drew batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Zimmerman singled to left.
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Single 9-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Zimmerman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Murphy grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Murphy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Harper grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Harper batting
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Play Result 9-4
Kiekhefer relieved Oh.
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Start Inning 9-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-4
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Lineup Change 9-4
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End Inning 9-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Gyorko grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 9-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Gyorko batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Head to Head
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Ben RevereCF25
Jayson WerthLF28
Bryce HarperRF3
Daniel Murphy2B9
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Stephen Drew3B10
Danny EspinosaSS14
Jose LobatonC7
Gio GonzalezP47
Substitutes
Wilson RamosC40
Blake TreinenP64
Chris HeiseyPH24
Oliver PerezP59
Yusmeiro PetitP36
Sammy SolísP50
Michael A. TaylorPH21
Shawn KelleyP27
STL
Matt Carpenter1B13
Aledmys DiazSS12
Matt HollidayLF7
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Randal GrichukCF34
Yadier MolinaC4
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Greg Garcia3B4
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Jeremy HazelbakerLF41
Matt AdamsPH18
Seunghwan OhP18
Dean KiekheferP63
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