Leake, Piscotty lead Cardinals past Nationals, 6-1
Mike Leake outpitched Max Scherzer, Stephen Piscotty homered and had five RBI and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Washington Nationals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Piscotty homered to left center (422 feet) , J. Martínez and Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Eaton singled to left, Difo scored, Lind to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Piscotty singled to center, Fowler scored, Garcia to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Carpenter hit sacrifice fly to shortstop, Fryer scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Wieters lined out to left.
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Line Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Wieters batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Werth flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Werth batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Zimmerman doubled to deep left center.
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Double 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Zimmerman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Murphy flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Murphy batting
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Play Result 6-1
Oh relieved Cecil.
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Start Inning 6-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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End Inning 6-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Grichuk flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Grichuk batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Piscotty homered to left center (422 feet) , J. Martínez and Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Head to Head
WSH wins series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Adam EatonCF9
Anthony Rendon3B6
Bryce HarperRF3
Daniel Murphy2B9
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Jayson WerthLF28
Matt WietersC32
Wilmer DifoSS30
Max ScherzerP31
Substitutes
Michael A. TaylorPH21
Enny RomeroP46
Shawn KelleyP27
Adam A LindPH
Koda GloverP30
Sammy SolísP50
Joe BlantonP56
STL
Dexter FowlerCF25
Greg GarciaSS4
Matt Carpenter1B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt AdamsLF18
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Kolten Wong2B16
Eric FryerC41
Mike LeakeP8
Substitutes
Randal GrichukLF34
Trevor RosenthalP40
Matt BowmanP51
Brett CecilP27
Jose MartinezPH16
Seunghwan OhP18
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