Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
· Major League Baseball
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Wood, Lowe HRs power Washington past Cardinals 8-2 as Cairo earns 1st win as Nats' interim manager
Cairo took over when Washington fired manager Dave Martinez and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo hour after a 6-4 loss to Boston on Sunday.
Wood hit a solo homer in the seventh inning with an exit velocity of 115.9 mph that traveled 433 feet to center field. Wood has been named an All-Star and will take part in the Home Run Derby.
Lowe staked Washington to a lead in the first inning with his 14th homer of the season. The Nationals added three more runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Alex Call and a bloop single with the bases loaded by Jacob Young that scored two runs.
Amed Rosario hit a solo homer, his fifth, in the fifth inning, for a 7-1 lead. MacKenzie Gore (4-8) pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk while striking out seven as the Nationals snapped a four-game skid.
Andre Pallante (5-5) worked six innings, giving up seven runs on eight hits with a walk and a strikeout. Masyn Winn had three hits for the Cardinals.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Scott II struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Pagés grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Nootbaar struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | García relieved Rutledge |
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9th Inning | Abrams flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Young grounded out to first. |
Statistics
 WSH |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 19 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 34 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 3 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 141 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created | 2.4 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .206 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .600 | Slugging Percentage | .294 |
| .400 | Secondary Average | .147 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .250 |
| .897 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .544 |
| 1.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
| 56.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 11.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.81 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.83 |
| .343 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
| .054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| .143 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.059 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 98.5 | MLB Rating | 71.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 20,956 | Capacity: