Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Washington Nationals
1. Theriot ss Werth rf
2. Rasmus cf Desmond ss
3. Pujols 1b Zimmerman 3b
4. Berkman lf Morse 1b
5. Molina c Espinosa 2b
6. Brown rf Ramos c
7. Schumaker 2b Ankiel cf
8. Descalso 3b Maya p
9. Garcia p Hairston lf
CARDINALS 1ST: Theriot singled to center; Rasmus struck out;
Pujols homered to left-center [Theriot scored]; Berkman walked;
Molina lined into a double play to pitcher [Berkman out at first
(pitcher to first)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2,
Nationals 0.
NATIONALS 1ST: Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); Desmond
grounded out (third to first); Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Brown grounded out (third to first); Schumaker
grounded out (first unassisted); Descalso flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
NATIONALS 2ND: Morse grounded out (pitcher to first); Espinosa
singled to center; Ramos lined to shortstop; BERNADINA BATTED
FOR ANKIEL; Bernadina singled to left [Espinosa to second];
Nationals center fielder Rick Ankiel left the game due to a
strained left rib cage muscle, which he hurt catching Daniel
Descalso's fly ball; Maya struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: BERNADINA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Theriot flied to center;
Rasmus singled to right; Pujols forced Rasmus (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
NATIONALS 3RD: Hairston struck out; Werth singled to shortstop;
Desmond flied to center; Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 2, Nationals 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Berkman homered to right; Molina grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brown flied to right; Schumaker singled to
left; Descalso struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3,
Nationals 0.
NATIONALS 4TH: Morse doubled to left; Espinosa struck out; Ramos
flied to right; Bernadina singled to center [Morse scored]; Maya
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3,
Nationals 1.
CARDINALS 5TH: Garcia flied to right; Theriot singled to center;
Rasmus doubled [Theriot to third]; Pujols was walked
intentionally; Berkman forced Pujols (shortstop to second)
[Theriot scored, Rasmus to third]; Molina singled to center
[Rasmus scored, Berkman to second]; Brown singled to right
[Berkman scored, Molina to third, Brown to second (on throw)];
MATTHEUS REPLACED MAYA (PITCHING); JAY RAN FOR BROWN; Schumaker
lined to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6,
Nationals 1.
NATIONALS 5TH: JAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hairston reached
on an error by Theriot; Werth forced Hairston (second to
shortstop) [Werth to second (error by Theriot)]; Desmond walked;
Zimmerman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Desmond out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals
6, Nationals 1.
CARDINALS 6TH: Descalso lined to center; Garcia struck out;
Theriot walked; Rasmus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Nationals 1.
NATIONALS 6TH: Morse singled to left; Espinosa singled to
shortstop [Morse to second]; Ramos singled to shortstop [Morse
to third, Espinosa to second]; Bernadina grounded into a double
play (second to first to shortstop) [Morse scored (no RBI),
Espinosa to third, Ramos out at second]; BIXLER BATTED FOR
MATTHEUS; Bixler was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 6, Nationals 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: H. RODRIGUEZ REPLACED BIXLER (PITCHING); Pujols
was called out on strikes; Berkman walked; Molina grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Berkman out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Nationals 2.
NATIONALS 7TH: BATISTA REPLACED GARCIA (PITCHING); Hairston
flied to left; Werth walked; Desmond singled to first [Werth to
second]; Zimmerman doubled to right [Werth scored, Desmond to
third]; Morse grounded out (shortstop to first) [Desmond scored,
Zimmerman to third]; Espinosa singled to center [Zimmerman
scored]; Ramos singled to center [Espinosa to second]; MILLER
REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); Bernadina was hit by a pitch
[Espinosa to third, Ramos to second]; I. RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR H.
RODRIGUEZ; Miller threw a wild pitch [Espinosa scored, Ramos to
third, Bernadina to second]; I. Rodriguez was walked
intentionally; MOTTE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); NIX BATTED FOR
HAIRSTON; Nix walked [Ramos scored, Bernadina to third, I.
Rodriguez to second]; Werth singled to right [Bernadina scored,
I. Rodriguez to third, Nix to second]; Desmond struck out; 6 R,
5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Nationals 8.
CARDINALS 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED I. RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); NIX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jay was called out on strikes;
Schumaker flied to left; Descalso struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cardinals 6, Nationals 8.
NATIONALS 8TH: BOGGS REPLACED MOTTE (PITCHING); Zimmerman flied
to left; Morse grounded out (third to first); Espinosa grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6,
Nationals 8.
CARDINALS 9TH: STOREN REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); HAMILTON
BATTED FOR BOGGS; Hamilton flied to center; Theriot walked;
Theriot advanced to second because of defensive indifference
[Theriot to second]; Rasmus flied to left; Pujols was walked
intentionally; Berkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Nationals 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 6 9 2 7
Nationals 8 13 0 9
