MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/13/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2110 - MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (70-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals (57-61) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 4 0
Cardinals Turn Back Washington, 2-1
The Washington Nationals wasted an impressive 6-inning effort from starter Brandon Woodruff, falling 2-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Fernando Rodney notched his 5th save in 6 chances. St. Louis has now won 4 games in a row.

Yan Gomes drove in one run for St. Louis. The 31-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Bud Norris. It was his 36th RBI of the season.

Gomes told a St. Louis News reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300 5 38
A. Hicks CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 22 61
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .331 26 79
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288 28 85
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 24 80
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 15 52
T. Telis C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .444 1 2
B. Woodruff P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .063 0 1
   a-J. Lowrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 10
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Taylor SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262 7 49
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 5 10      
a - J. Lowrie pinch hit for B. Woodruff in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (18, 5th Inning off M. Molina, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Alonso (17, 4th Inning off M. Molina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi , C. Taylor 3 , J. Panik , Y. Alonso 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Woodruff , A. Benintendi , M. Ozuna
GIDP: A. Benintendi
Sac Bunt: J. Panik
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benintendi (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 10 56
H. Bader CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .255 16 68
J. Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 16 62
A. Avila C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 14 46
B. Phillips RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 19 46
E. Escobar 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .236 1 10
A. Hechavarria SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290 4 44
Y. Gomes 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .236 16 36
M. Molina P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 0 1
   a-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 2 10
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 27 2 4 2 2 11 8      
a - H. Perez pinch hit for M. Molina in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Escobar (6, 7th Inning off B. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Hechavarria (4, 2nd Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Hechavarria 5 , E. Escobar 2 , H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Phillips , A. Avila
Sac Fly: Y. Gomes
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomes-Albies-Escobar)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Woodruff 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 1 90 57 5.15   
B. Norris L (1-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 12 3.83   
D. Leone 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 70
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 22, B. Norris 5, D. Leone 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 7-3, B. Norris 0-1, D. Leone 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 90-57, B. Norris 19-12, D. Leone 9-6
WP: B. Woodruff 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Molina W (9-7) 7.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 83 51 4.30   
B. Ziegler H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.76   
F. Rodney SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Molina 64
Batters Faced: M. Molina 27, B. Ziegler 3, F. Rodney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Molina 8-9, B. Ziegler 2-0, F. Rodney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Molina 83-51, B. Ziegler 12-9, F. Rodney 6-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Woodruff
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 21121
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