MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/15/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2139 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (72-49) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals (57-63) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Nationals Win at St. Louis, 3-1
The St. Louis Cardinals went down to defeat to Zack Wheeler and his Washington teammates. The final score was 3-1 in favor of the Nationals. David Robertson notched his 7th save in 7 chances. The Nationals bumped their record to 72-49 with this latest triumph.

Andrew Benintendi, who is on pace for 204 hits this season, aided the Washington cause with a 2-run home run in the top of the third. For the game, the left fielder was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We're one win closer to our goal," Wheeler said in postgame remarks.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 7 49
A. Hicks CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .287 22 62
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .331 28 83
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .287 29 88
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .254 25 81
Y. Alonso 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .260 15 52
T. Telis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .381 1 2
Z. Wheeler P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077 0 1
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-S. Pearce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 5 24
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Hanson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 1 10
Totals 31 3 5 3 5 9 12      
a - S. Pearce pinch hit for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (19, 5th Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (25, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 1 out) A. Benintendi (28, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 5 , A. Benintendi 4 , C. Taylor 3
2-out RBI: A. Benintendi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , A. Hanson
GIDP: T. Telis
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 10 57
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278 12 47
J. Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 16 63
B. Phillips RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .220 19 48
E. Escobar 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232 1 10
A. Hechavarria SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 4 44
H. Bader CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 16 69
H. Perez C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252 3 13
L. Giolito P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .108 0 2
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 2
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 1 1 2 8 4      
a - E. Aybar pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Perez (3, 3rd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Perez 4
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Hechavarria-Escobar)
PB: H. Perez
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (3-3) 7.0 1 1 1 2 5 1 89 60 3.98   
J. Soria H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 3.52   
D. Robertson SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 1.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 74
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 24, J. Soria 3, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 8-8, J. Soria 1-1, D. Robertson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 89-60, J. Soria 11-6, D. Robertson 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Giolito L (7-12) 7.0 5 3 3 3 7 2 99 64 5.33   
B. Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 10 4.26   
C. Gearrin 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 12 7.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 59
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 28, B. Anderson 4, C. Gearrin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 5-8, B. Anderson 1-0, C. Gearrin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 99-64, B. Anderson 20-10, C. Gearrin 22-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheeler
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 23860
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