MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/05/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2418 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (64-76) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 11 1
Washington Nationals (83-57) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 1
Nationals Subdue St. Louis, 5-4
Washington right-hander Zack Wheeler made an effective start against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park, leading his team to a 5-4 win. Wheeler went 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. His record improves to 6-4. David Robertson notched his 12th save in 13 chances.

Tyler Flowers aided the Washington cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the catcher went 2-4 with 2 singles.

"I just try to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Flowers.

At 83-57, the Nationals have a slim two-game lead in the National League East Division.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .263 12 67
H. Bader CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .252 18 76
J. Martinez LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .272 19 71
A. Avila C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 17 58
B. Phillips RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .228 21 60
E. Escobar 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 4 17
A. Hechavarria SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .293 5 54
Y. Gomes 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .247 18 43
L. Giolito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 2
   B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Perez PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .246 4 15
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Aybar PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 4
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 13 15      
a - H. Perez pinch hit for C. Gearrin in the 7th
b - E. Aybar pinch hit for Z. Littell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Avila (25, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out) E. Aybar (3, 9th Inning off D. Robertson, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Albies (10, 7th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (19, 6th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies 4 , B. Phillips , A. Hechavarria 2 , Y. Gomes 3 , A. Avila 2 , J. Martinez 4 , E. Aybar 2
2-out RBI: O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hechavarria , E. Escobar , H. Bader 3
GIDP: E. Escobar
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gomes (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Hechavarria-Giolito)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300 7 48
A. Hicks CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .282 29 75
A. Benintendi LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .340 30 93
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .292 32 96
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .272 27 95
Y. Alonso 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .257 16 56
C. Taylor SS 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .264 7 55
Z. Wheeler P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .095 0 1
   a-T. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 1 3
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Flowers C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .318 12 46
Totals 34 5 10 4 6 6 23      
a - T. White pinch hit for Z. Wheeler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (38, 7th Inning off Z. Littell, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Panik (31, 1st Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 3 , A. Benintendi 3 , C. Taylor , J. Panik 2 , T. Flowers 2 , Y. Alonso
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Wheeler , J. Panik , M. Ozuna 2
GIDP: J. Panik
Hit by Pitch: A. Hicks
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Benintendi (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Panik-Alonso)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Giolito L (8-15) 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 0 39 24 5.39   
B. Anderson 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 46 34 4.61   
C. Gearrin 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 28 14 6.75   
Z. Littell 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 24 14 7.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 24
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 11, B. Anderson 12, C. Gearrin 8, Z. Littell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 1-2, B. Anderson 3-2, C. Gearrin 1-2, Z. Littell 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 39-24, B. Anderson 46-34, C. Gearrin 28-14, Z. Littell 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 1-0
WP: L. Giolito
Hit Batsmen: L. Giolito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (6-4) 7.0 8 3 3 1 8 1 90 63 4.03   
J. Soria H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 3.08   
D. Robertson SV (12) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 24 16 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 56
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 29, J. Soria 3, D. Robertson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 10-2, J. Soria 0-1, D. Robertson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 90-63, J. Soria 14-9, D. Robertson 24-16
WP: D. Robertson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheeler
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 22385
Special Notes: SP Lucas Giolito was injured while pitching.
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