MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/16/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2575 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (79-71) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 15 2
St. Louis Cardinals (59-91) 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 X 8 10 0
Cardinals Turn Back Washington, 8-6
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals, 8-6, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis catcher Alex Avila earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He was 1-1 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The win was Marcos Diplan's in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Bud Norris took the loss for Washington. St. Louis is now 59-91, Washington 79-71.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from second baseman Ozzie Albies. For the game, Albies was 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 187th hit of the season gave St. Louis a 6-5 lead.

"We'll savor this win," Avila told the St. Louis Times, "then get ready for the next game."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 5 0 2 0 0 3 6 .298 2 21
Y. Gurriel 3B 5 1 3 4 0 1 1 .287 17 73
A. Benintendi LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .260 13 46
T. White 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 4 16
   b-A. Hanson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 3 11
J. Bradley Jr. CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .251 13 37
C. Taylor SS 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .241 17 71
J. Lowrie 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .245 2 13
A. Barnes C 4 3 3 1 0 0 3 .214 11 44
Z. Wheeler P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .283 0 5
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Alonso PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 24 78
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 15 6 4 9 25      
a - Y. Alonso pinch hit for K. Crick in the 8th
b - A. Hanson pinch ran for T. White in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (17, 3rd Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Barnes (11, 2nd Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowrie , Z. Wheeler 2 , Y. Gurriel 6 , T. White , A. Benintendi , C. Taylor , J. Bradley Jr. , A. Barnes 6 , A. Eaton 2
2-out RBI: Y. Gurriel , A. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowrie , A. Benintendi , J. Bradley Jr. , A. Eaton 2
GIDP: T. White , A. Barnes
Sac Bunt: Z. Wheeler
Hit by Pitch: A. Barnes
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (8)
CS: C. Taylor (9)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (15) , A. Barnes (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Gurriel-Lowrie-White, Gurriel-Lowrie-White)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .303 26 71
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .318 28 80
J. Martinez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .263 19 69
M. Olson 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .248 39 106
A. Avila C 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 .226 15 47
   b-Y. Gomes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 11 29
B. Phillips RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 14 58
   a-A. Meadows RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .252 2 9
H. Bader CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 18 59
H. Perez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 6 36
W. Chen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .065 0 1
   C. Gearrin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Diplan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Rodney P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 6 5 9 15      
a - A. Meadows substituted for B. Phillips in the 1st
b - Y. Gomes substituted for A. Avila in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Avila (15, 6th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Martinez (19, 6th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Meadows (2, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Bregman , O. Albies 3 , M. Olson , A. Avila 4 , H. Perez , J. Martinez 4 , A. Meadows 5
2-out RBI: O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , H. Perez , J. Martinez
GIDP: J. Martinez 2
Sac Bunt: M. Diplan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Meadows (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Albies-Olson, Albies-Perez-Olson)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler 5.0 7 5 5 3 6 3 87 49 3.60   
B. Norris L (3-3) 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 0 39 25 4.26   
K. Crick 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 24 13 5.02   
J. Edwards 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 8 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 36
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 23, B. Norris 7, K. Crick 5, J. Edwards 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 6-1, B. Norris 1-1, K. Crick 1-2, J. Edwards 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 87-49, B. Norris 39-25, K. Crick 24-13, J. Edwards 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen 4.0 7 2 2 1 4 2 71 48 4.57   
C. Gearrin 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 28 17 5.65   
M. Diplan W (3-4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 11 7.12   
F. Rodney H (17) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 23 17 3.98   
Z. Reininger SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 8 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 43
Batters Faced: W. Chen 19, C. Gearrin 8, M. Diplan 3, F. Rodney 9, Z. Reininger 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 2-5, C. Gearrin 2-0, M. Diplan 0-1, F. Rodney 2-1, Z. Reininger 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 71-48, C. Gearrin 28-17, M. Diplan 14-11, F. Rodney 23-17, Z. Reininger 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Diplan 3-2
WP: W. Chen
Hit Batsmen: C. Gearrin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Avila
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM EST
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 11688
Special Notes: RF Brett Phillips was injured on a defensive play. Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 5th inning.
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