GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (50-55) at WASHINGTON (48-60)

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Franklin relieved R Flores.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C Cordero (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C Cordero (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Batista hit for C Cordero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T Batista (.214, 0 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.

FINAL SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 2</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - KIP WELLS, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), RANDY FLORES (8TH), RYAN
FRANKLIN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

WAS - TIM REDDING, RAY KING (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES (8TH)

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

WAS - NONE</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - KIP WELLS, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), RANDY FLORES (8TH), RYAN
FRANKLIN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

WAS - TIM REDDING, RAY KING (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES (8TH)


WP - CHAD CORDERO (2-2)
LP - RYAN FRANKLIN (4-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

WAS - NONE


TIME: 3:25 ATT: 27,992

PROBABLES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (NR)
WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (0-0, 4.50)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS WASHINGTON (3) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .293
J Edmonds cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .227
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .314
C Duncan lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .286
S Rolen 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .271
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .297
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .221
Y Molina c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .264
K Wells p 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 38 2 11 2 3 11 16

a-grounded to third for R Springer in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (12, T Redding). RBI - K Wells (3), Y Molina (18).
2-out RBI - K Wells. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, J
Edmonds 2, J Encarnacion 1, D Eckstein 3. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (4, 2nd base off R King/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Eckstein-A Kennedy-A Pujols, A Kennedy-D Eckstein-A
Pujols).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .243
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .301
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .269
D Young 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197
A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .254
R Church lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .261
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .229
R Langerhans pr-lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .164
N Logan cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .244
T Redding p 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Batista ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228

Totals 32 3 10 3 6 5 20

a-walked for R King in the 7th; b-singled to left center for C Cordero in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - F Lopez (19, K Wells); R Zimmerman (26, K Wells). SF - R
Belliard. RBI - F Lopez (41), R Belliard (36), R Zimmerman (57). 2-out RBI - F
Lopez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, R Church 2, R
Belliard 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - N Logan, R Church. Team LOB - 11.


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ST LOUIS - 010 000 010 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 000 010 101 -- 3

One out when winning run scored.
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 6 6 2 2 5 4 0 5.58
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05
R Flores 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.19
R Franklin (L, 4-1) 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.45

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 6 1/3 7 1 1 2 8 0 2.43
R King 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.55
J Rauch (B, 4) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.79
C Cordero (W, 2-2) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.55

K Wells pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - K Wells. Pitches-strikes: K Wells 116-65; R Springer 7-4; R Flores
27-16; R Franklin 15-11; T Redding 107-71; R King 16-7; J Rauch 19-10; C
Cordero 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Wells 12-2; R Springer 1-2; R Flores
1-1; R Franklin 1-0; T Redding 7-4; R King 0-1; J Rauch 1-2; C Cordero 0-1.
Batters faced: K Wells 27; R Springer 3; R Flores 5; R Franklin 4; T Redding
28; R King 3; J Rauch 6; C Cordero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

T--3:25. Att--27,992.
Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 2
WASHINGTON 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

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ST LOUIS (2) AT WASHINGTON (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen struck out looking. J Encarnacion flied out to left.
A Kennedy walked. Y Molina singled to left, A Kennedy to second. K Wells
singled to right, A Kennedy scored, Y Molina to third. D Eckstein grounded out
to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: B Schneider reached on infield single to shortstop.
N Logan struck out looking. T Redding grounded into fielder's choice to third,
B Schneider out at second. T Redding to second on wild pitch by K Wells. F Lopez
doubled to left, T Redding scored. R Belliard lined out to shortstop. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 7TH: B Schneider walked. N Logan reached on bunt single to
third, B Schneider to second. D Jimenez hit for R King. R Langerhans ran for
B Schneider. D Jimenez walked, R Langerhans to third, N Logan to second.
R Springer relieved K Wells. F Lopez flied out to left. R Belliard hit sacrifice
fly to right, R Langerhans scored, N Logan to third. R Zimmerman grounded into
fielder's choice to third, D Jimenez out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 2.

ST LOUIS 8TH: R Fick at first base. J Flores catching. R Langerhans in left
field. J Rauch relieved R King. S Rolen flied out to right. J Encarnacion
reached on infield single to third. A Kennedy singled to right, J Encarnacion
to third. Y Molina singled to center, J Encarnacion scored, A Kennedy to
second. S Spiezio hit for R Springer. S Spiezio grounded out to third,
A Kennedy to third, Y Molina to second. D Eckstein popped out to second. (1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: R Franklin relieved R Flores. S Taguchi in center field.
T Batista hit for C Cordero. T Batista singled to left center. F Lopez grounded
into fielder's choice to second, T Batista out at second. R Belliard singled
to right, F Lopez to second. R Zimmerman singled to left, F Lopez scored,
R Belliard to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 3.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

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ST LOUIS (2) AT WASHINGTON (3) - EVENT LOG
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St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, J Edmonds CF, A Pujols 1B,
C Duncan LF, S Rolen 3B, J Encarnacion RF, A Kennedy 2B, Y Molina C, K Wells RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, R Church LF, B Schneider C, N Logan CF, T Redding RHP.

Umpires -- Adrian Johnson (HP), Mike Winters (1B), Brian Runge (2B),
Mark Wegner (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 8 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein flied out to center. J Edmonds singled to right.
A Pujols struck out swinging. C Duncan grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez struck out swinging. R Belliard grounded out to
third. R Zimmerman reached on infield single to shortstop. D Young singled to
center, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns walked, R Zimmerman to third, D Young
to second. R Church struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen struck out looking. J Encarnacion flied out to left.
A Kennedy walked. Y Molina singled to left, A Kennedy to second. K Wells
singled to right, A Kennedy scored, Y Molina to third. D Eckstein grounded out
to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: B Schneider walked. N Logan grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, B Schneider out at second. T Redding struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: J Edmonds singled to right. A Pujols struck out swinging.
C Duncan struck out swinging. S Rolen singled to center, J Edmonds to second.
J Encarnacion flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: F Lopez grounded out to second. R Belliard grounded out to
shortstop. R Zimmerman popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Kennedy grounded out to pitcher. Y Molina grounded out to
shortstop. K Wells singled to left. D Eckstein doubled to deep left, K Wells
to third. J Edmonds flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. A Kearns grounded out
to shortstop. R Church grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Pujols grounded out to third. C Duncan struck out
swinging. S Rolen grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: B Schneider reached on infield single to shortstop. N Logan
struck out looking. T Redding grounded into fielder's choice to third,
B Schneider out at second. T Redding to second on wild pitch by K Wells. F Lopez
doubled to left, T Redding scored. R Belliard lined out to shortstop. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

ST LOUIS 6TH: J Encarnacion struck out swinging. A Kennedy struck out
looking. Y Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Zimmerman doubled to deep right center. D Young grounded
out to first, R Zimmerman to third. A Kearns walked. R Church grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, A Kearns out at second.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: K Wells grounded out to shortstop. D Eckstein walked.
R King relieved T Redding. D Eckstein stole second. J Edmonds struck out
swinging. A Pujols walked. C Duncan flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 7TH: B Schneider walked. N Logan reached on bunt single to
third, B Schneider to second. D Jimenez hit for R King. R Langerhans ran for
B Schneider. D Jimenez walked, R Langerhans to third, N Logan to second.
R Springer relieved K Wells. F Lopez flied out to left. R Belliard hit sacrifice
fly to right, R Langerhans scored, N Logan to third. R Zimmerman grounded into
fielder's choice to third, D Jimenez out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 2.

ST LOUIS 8TH: R Fick at first base. J Flores catching. R Langerhans in left
field. J Rauch relieved R King. S Rolen flied out to right. J Encarnacion
reached on infield single to third. A Kennedy singled to right, J Encarnacion
to third. Y Molina singled to center, J Encarnacion scored, A Kennedy to
second. S Spiezio hit for R Springer. S Spiezio grounded out to third,
A Kennedy to third, Y Molina to second. D Eckstein popped out to second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: R Flores relieved R Springer. R Fick walked. A Kearns
flied out to center. J Flores grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Fick
out at second. R Langerhans singled to right, J Flores to third. N Logan
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

ST LOUIS 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. J Edmonds struck out swinging.
A Pujols lined out to center. C Duncan singled to right. S Rolen struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: R Franklin relieved R Flores. S Taguchi in center field.
T Batista hit for C Cordero. T Batista singled to left center. F Lopez grounded
into fielder's choice to second, T Batista out at second. R Belliard singled
to right, F Lopez to second. R Zimmerman singled to left, F Lopez scored,
R Belliard to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 3.</div>

 

Zimmerman lifts Nationals past Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Zimmerman came through with asingle in the ninth inning to lead the Washington Nationals to a3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.

With one out and runners on first and second, Zimmerman lofted asingle to left field off Ryan Franklin (4-1) that scored FelipeLopez and gave the Nationals their first four-game winningstreak since May 22-25.


Chad Cordero (2-2) allowed a hit and struck out two in the ninthto pick up the win.


St. Louis tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth. Juan Encarnacionsingled off Jon Rauch and Adam Kennedy and Yadier Molinafollowed with base hits. Molina's single drove in Encarnacion.

The Cardinals, who have lost three straight, scored a run in thesecond off Tim Redding when Adam Kennedy walked with two outs.Molina singled and Kip Wells singled to center to scoreKennedy.


Washington tied the score in the fifth. Brian Schneider led offwith a base hit and after Nook Logan struck out, Redding hitinto a force out trying to sacrifice. Redding later scored onLopez's double to left.


The Nationals took a 2-1 lead in the seventh, when RonnieBelliard flied to right to score pinch runner Ryan Langerhans,who was running for Schneider.

 

Zimmerman lifts Nationals past Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 2</h3><div class="pre">WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Zimmerman came through with a</div>single in the ninth inning to lead the Washington Nationals to a3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.

With one out and runners on first and second, Zimmerman lined asingle to left field off Ryan Franklin (4-1) that scored FelipeLopez and gave the Nationals their first four-game winningstreak since May 22-25.


"I guess it's pretty easy to get excited and swing at a pitchyou don't want to or maybe swing at a pitch you can't doanything with," Zimmerman said.


It was Zimmerman's fifth game-winning hit in the past two years- tying him with Minnesota's Justin Morneau for most in themajor leagues.


"He's done some pretty dramatic stuff since he's been here,"Washington manager Manny Acta said.


Chad Cordero (2-2) allowed a hit and struck out two in the ninthto pick up the win.


Despite the loss, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is definitely an admirer ofZimmerman's.


"He's definitely a winning player. A very exciting young guy,"La Russa said.


Zimmerman's counterpart, Scott Rolen, found it hard to believe thathe's just a second year player.


"He's turning a lot of heads. He's a great player," Rolen said."Up-and-coming doesn't exist anymore."


St. Louis tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth. Juan Encarnacionsingled off Jon Rauch and Adam Kennedy and Yadier Molinafollowed with base hits. Molina's single drove in Encarnacion.

The Cardinals, who have lost three straight, scored a run in thesecond off Tim Redding when Adam Kennedy walked with two outs.

Molina singled and Kip Wells singled to center to score Kennedy.

La Russa is frustrated that the Cardinals, who have lost threestraight, are failing to capitalize on their scoringopportunities. They left 12 runners on base Friday night.

"We have a good offense and we should be doing more," La Russasaid.


Washington tied the score in the fifth. Brian Schneider led offwith a base hit and after Nook Logan struck out, Redding hitinto a force out trying to sacrifice. Redding later scored onLopez's double to left.


The Nationals took a 2-1 lead in the seventh, when RonnieBelliard flied to right to score pinch runner Ryan Langerhans,who was running for Schneider.