GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (50-56) at WASHINGTON (49-60)

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS WASHINGTON (12) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
J Edmonds cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .232
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272
C Duncan lf-1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .285
S Spiezio 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-S Taguchi ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293
Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .226

Totals 29 1 9 1 4 4 19

a-singled to left for B Thompson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (6, J Hanrahan). HR - A Kennedy (3, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Kennedy (18). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Duncan 1, J Edmonds 2, S Rolen 1. GIDP - Y Molina 2, J Encarnacion.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Pineiro (1, throw); A Kennedy (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (A
Kennedy-D Eckstein-S Spiezio).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
b-D Jimenez ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
R Belliard 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .271
D Young 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .336
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .251
R Church lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
B Schneider c 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .233
N Logan cf 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .258
J Hanrahan p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph-1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237

Totals 33 12 14 11 3 4 12

a-singled to left for S Rivera in the 6th; b-flied out to center for F Lopez
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hanrahan (1, J Pineiro); B Schneider (15, M Maroth); N Logan
(11, M Maroth); D Young (28, M Maroth). HR - R Zimmerman 2 (17, 4th inning off
J Pineiro 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off M Maroth 1 on, 2 Out), B Schneider (5,
7th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out). S - J Hanrahan. SF - R Belliard. RBI -
R Zimmerman 3 (60), N Logan 2 (9), J Hanrahan 2 (2), T Batista (10), R Belliard
(37), B Schneider 2 (39). 2-out RBI - N Logan, J Hanrahan 2, R Zimmerman 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2, A Kearns 1. GIDP - R
Church. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (12, 2nd base off J Pineiro/Y Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (R Belliard-D Young-F Lopez, R Belliard-D Young, R
Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young, D Jimenez-T Batista).


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ST LOUIS - 001 000 00 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 000 505 2 -- 12
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 5 7 5 4 2 2 1 7.20
M Maroth 2/3 5 5 2 0 0 1 11.08
B Thompson 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 2 1 5.21

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 5 6 1 1 3 3 1 3.27
S Rivera 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.41
B Traber 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.66

J Hanrahan pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 81-48; M Maroth 26-17; B Thompson 15-10; J
Hanrahan 93-57; S Rivera 9-3; B Traber 20-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Pineiro
11-2; M Maroth 0-2; B Thompson 0-2; J Hanrahan 3-8; S Rivera 2-1; B Traber 3-2.
Batters faced: J Pineiro 23; M Maroth 8; B Thompson 7; J Hanrahan 22; S Rivera
3; B Traber 8.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Zimmerman (.271, 2-FOR-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: AARON MILES (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 12

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.271, 2-FOR-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Miles relieved B Thompson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Zimmerman (.271, 2-FOR-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Langerhans hit for B Traber.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Langerhans (.164, 5 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 12 14 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - AARON MILES
WAS - BILLY TRABER (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.260, 0-FOR-3)
R LUDWICK (.245, 1-FOR-1)
A KENNEDY (.226, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS WASHINGTON (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
J Edmonds cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .232
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272
C Duncan lf-1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .285
S Spiezio 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-S Taguchi ph-rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293
A Miles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .226

Totals 29 1 9 1 4 4 19

a-singled to left for B Thompson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (6, J Hanrahan). HR - A Kennedy (3, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Kennedy (18). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Duncan 1, J Edmonds 2, S Rolen 1. GIDP - Y Molina 2, J Encarnacion.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Pineiro (1, throw); A Kennedy (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (A
Kennedy-D Eckstein-S Spiezio).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
b-D Jimenez ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
R Belliard 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .336
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
A Kearns rf 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .251
R Church lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
B Schneider c 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .233
N Logan cf 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .258
J Hanrahan p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph-1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237

Totals 36 12 14 11 3 4 12

a-singled to left for S Rivera in the 6th; b-flied out to center for F Lopez
in the 7th; c-flied out to right for B Traber in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hanrahan (1, J Pineiro); B Schneider (15, M Maroth); N Logan
(11, M Maroth); D Young (28, M Maroth). HR - R Zimmerman 2 (17, 4th inning off
J Pineiro 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off M Maroth 1 on, 2 Out), B Schneider (5,
7th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out). S - J Hanrahan. SF - R Belliard. RBI -
R Zimmerman 3 (60), N Logan 2 (9), J Hanrahan 2 (2), T Batista (10), R Belliard
(37), B Schneider 2 (39). 2-out RBI - N Logan, J Hanrahan 2, R Zimmerman 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2, A Kearns 1. GIDP - R
Church. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (12, 2nd base off J Pineiro/Y Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (R Belliard-D Young-F Lopez, R Belliard-D Young, R
Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young, D Jimenez-T Batista).


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ST LOUIS - 001 000 00 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 000 505 20 -- 12
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 5 7 5 4 2 2 1 7.20
M Maroth 2/3 5 5 2 0 0 1 11.08
B Thompson 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 2 1 5.21
A Miles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 5 6 1 1 3 3 1 3.27
S Rivera 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.41
B Traber 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.66

J Hanrahan pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 81-48; M Maroth 26-17; B Thompson 15-10; A Miles
9-6; J Hanrahan 93-57; S Rivera 9-3; B Traber 20-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 11-2; M Maroth 0-2; B Thompson 0-2; A Miles 2-1; J Hanrahan 3-8; S
Rivera 2-1; B Traber 3-2. Batters faced: J Pineiro 23; M Maroth 8; B Thompson
7; A Miles 3; J Hanrahan 22; S Rivera 3; B Traber 8.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Langerhans in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHRIS SCHRODER (0-0, 1.25) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 12

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: Y MOLINA (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Schroder relieved B Traber.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.260, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 x 12 14 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO, MIKE MAROTH (6TH), BRAD THOMPSON (6TH), AARON
MILES (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), BILLY TRABER
(7TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: STL - ADAM KENNEDY (3) OFF JOEL HANRAHAN IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN ZIMMERMAN (16) OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
RYAN ZIMMERMAN (17) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
BRIAN SCHNEIDER (5) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 x 12 14 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO, MIKE MAROTH (6TH), BRAD THOMPSON (6TH), AARON
MILES (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), BILLY TRABER
(7TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - JOEL HANRAHAN (1-0)
LP - JOEL PINEIRO (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: STL - ADAM KENNEDY (3) OFF JOEL HANRAHAN IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN ZIMMERMAN (16) OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
RYAN ZIMMERMAN (17) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
BRIAN SCHNEIDER (5) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 29,252

PROBABLES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (10-8, 4.38)
WAS - MATT CHICO (5-6, 4.73)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS WASHINGTON (12) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292
J Edmonds cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .232
S Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .271
C Duncan lf-1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .285
S Spiezio 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-S Taguchi ph-rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293
A Miles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Y Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Ludwick lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .225

Totals 34 1 10 1 5 6 24

a-singled to left for B Thompson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (6, J Hanrahan). HR - A Kennedy (3, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Kennedy (18). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Duncan 1, J Edmonds 2, S Rolen 3. GIDP - Y Molina 2, J Encarnacion.
Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Pineiro (1, throw); A Kennedy (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (A
Kennedy-D Eckstein-S Spiezio).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
b-D Jimenez ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
R Belliard 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .336
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Langerhans ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
A Kearns rf 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .251
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Church lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
B Schneider c 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .233
N Logan cf 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .258
J Hanrahan p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph-1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237

Totals 36 12 14 11 3 4 12

a-singled to left for S Rivera in the 6th; b-flied out to center for F Lopez
in the 7th; c-flied out to right for B Traber in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hanrahan (1, J Pineiro); B Schneider (15, M Maroth); N Logan
(11, M Maroth); D Young (28, M Maroth). HR - R Zimmerman 2 (17, 4th inning off
J Pineiro 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off M Maroth 1 on, 2 Out), B Schneider (5,
7th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out). S - J Hanrahan. SF - R Belliard. RBI -
R Zimmerman 3 (60), N Logan 2 (9), J Hanrahan 2 (2), T Batista (10), R Belliard
(37), B Schneider 2 (39). 2-out RBI - N Logan, J Hanrahan 2, R Zimmerman 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Belliard 2, A Kearns 1. GIDP - R
Church. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (12, 2nd base off J Pineiro/Y Molina).

FIELDING: E - T Batista (1, ground ball). DP: 4 (R Belliard-D Young-F Lopez,
R Belliard-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young, D Jimenez-T Batista).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 001 000 000 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 000 505 20x -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro (L, 0-1) 5 7 5 4 2 2 1 7.20
M Maroth 2/3 5 5 2 0 0 1 11.08
B Thompson 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 2 1 5.21
A Miles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan (W, 1-0) 5 6 1 1 3 3 1 3.27
S Rivera (H, 15) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.41
B Traber 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.66
C Schroder 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.19

J Hanrahan pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 81-48; M Maroth 26-17; B Thompson 15-10; A Miles
9-6; J Hanrahan 93-57; S Rivera 9-3; B Traber 20-18; C Schroder 25-14. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 11-2; M Maroth 0-2; B Thompson 0-2; A Miles 2-1; J
Hanrahan 3-8; S Rivera 2-1; B Traber 3-2; C Schroder 1-0. Batters faced: J
Pineiro 23; M Maroth 8; B Thompson 7; A Miles 3; J Hanrahan 22; S Rivera 3; B
Traber 8; C Schroder 6.

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

T--2:50. Att--29,252.
Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 12 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (1) AT WASHINGTON (12) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST LOUIS 3RD: J Pineiro flied out to left. A Kennedy homered to right.
D Eckstein flied out to center. J Edmonds struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman homered to left. D Young singled to center.
A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at second.
R Church lined out to right. B Schneider walked, A Kearns to second. N Logan
singled to right, A Kearns scored, B Schneider to third. N Logan stole second.
J Hanrahan doubled to left, B Schneider and N Logan scored. F Lopez singled to
right, J Hanrahan to third. J Hanrahan scored, F Lopez safe at third on
throwing error by pitcher J Pineiro. R Belliard grounded out to third. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: C Duncan at first base. M Maroth relieved J Pineiro.
R Ludwick in left field. R Church popped out to shortstop. B Schneider doubled
to deep right center. N Logan doubled to center, B Schneider scored.
T Batista hit for S Rivera. T Batista singled to left, N Logan scored. F Lopez
safe at first on error by second baseman A Kennedy, T Batista to third.
R Belliard hit sacrifice fly to center, T Batista scored. R Zimmerman homered to
left center, F Lopez scored. D Young doubled to deep left. B Thompson
relieved M Maroth. A Kearns struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 10.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church singled to center. B Schneider homered to right,
R Church scored. N Logan walked. T Batista struck out swinging. D Jimenez
hit for F Lopez. D Jimenez flied out to center. R Belliard flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 12.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (1) AT WASHINGTON (12) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, J Edmonds CF, S Rolen 3B, C Duncan LF,
S Spiezio 1B, J Encarnacion RF, Y Molina C, A Kennedy 2B, J Pineiro 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, J Hanrahan RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 93 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 5 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein popped out to shortstop. J Edmonds doubled to
deep right. S Rolen flied out to center. C Duncan struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

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

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Spiezio walked. J Encarnacion popped out to third.
Y Molina grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop, S Spiezio out
at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young singled to right. A Kearns struck out swinging.
R Church grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Young out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: J Pineiro flied out to left. A Kennedy homered to right.
D Eckstein flied out to center. J Edmonds struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: B Schneider grounded out to second. N Logan reached on
infield single to third. J Hanrahan sacrificed to first, N Logan to second.
F Lopez walked. R Belliard grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, F Lopez
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Rolen walked. C Duncan struck out swinging. S Spiezio
lined into double play, second to first, S Rolen doubled off first.(0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman homered to left. D Young singled to center.
A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at second.
R Church lined out to right. B Schneider walked, A Kearns to second. N Logan
singled to right, A Kearns scored, B Schneider to third. N Logan stole second.
J Hanrahan doubled to left, B Schneider and N Logan scored. F Lopez singled to
right, J Hanrahan to third. J Hanrahan scored, F Lopez safe at third on
throwing error by pitcher J Pineiro. R Belliard grounded out to third. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 5.

ST LOUIS 5TH: J Encarnacion lined out to third. Y Molina grounded out to
second. J Pineiro walked. A Kennedy singled to right, J Pineiro to second.
D Eckstein singled to left, J Pineiro to third, A Kennedy to second. J Edmonds
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Zimmerman grounded out to third. D Young grounded out to
shortstop. A Kearns struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 5.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Rolen singled to left center. C Duncan singled to right,
S Rolen to second. S Rivera relieved J Hanrahan. S Spiezio fouled out to third.
J Encarnacion walked, S Rolen to third, C Duncan to second. Y Molina grounded
into double play, third to second to first, J Encarnacion out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: C Duncan at first base. M Maroth relieved J Pineiro.
R Ludwick in left field. R Church popped out to shortstop. B Schneider doubled
to deep right center. N Logan doubled to center, B Schneider scored.
T Batista hit for S Rivera. T Batista singled to left, N Logan scored. F Lopez
safe at first on error by second baseman A Kennedy, T Batista to third.
R Belliard hit sacrifice fly to center, T Batista scored. R Zimmerman homered to
left center, F Lopez scored. D Young doubled to deep left. B Thompson
relieved M Maroth. A Kearns struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 10.

ST LOUIS 7TH: B Traber relieved S Rivera. T Batista at first base.
R Ludwick singled to left. A Kennedy flied out to left. D Eckstein grounded
into fielder's choice to first, R Ludwick out at second. J Edmonds singled to
right, D Eckstein to second. S Rolen struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 10.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church singled to center. B Schneider homered to right,
R Church scored. N Logan walked. T Batista struck out swinging. D Jimenez
hit for F Lopez. D Jimenez flied out to center. R Belliard flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 12.

ST LOUIS 8TH: D Jimenez at shortstop. C Duncan lined out to right.
S Taguchi hit for B Thompson. S Taguchi singled to left. J Encarnacion grounded
into double play, shortstop to first, S Taguchi out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 12.

WASHINGTON 8TH: S Taguchi in right field. A Miles relieved B Thompson.
R Zimmerman grounded out to third. R Langerhans hit for B Traber. R Langerhans
flied out to right. A Kearns grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 12.

ST LOUIS 9TH: R Langerhans in right field. C Schroder relieved B Traber.
Y Molina struck out swinging. R Ludwick singled to left. A Kennedy safe at
first on error by first baseman T Batista, R Ludwick to second. D Eckstein
struck out swinging. J Edmonds walked, R Ludwick to third, A Kennedy to
second. S Rolen grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 12.</div>

 

Zimmerman blasts two as Nationals rout Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 12, ST LOUIS 1</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Ryan Zimmerman started one five-run rallyand capped another.


Zimmerman blasted two home runs and rookie Joel Hanrahan pitchedeffectively for five-plus innings as the Washington Nationalscruised to a 12-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals onSaturday.


It was Zimmerman's first multi-homer performance of his careerand his first blast since July 17.


Zimmerman's upper-deck homer to left off Cardinals starter JoelPineiro (0-1) tied the score at 1-1 and started a five-run rallyin the fourth inning.


The 22-year-old Zimmerman, who leads the club with 17 home runs,smashed another home run - a two-run shot to left-center - tocap another five-run inning and gave the Nationals a 10-1 leadin the sixth.


Making his second major-league start, Hanrahan (1-0) allowedjust one run and six hits over five frames. The righthander hadthree strikeouts and three walks.


The 25-year-old rookie hit a two-run double and later scored onPineiro's throwing error, which capped the Nationalsfourth-inning rally to take a 5-1 advantage.


Hanrahan allowed back-to-back singles to Scott Rolen and ChrisDuncan to begin the sixth and was relieved by righthander SaulRivera with no outs. Rivera issued a one-out walk to JuanEncarnacion to load the bases then induced Yadier Molina toground into a double play to end the threat.


Washington has won a season-best five straight contests. It isthe Nationals' longest winning streak since August 31-September4, 2006.


Brian Schneider's two-run homer, his fifth of the season, gaveWashington a 12-1 lead in the seventh.


Nook Logan, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI, delivered an RBIdouble in the sixth inning. Tony Batista followed with an RBIbase hit to left center and later scored on Ronnie Belliard'ssacrifice fly to set the stage for Zimmerman to smack his secondhomer of the game.


Kennedy's third homer of the season, a shot that barely clearedthe fence just inside the right-field line, gave the Cardinals a1-0 lead in the third.


Kennedy batted ninth in the Cardinals lineup because managerTony LaRussa resorted to his bag of tricks by batting startingpitcher Pineiro in the eighth spot and putting infielder AaronMiles on the mound in the eighth inning. Miles retired theNationals in order in the eighth.


Pineiro surrendered five runs on seven hits with two strikeoutsand two walks over five innings in St. Louis' fourth straightdefeat.

 

Zimmerman blasts two as Nationals rout Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 12, ST LOUIS 1</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Ryan Zimmerman started one five-run rallyand capped another.


Zimmerman blasted two home runs and rookie Joel Hanrahan pitchedeffectively for five-plus innings as the Washington Nationalscruised to a 12-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals onSaturday.


It was Zimmerman's first multi-homer performance of his careerand his first blast since July 17.


Zimmerman's upper-deck homer to left off Cardinals starter JoelPineiro (0-1) tied the score at 1-1 and started a five-run rallyin the fourth inning.


The 22-year-old Zimmerman, who leads the club with 17 home runs,smashed another home run - a two-run shot to left-center - tocap another five-run inning and gave the Nationals a 10-1 leadin the sixth.


"Those felt pretty good," Zimmerman said. "The first one was afastball. The second one was a curveball.


"I'm just being a little more patient. I'm getting pitches thatI can handle and not trying to do too much. I'm laying offpitches early in the count. When you're in command, you canlook for the pitches you want."


Making his second major-league start, Hanrahan (1-0) allowedjust one run and six hits over five frames. The righthander hadthree strikeouts and three walks.


The 25-year-old rookie hit a two-run double and later scored onPineiro's throwing error, which capped the Nationalsfourth-inning rally to take a 5-1 advantage.


"Facing the world champions, to get that first win is a littlepressure off my back," Hanrahan said. "It's been a long week.I've been waiting for this day to come. It didn't feel like itwould ever get here.


"I've been in the minors for so long, you wonder if you have thestuff to be here," added Hanrahan, who spent seven seasons inthe Dodgers' minor-league system.


Hanrahan allowed back-to-back singles to Scott Rolen and ChrisDuncan to begin the sixth and was relieved by righthander SaulRivera with no outs. Rivera issued a one-out walk to JuanEncarnacion to load the bases then induced Yadier Molina toground into a double play to end the threat.


"I knew with our bullpen there, we'd be in good shape," Hanrahansaid. "Anytime you get extra insurance runs, it's a goodfeeling."


Washington has won a season-best five in a row, their longestwinning streak since Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2006.


Brian Schneider's two-run homer, his fifth of the season, gaveWashington a 12-1 lead in the seventh.


"I finally had a day off from managing," Nationals manager MannyActa said. "It was the first time I could just lay back andwait for 27 outs. It was nice for my brain cells."

Nook Logan, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI, delivered an RBIdouble in the sixth inning. Tony Batista followed with an RBIbase hit to left center and later scored on Ronnie Belliard'ssacrifice fly to set the stage for Zimmerman to smack his secondhomer of the game.


"Anytime you can play a game and be a little relaxed, that helpsout," said Zimmerman, who has 11 RBI in his past seven games."If you do something productive every night, things are going tobe where they're supposed to be. It seems like every year somebig name guy struggles in the beginning of the year, MannyRamirez or Ryan Howard. Baseball is baseball, but it alwaysseems to turn out.


"I'm not a big numbers guy. I'm a day-to-day guy. I don't setnumbers goals. That's when you get into trouble."

Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa already has seen enough to forman opinion about Zimmerman.


"He's impressive," LaRussa said. "He's already establishedhimself as one of the premier guys."


Kennedy's third homer of the season, a shot that barely clearedthe fence just inside the right-field line, gave the Cardinals a1-0 lead in the third. But that wasn't nearly enough on thisnight.


"The pitching's not good enough and the hitting's not goodenough," LaRussa said. "That's how you get that kind ofdifferential.


"It's just the Cardinals getting beat. We had chances severaltimes in both games to get a big hit to change the outcome ofthe game. Then you miss those chances and they pull away. Wedefinitely didn't pitch good enough, but our hitting - what didwe get, one run? It's a team loss."


Kennedy batted ninth in the Cardinals lineup because LaRussaresorted to his bag of tricks by batting starting pitcherPineiro in the eighth spot and putting infielder Aaron Miles onthe mound in the eighth inning.


Miles retired the Nationals in order in the eighth.

"I've never done that before so I didn't think it would go thatsmoothly, that's for sure," Miles said. "I was just throwingthe old sinkerball that I turn the double play with usually."

Pineiro surrendered five runs on seven hits with two strikeoutsand two walks over five innings in St. Louis' fourth straightdefeat.


"I could've had better execution of my two-strike pitches,"Pineiro said. "I fell behind and I had to come back in themiddle of the plate and they got the hits at the right time."