GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (19-29) at ST LOUIS (19-25)

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: JESUS COLOME (4-0, 2.05) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON FIRST, J ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J EDMONDS (.225, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Colome relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON FIRST, J ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Edmonds (.225, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JESUS COLOME
STL - RANDY FLORES

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.248, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)
C GUZMAN (.264, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.246, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (5) VS ST LOUIS (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .248
C Guzman ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .264
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .246
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
A Kearns rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254
D Young 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .294
R Langerhans pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145
B Schneider c 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .234
N Logan cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .279
M Bowie p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
a-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 5 9 5 5 5 12

a-walked for M Bowie in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R King in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Logan 2 (3, An Reyes 2). HR - B Schneider (3, 2nd inning off An
Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). S - B Schneider. SF - C Guzman. RBI - B Schneider 2 (19), C
Guzman (6), N Logan 2 (5). 2-out RBI - N Logan 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, C Guzman 2, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - B Schneider.
Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (S Rolen at 1st base). DP: 2 (A
Kearns-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Fick).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268
C Duncan lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287
A Pujols 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
S Rolen 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .223
Y Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
A Miles 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 4 11 4 1 3 14

a-singled to center for K Jimenez in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (8, 4th inning off M Bowie 0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (3,
4th inning off M Bowie 0 on, 2 Out). S - An Reyes. RBI - A Pujols (24), J
Edmonds (13), D Eckstein (8), S Rolen (17). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Pujols, A Pujols-Y Molina-A Pujols).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 030 002 00 -- 5
ST LOUIS - 000 200 11 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bowie 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3.91
W Abreu 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79
S Rivera 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.12
R King 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
J Rauch 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.47
J Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.99

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 5 2/3 8 5 5 5 4 1 6.08
K Jimenez 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.11
R Flores 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.65

J Rauch pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: M Bowie 83-54; W Abreu 15-9; S Rivera 10-7; R King 1-1; J
Rauch 16-9; J Colome 6-5; An Reyes 86-54; K Jimenez 12-7; R Flores 14-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bowie 6-7; W Abreu 0-2; S Rivera 1-1; R King 0-1; J Rauch
0-0; J Colome 2-0; An Reyes 8-4; K Jimenez 2-2; R Flores 2-0. Batters faced: M
Bowie 20; W Abreu 4; S Rivera 4; R King 1; J Rauch 3; J Colome 2; An Reyes 28;
K Jimenez 4; R Flores 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: RUSS SPRINGER (1-0, 1.88) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.246, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Springer relieved R Flores.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Zimmerman (.246, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JESUS COLOME
STL - RUSS SPRINGER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.301, 2-FOR-3)
R SPRINGER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.268, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (5) VS ST LOUIS (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .251
C Guzman ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .260
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .245
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
A Kearns rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254
D Young 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .294
R Langerhans pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145
B Schneider c 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .234
N Logan cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .279
M Bowie p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
a-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 5 10 5 5 7 14

a-walked for M Bowie in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R King in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Logan 2 (3, An Reyes 2). HR - B Schneider (3, 2nd inning off An
Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). S - B Schneider. SF - C Guzman. RBI - B Schneider 2 (19), C
Guzman (6), N Logan 2 (5). 2-out RBI - N Logan 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, C Guzman 2, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - B Schneider.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - F Lopez (4, 2nd base by R Springer/Y Molina).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (S Rolen at 1st base). DP: 2 (A
Kearns-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Fick).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268
C Duncan lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287
A Pujols 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
S Rolen 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .223
Y Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
A Miles 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 4 11 4 1 3 14

a-singled to center for K Jimenez in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (8, 4th inning off M Bowie 0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (3,
4th inning off M Bowie 0 on, 2 Out). S - An Reyes. RBI - A Pujols (24), J
Edmonds (13), D Eckstein (8), S Rolen (17). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Pujols, A Pujols-Y Molina-A Pujols).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 030 002 000 -- 5
ST LOUIS - 000 200 11 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bowie 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3.91
W Abreu 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79
S Rivera 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.12
R King 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
J Rauch 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.47
J Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.99

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 5 2/3 8 5 5 5 4 1 6.08
K Jimenez 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.11
R Flores 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.60
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80

J Rauch pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: M Bowie 83-54; W Abreu 15-9; S Rivera 10-7; R King 1-1; J
Rauch 16-9; J Colome 6-5; An Reyes 86-54; K Jimenez 12-7; R Flores 23-15; R
Springer 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bowie 6-7; W Abreu 0-2; S Rivera 1-1; R
King 0-1; J Rauch 0-0; J Colome 2-0; An Reyes 8-4; K Jimenez 2-2; R Flores 2-0;
R Springer 0-0. Batters faced: M Bowie 20; W Abreu 4; S Rivera 4; R King 1; J
Rauch 3; J Colome 2; An Reyes 28; K Jimenez 4; R Flores 6; R Springer 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (0-0, 3.38) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: A MILES (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Colome.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Spiezio hit for R Springer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Spiezio (.282, 0 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

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

BATTERIES: WAS - MICAH BOWIE, WINSTON ABREU (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (7TH), RAY KING
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), JESUS COLOME (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH)
AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

STL - ANTHONY REYES, KELVIN JIMENEZ (6TH), RANDY FLORES
(8TH), RUSS SPRINGER (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: WAS - BRIAN SCHNEIDER (3) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 2ND, 1 ON

STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (8) OFF MICAH BOWIE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
JIM EDMONDS (3) OFF MICAH BOWIE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

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

BATTERIES: WAS - MICAH BOWIE, WINSTON ABREU (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (7TH), RAY KING
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), JESUS COLOME (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH)
AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

STL - ANTHONY REYES, KELVIN JIMENEZ (6TH), RANDY FLORES
(8TH), RUSS SPRINGER (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - MICAH BOWIE (1-2)
LP - ANTHONY REYES (0-8)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (7)

HOME RUNS: WAS - BRIAN SCHNEIDER (3) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 2ND, 1 ON

STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (8) OFF MICAH BOWIE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
JIM EDMONDS (3) OFF MICAH BOWIE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 43,618

PROBABLES: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER (1-0, 6.33)
STL - BRAD THOMPSON (2-1, 4.67)</div>

 

Nationals continue to roll with win over Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals continue to playtheir best baseball of the season.

Brian Schneider hit a two-run homer and Nook Logan drove in apair of runs as the Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals,5-4, in Friday's opener of a three-game series.

Cristian Guzman also drove in a run for the Nationals, who have<div class="pre">won four in a row and 11 of 15 after winning just nine of their</div>first 34 games.

Schneider cracked a 1-1 pitch from St. Louis starter AnthonyReyes over the wall in right for his third home run of the yearand a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Logan kept the inninggoing with a double and moved to third on a single by Bowie.Felipe Lopez walked, before Guzman hit a sacrifice fly for thethird run of the frame. Reyes struck out Ryan Zimmerman to endthe inning.

Micah Bowie (1-2) picked up his first victory of the season,allowing two runs, four hits and a walk while striking out twoin five innings. It was just the second start of the season forthe lefthander after 20 appearances out of the Nationals'bullpen this year.

Five relievers bridged the way to Chad Cordero, who pitched theninth for his seventh save of the season.

Reyes (0-8) continued to struggle, allowing five runs, eighthits and five walks while striking out four in 5 2/3 innings.The Cardinals have lost all nine games started by therighthander, whose last win came in Game One of the World Seriesin October.

Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds each hit a solo homer for St.Louisin the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2. It was the eighthlongball of the season for Pujols, who had 23 home runs throughMay 25 last season.

A two-out, two-run, ground-rule double by Logan in the sixthinning padded the Nationals' lead.

The Cardinals threatened in the sixth with runners on first andsecond and one out, but Austin Kearns turned in the defensiveplay of the game to end the threat. The right fielder made aspectacular diving catch to rob Edmonds of a hit and then threwto first base to double off Scott Rolen and end the inning.

The Nationals escaped trouble again in the eighth.

Rolen's RBI single off Jon Rauch with no outs cut the lead to5-4 and put runners on first and second. However, Jesus Colomeentered and prevented further damage by striking out Edmonds andgetting Yadier Molina to ground into a double play.

Molina was held hitless, bringing his 15-game hitting streak toan end. It was the team's longest hitting streak since Pujols'17-game run in 2005.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (5) VS ST LOUIS (4) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .251
C Guzman ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .260
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .245
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
A Kearns rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254
D Young 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .294
R Langerhans pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145
B Schneider c 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .234
N Logan cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .279
M Bowie p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
a-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 5 10 5 5 7 14

a-walked for M Bowie in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for R King in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Logan 2 (3, An Reyes 2). HR - B Schneider (3, 2nd inning off An
Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). S - B Schneider. SF - C Guzman. RBI - B Schneider 2 (19), C
Guzman (6), N Logan 2 (5). 2-out RBI - N Logan 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Belliard 1, C Guzman 2, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - B Schneider.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - F Lopez (4, 2nd base by R Springer/Y Molina).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (S Rolen at 1st base). DP: 2 (A
Kearns-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Fick).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .267
C Duncan lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287
A Pujols 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
S Rolen 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .223
Y Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
A Miles 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .298
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-S Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 35 4 11 4 1 3 14

a-singled to center for K Jimenez in the 7th; b-flied out to center for R
Springer in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (8, 4th inning off M Bowie 0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (3,
4th inning off M Bowie 0 on, 2 Out). S - An Reyes. RBI - A Pujols (24), J
Edmonds (13), D Eckstein (8), S Rolen (17). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Pujols, A Pujols-Y Molina-A Pujols).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 030 002 000 -- 5
ST LOUIS - 000 200 110 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bowie (W, 1-2) 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3.91
W Abreu (H, 3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79
S Rivera (H, 8) 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.12
R King (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
J Rauch (H, 9) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.47
J Colome (H, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.99
C Cordero (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.22

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes (L, 0-8) 5 2/3 8 5 5 5 4 1 6.08
K Jimenez 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.11
R Flores 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.60
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80

J Rauch pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: M Bowie 83-54; W Abreu 15-9; S Rivera 10-7; R King 1-1; J
Rauch 16-9; J Colome 6-5; C Cordero 14-9; An Reyes 86-54; K Jimenez 12-7; R
Flores 23-15; R Springer 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bowie 6-7; W Abreu 0-2;
S Rivera 1-1; R King 0-1; J Rauch 0-0; J Colome 2-0; C Cordero 1-2; An Reyes
8-4; K Jimenez 2-2; R Flores 2-0; R Springer 0-0. Batters faced: M Bowie 20; W
Abreu 4; S Rivera 4; R King 1; J Rauch 3; J Colome 2; C Cordero 3; An Reyes 28;
K Jimenez 4; R Flores 6; R Springer 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

T--2:48. Att--43,618.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (5) AT ST LOUIS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to pitcher. D Young walked.
B Schneider homered to right, D Young scored. N Logan doubled to left. M Bowie
singled to center, N Logan to third. F Lopez walked, M Bowie to second.
C Guzman hit sacrifice fly to center, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Pujols homered to left center. J Encarnacion flied out to
right. S Rolen lined out to left. J Edmonds homered to right. Y Molina
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Church reached on infield single to first. A Kearns
singled to left, R Church to second. D Young singled to left, R Church to
third, A Kearns to second. B Schneider grounded into double play, first to
catcher to first, R Church out at home, A Kearns to third, D Young to second.
N Logan hit a ground rule double to deep right center, A Kearns and D Young
scored. T Batista hit for M Bowie. T Batista walked. F Lopez walked, N Logan
to third, T Batista to second. K Jimenez relieved An Reyes. C Guzman popped
out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 7TH: S Rivera relieved W Abreu. Y Molina flied out to right.
A Miles singled to left. R Ludwick hit for K Jimenez. R Ludwick singled to
center, A Miles to third. D Eckstein grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, A Miles scored, R Ludwick out at second. R King relieved S Rivera.
C Duncan lined out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: R Fick at first base. R Langerhans in left field. J Rauch
relieved R King. A Pujols singled to right. J Encarnacion singled to right,
A Pujols to second. S Rolen singled to center, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to
second. J Colome relieved J Rauch. J Edmonds struck out swinging. Y Molina
grounded into double play, third to first, J Encarnacion out at third.(1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (5) AT ST LOUIS (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez 2B, C Guzman SS, R Zimmerman 3B,
R Church LF, A Kearns RF, D Young 1B, B Schneider C, N Logan CF, M Bowie LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, C Duncan LF, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, J Edmonds CF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, An Reyes RHP.

Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Charlie Reliford (1B), Tom Hallion (2B),
Greg Gibson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 7 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to left. C Guzman grounded out to
shortstop. R Zimmerman walked. R Church struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein lined out to third. C Duncan flied out to left.
A Pujols flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ST LOUIS 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to pitcher. D Young walked.
B Schneider homered to right, D Young scored. N Logan doubled to left. M Bowie
singled to center, N Logan to third. F Lopez walked, M Bowie to second.
C Guzman hit sacrifice fly to center, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Encarnacion struck out swinging. S Rolen walked.
J Edmonds struck out swinging. Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to third,
S Rolen out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Church grounded out to first. A Kearns singled to
center. D Young lined into double play, to first, A Kearns doubled off
first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Miles flied out to left. An Reyes grounded out to
shortstop. D Eckstein singled to left center. C Duncan grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: B Schneider struck out swinging. N Logan struck out
swinging. M Bowie grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Pujols homered to left center. J Encarnacion flied out to
right. S Rolen lined out to left. J Edmonds homered to right. Y Molina
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: F Lopez grounded out to third. C Guzman grounded out to
first. R Zimmerman flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3,
ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Miles singled to center. An Reyes sacrificed to pitcher,
A Miles to second. D Eckstein lined out to second. C Duncan grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Church reached on infield single to first. A Kearns
singled to left, R Church to second. D Young singled to left, R Church to
third, A Kearns to second. B Schneider grounded into double play, first to
catcher to first, R Church out at home, A Kearns to third, D Young to second.
N Logan hit a ground rule double to deep right center, A Kearns and D Young
scored. T Batista hit for M Bowie. T Batista walked. F Lopez walked, N Logan
to third, T Batista to second. K Jimenez relieved An Reyes. C Guzman popped
out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 6TH: W Abreu relieved M Bowie. A Pujols singled to left center.
J Encarnacion fouled out to first. S Rolen singled to left, A Pujols to second.
J Edmonds flied into double play, right to first, S Rolen doubled off first.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 2.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Zimmerman grounded out to pitcher. R Church grounded out
to second. A Kearns flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 7TH: S Rivera relieved W Abreu. Y Molina flied out to right.
A Miles singled to left. R Ludwick hit for K Jimenez. R Ludwick singled to
center, A Miles to third. D Eckstein grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, A Miles scored, R Ludwick out at second. R King relieved S Rivera.
C Duncan lined out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: R Flores relieved K Jimenez. D Young singled to left.
R Langerhans ran for D Young. B Schneider sacrificed to pitcher, R Langerhans to
second. N Logan grounded out to third. R Belliard hit for R King. R Belliard
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: R Fick at first base. R Langerhans in left field. J Rauch
relieved R King. A Pujols singled to right. J Encarnacion singled to right,
A Pujols to second. S Rolen singled to center, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to
second. J Colome relieved J Rauch. J Edmonds struck out swinging. Y Molina
grounded into double play, third to first, J Encarnacion out at third.(1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4.

WASHINGTON 9TH: F Lopez singled to right. C Guzman struck out swinging.
R Springer relieved R Flores. F Lopez caught stealing second, catcher to second.
R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4.

ST LOUIS 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Colome. A Miles grounded out to second.
S Spiezio hit for R Springer. S Spiezio flied out to center. D Eckstein flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4.</div>

 

Nationals continue to roll with win over Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals continue to playtheir best baseball of the season.

Brian Schneider hit a two-run homer and Nook Logan drove in apair of runs as the Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals,5-4, in Friday's opener of a three-game series.

Cristian Guzman also drove in a run for the Nationals, who have<div class="pre">won four in a row and 11 of 15 after winning just nine of their</div>first 34 games.

"It was an all-around good baseball game," Schneider said. "Thefans got their money's worth tonight. It wasn't just on ourside. They made some great plays too. It was just an excitinggame tonight. We said that we need to play team baseball andtonight was a fun game."

Schneider cracked a 1-1 pitch from St. Louis starter AnthonyReyes over the wall in right for his third home run of the yearand a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Logan kept the inninggoing with a double and moved to third on a single by pitcherMicah Bowie. Felipe Lopez walked before Guzman hit a sacrificefly for the third run of the frame. Reyes struck out RyanZimmerman to end the inning.

Bowie (1-2) picked up his first victory of the season, allowingtwo runs, four hits and a walk while striking out two in fiveinnings. It was just the second start of the season for thelefthander after 20 appearances out of the Nationals' bullpenthis year.

Five relievers bridged the way to Chad Cordero, who pitched theninth for his seventh save of the season.

Reyes (0-8) continued to struggle, allowing five runs, eighthits and five walks while striking out four in 5 2/3 innings.The Cardinals have lost all nine games started by therighthander, whose last win came in Game One of the World Seriesin October.

"I can't be walking guys," Reyes said. "That's one of thethings that has hurt me. They get on base and then they getthose hits. It's stuff that I have to fix. On the home runpitch I was trying to throw a sinker and it just didn't doanything and just stayed in the middle."

Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds each hit a solo homer for St.Louisin the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2. It was the eighthlongball of the season for Pujols, who had 23 home runs throughMay 25 last season.

A two-out, two-run, ground-rule double by Logan in the sixthinning padded the Nationals' lead.

The Cardinals threatened in the sixth with runners on first andsecond and one out, but Austin Kearns turned in the defensiveplay of the game to end the threat. The right fielder made aspectacular diving catch to rob Edmonds of a hit and then threwto first base to double off Scott Rolen and end the inning.

"That's the way it goes," Pujols said. "That's why this game isso interesting. Every day you come you learn something new. Howmany times is Austin Kearns going to make that play?"

Bowie said the Nationals' defense was key in the win.

"It's an incredible feeling," Bowie said. "The guys played hardand did a great job defensively. I'm glad that we could pickup a win out of it. It fires you up. It pumps you up on themound. When guys are going out there making plays like that anddoing things like that. I don't know if you can go any harderthan you already go but you definitely want to make pitchesbecause your teammates are going hard."

The Nationals escaped trouble again in the eighth.

Rolen's RBI single off Jon Rauch with no outs cut the lead to5-4 and put runners on first and second. However, Jesus Colomeentered and prevented further damage by striking out Edmonds andgetting Yadier Molina to ground into a double play.

"What (Colome) just did tonight, amazing man," Schneider said."Exactly what we need him to do. To strike out Edmonds washuge. That set the tone and allowed for the double play tohappen. That might be player of the game, honestly."

Molina was held hitless, bringing his 15-game hitting streak toan end. It was the team's longest hitting streak since Pujols'17-game run in 2005.