GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (20-29) at ST LOUIS (19-26)

NL: WASHINGTON (20-29) at ST LOUIS (19-26)

<h3>Converted starters face off in St. Louis</h3>



Washington (20-29) at St Louis (19-26), 7:15 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A pair of relievers turned starters willface off when the St. Louis Cardinals host the WashingtonNationals on Saturday.

Brad Thompson (2-1, 4.67 ERA) makes his fourth start for theCardinals after moving from the bullpen to the starting rotationthis month. The 25-year-old righthander is 1-1 with a 4.67 ERAas a starter this season. Thompson has held the Nationalsscoreless in five career relief appearances spanning 7 1/3innings.

Nationals rookie Levale Speigner (1-0, 6.33) makes his thirdstart after making eighth appearances out of the Washingtonbullpen to begin the season. Over his first two starts, therighthander has not picked up a decision and has an 11.57 ERA.Speigner has not pitched more than four innings in a game thisseason.

The Nationals won the first game of this series, 5-4, on Fridayand continue to play their best baseball of the season.<div class="pre">Washington has won four in a row and 11 of 15 after winning</div>just nine of their first 34 games.

In his last nine games, Washington's Dmitri Young is batting.578 (15-for-26) with a home run and eight RBI.

Cardinals Albert Pujols hit his eighth home run of the season inFriday's loss. The slugger had 23 home runs through May 25last season.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS

WASHINGTON ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez 2B .251 3 16 David Eckstein SS .267 1 8
Cristian Guzman SS .260 1 6 Chris Duncan LF .287 9 20
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .245 6 22 Albert Pujols 1B .287 8 24
Ryan Church LF .266 5 24 Scott Spiezio RF .278 0 13
Austin Kearns RF .254 5 19 Scott Rolen 3B .229 2 17
Dmitri Young 1B .294 4 22 Jim Edmonds CF .223 3 13
Brian Schneider C .234 3 19 Yadier Molina C .294 1 12
Nook Logan CF .279 0 5 Adam Kennedy 2B .231 0 9
Levale Speigner RHP .000 0 0 Brad Thompson RHP .000 0 0
(1-0, 6.33) (2-1, 4.67)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER (1-0, 6.33)
STL - BRAD THOMPSON (2-1, 4.67)

UMPIRES: HP - CHARLIE RELIFORD
1B - TOM HALLION
2B - GREG GIBSON
3B - TONY RANDAZZO

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.251, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
C GUZMAN (.260, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.245, 6 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CHURCH ON FIRST, R ZIMMERMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.254, 5 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.267, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.287, 9 HR, 20 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.287, 8 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Guzman ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
R Church lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
L Speigner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 3 1 1 0 4

BATTING: RBI - R Church (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Schneider 2. Team LOB - 3.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
S Spiezio rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.33

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.79

Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-2.
Batters faced: B Thompson 7.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL WASHINGTON AT ST LOUIS
NOTE: ST LOUIS FIRST BASEMAN ALBERT PUJOLS EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS AND SCOTT
SPIEZIO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J EDMONDS ON FIRST, S ROLEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.294, 1 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.279, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
L SPEIGNER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Guzman ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
R Church lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
L Speigner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 3 1 1 0 4

BATTING: RBI - R Church (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Schneider 2. Team LOB - 3.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .229
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 2

BATTING: RBI - J Edmonds 2 (15). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 2.


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WASHINGTON - 1 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 6.85

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.79

Pitches-strikes: L Speigner 26-17; B Thompson 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
L Speigner 3-0; B Thompson 1-2. Batters faced: L Speigner 7; B Thompson 7.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.231, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
B THOMPSON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
C Guzman ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
R Church lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
L Speigner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 1 7

BATTING: RBI - R Church (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Guzman 1, B Schneider 2. Team LOB - 4.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .229
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 2

BATTING: RBI - J Edmonds 2 (15). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - Y Molina (3, throw).


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 6.85

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.66

WP - B Thompson. Pitches-strikes: L Speigner 26-17; B Thompson 42-27. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Speigner 3-0; B Thompson 4-2. Batters faced: L Speigner 7; B
Thompson 11.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.249, 1-FOR-1)
R CHURCH (.270, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A KEARNS (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
C Guzman ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
R Church lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
L Speigner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 1 7

BATTING: RBI - R Church (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Guzman 1, B Schneider 2. Team LOB - 4.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .229
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 1 3

BATTING: S - B Thompson. RBI - J Edmonds 2 (15). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: E - Y Molina (3, throw).


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WASHINGTON - 10 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 6.56

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.66

WP - B Thompson. Pitches-strikes: L Speigner 38-25; B Thompson 42-27. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Speigner 5-0; B Thompson 4-2. Batters faced: L Speigner 11;
B Thompson 11.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.291, 1-FOR-1)
S SPIEZIO (.288, 1-FOR-1)
S ROLEN (.229, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
C Guzman ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
R Church lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
L Speigner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 14 1 4 1 1 2 8

BATTING: RBI - R Church (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Guzman 1, B Schneider 2. Team LOB - 5.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .229
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 1 3

BATTING: S - B Thompson. RBI - J Edmonds 2 (15). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: E - Y Molina (3, throw).


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WASHINGTON - 100 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 6.56

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.54

WP - B Thompson. Pitches-strikes: L Speigner 38-25; B Thompson 54-35. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Speigner 5-0; B Thompson 6-2. Batters faced: L Speigner 11;
B Thompson 15.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J EDMONDS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.233, 0-FOR-1)
N LOGAN (.273, 0-FOR-1)
L SPEIGNER (.000, 0-FOR-1)</div>