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

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Flores catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
ST LOUIS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D Eckstein (.273, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: RAY KING (0-0, 6.35) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, ST LOUIS 8

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.273, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R King relieved W Abreu.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
ST LOUIS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D Eckstein (.273, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - RAY KING
STL - RYAN FRANKLIN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C GUZMAN (.273, 2-FOR-4)
R ZIMMERMAN (.250, 2-FOR-4)
R CHURCH (.265, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .246
C Guzman ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .273
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250
R Church lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .265
A Kearns rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .259
D Young 1b 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .297
B Schneider c 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .236
b-J Flores ph-c 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270
N Logan cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
L Speigner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .156
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-T Batista ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 4 11 4 2 3 20

a-singled to right for B Traber in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's choice
to third for B Schneider in the 8th; c-hit sacrifice fly to left for W Abreu
in the 8th.

BATTING: S - L Speigner. SF - F Lopez , T Batista. RBI - R Church (25), R
Langerhans (4), F Lopez (17), T Batista (4). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - F Lopez 1, C Guzman 2, B Schneider 2. GIDP - R Zimmerman, A Kearns.
Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: PB - B Schneider. DP: 2 (C Guzman-F Lopez-D Young 2).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .277
C Duncan lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279
A Pujols 1b 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 .291
S Spiezio rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .277
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .231
J Edmonds cf 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .231
Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .242
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 8 11 8 5 5 13

a-struck out swinging for T Wellemeyer in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (7, B Traber). S - B Thompson 2. RBI - J Edmonds 3 (16),
D Eckstein (9), S Spiezio (14), S Rolen 2 (19), A Kennedy (10). 2-out RBI - J
Edmonds 3, A Kennedy. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, Y
Molina 1, B Thompson 2. GIDP - A Pujols 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - Y Molina (3, throw); D Eckstein (9, throw). DP: 2 (S Rolen-A
Kennedy-A Pujols 2).


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WASHINGTON - 100 002 01 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 201 500 00 -- 8
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner 3 1/3 8 8 8 3 1 0 8.39
B Traber 1 2/3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.23
W Abreu 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.31
R King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.84

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 5 1/3 10 3 3 1 2 0 4.72
T Wellemeyer 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
T Johnson 1/3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.08
R Franklin 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.92

WP - B Thompson. Pitches-strikes: L Speigner 75-44; B Traber 29-14; W Abreu
25-20; R King 9-5; B Thompson 96-59; T Wellemeyer 14-11; T Johnson 9-4; R
Franklin 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: L Speigner 7-3; B Traber 4-1; W Abreu
1-1; R King 2-1; B Thompson 12-3; T Wellemeyer 3-1; T Johnson 2-0; R Franklin
1-1. Batters faced: L Speigner 22; B Traber 8; W Abreu 6; R King 3; B Thompson
27; T Wellemeyer 5; T Johnson 3; R Franklin 2.

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

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

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: KELVIN JIMENEZ (1-0, 7.11) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, ST LOUIS 8

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C GUZMAN (.273, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Jimenez relieved R Franklin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C Guzman (.273, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY AUSTIN KEARNS SCORED RYAN CHURCH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.297, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi in right field.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D Young (.297, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (1-0, 1.45) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5, ST LOUIS 8

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.297, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved K Jimenez.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D Young (.297, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Fick ran for D Young.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R FICK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Flores (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE TOP OF
THE NINTH INNING.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R FICK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6, ST LOUIS 8</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING
AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 41 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R FICK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6, ST LOUIS 8</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 6 14 0
ST LOUIS 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 x 8 11 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER, BILLY TRABER (4TH), WINSTON ABREU (6TH), RAY
KING (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES (8TH)

STL - BRAD THOMPSON, TODD WELLEMEYER (6TH), TYLER
JOHNSON (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (9TH),
JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

STL - NONE</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 6 14 0
ST LOUIS 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 x 8 11 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER, BILLY TRABER (4TH), WINSTON ABREU (6TH), RAY
KING (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES (8TH)

STL - BRAD THOMPSON, TODD WELLEMEYER (6TH), TYLER
JOHNSON (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (9TH),
JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - BRAD THOMPSON (3-1)
LP - LEVALE SPEIGNER (1-1)
SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (13)

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

STL - NONE


TIME: 3:01 ATT: 44,270

PROBABLES: WAS - MATT CHICO (3-4, 5.54)
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (4-3, 6.02)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (6) VS ST LOUIS (8) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .246
C Guzman ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .269
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .249
R Church lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .270
A Kearns rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .263
D Young 1b 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 .302
R Fick pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
B Schneider c 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .236
b-J Flores ph-c 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .263
N Logan cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
L Speigner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .156
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-T Batista ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 6 14 6 2 4 21

a-singled to right for B Traber in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's choice
to third for B Schneider in the 8th; c-hit sacrifice fly to left for W Abreu
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (17, K Jimenez); A Kearns (12, K Jimenez). S - L
Speigner. SF - F Lopez , T Batista. RBI - R Church (25), R Langerhans (4), F
Lopez (17), T Batista (4), A Kearns (20), D Young (23). 2-out RBI - A Kearns, D
Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, C Guzman 2, B
Schneider 2. GIDP - R Zimmerman, A Kearns. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: PB - B Schneider. DP: 2 (C Guzman-F Lopez-D Young 2).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .277
C Duncan lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279
A Pujols 1b 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 .291
S Spiezio rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .277
S Taguchi rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .231
J Edmonds cf 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .231
Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287
A Kennedy 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .242
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 8 11 8 5 5 13

a-struck out swinging for T Wellemeyer in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (7, B Traber). S - B Thompson 2. RBI - J Edmonds 3 (16),
D Eckstein (9), S Spiezio (14), S Rolen 2 (19), A Kennedy (10). 2-out RBI - J
Edmonds 3, A Kennedy. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, Y
Molina 1, B Thompson 2. GIDP - A Pujols 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - Y Molina (3, throw); D Eckstein (9, throw). DP: 2 (S Rolen-A
Kennedy-A Pujols 2).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 100 002 012 -- 6
ST LOUIS - 201 500 00x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
L Speigner (L, 1-1) 3 1/3 8 8 8 3 1 0 8.39
B Traber 1 2/3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.23
W Abreu 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.31
R King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.84

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson (W, 3-1) 5 1/3 10 3 3 1 2 0 4.72
T Wellemeyer 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
T Johnson 1/3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.08
R Franklin 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.92
K Jimenez 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 8.10
J Isringhausen (S, 13) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.42

WP - B Thompson. Pitches-strikes: L Speigner 75-44; B Traber 29-14; W Abreu
25-20; R King 9-5; B Thompson 96-59; T Wellemeyer 14-11; T Johnson 9-4; R
Franklin 4-3; K Jimenez 18-11; J Isringhausen 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Speigner 7-3; B Traber 4-1; W Abreu 1-1; R King 2-1; B Thompson 12-3; T
Wellemeyer 3-1; T Johnson 2-0; R Franklin 1-1; K Jimenez 1-0; J Isringhausen
0-1. Batters faced: L Speigner 22; B Traber 8; W Abreu 6; R King 3; B Thompson
27; T Wellemeyer 5; T Johnson 3; R Franklin 2; K Jimenez 4; J Isringhausen 2.


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

T--3:01. (Plus rain delay totaling 101 minutes in the 9th). Att--44,270.

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

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 6
ST LOUIS 8 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (6) AT ST LOUIS (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. C Guzman reached on
infield single to shortstop. R Zimmerman singled to left, C Guzman to second.
R Church singled to shallow center, C Guzman scored, R Zimmerman to second.
A Kearns flied out to center, R Zimmerman to third. D Young walked, R Church to
second. B Schneider flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein grounded out to second. C Duncan grounded out to
first. A Pujols singled to right. S Spiezio singled to right, A Pujols to
third. S Rolen walked, S Spiezio to second. J Edmonds singled to right
center, A Pujols and S Spiezio scored, S Rolen to third. Y Molina grounded out
to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Pujols singled to left. S Spiezio flied out to right,
A Pujols to second. S Rolen flied out to center, A Pujols to third. J Edmonds
singled to left, A Pujols scored. Y Molina lined out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Kennedy singled to center. B Thompson sacrificed to
pitcher, A Kennedy to second. D Eckstein singled to left, A Kennedy scored.
C Duncan walked, D Eckstein to second. D Eckstein to third, C Duncan to second
on passed ball by B Schneider. A Pujols walked. S Spiezio grounded into
fielder's choice to first, D Eckstein scored, C Duncan to third, A Pujols to
second. B Traber relieved L Speigner. S Rolen doubled to right, C Duncan and
A Pujols scored, S Spiezio to third. J Edmonds flied out to center. Y Molina
walked. A Kennedy walked, S Spiezio scored, S Rolen to third, Y Molina to
second. B Thompson grounded out to catcher. (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 1, ST LOUIS 8.

WASHINGTON 6TH: A Kearns singled to center. D Young singled to left,
A Kearns to second. B Schneider singled to left, A Kearns to third, D Young to
second. N Logan grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Kearns out at home,
D Young to third, B Schneider to second. R Langerhans hit for B Traber.
R Langerhans singled to right, D Young scored, B Schneider to third, N Logan to
second. T Wellemeyer relieved B Thompson. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left,
B Schneider scored. C Guzman grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 3, ST LOUIS 8.

WASHINGTON 8TH: T Johnson relieved T Wellemeyer. D Young walked. J Flores
hit for B Schneider. J Flores grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young
out at second. N Logan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Flores
safe at third on throwing error by shortstop D Eckstein. T Batista hit for
W Abreu. R Franklin relieved T Johnson. T Batista hit sacrifice fly to left,
J Flores scored. F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Logan
out at second. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 4, ST LOUIS 8.

WASHINGTON 9TH: K Jimenez relieved R Franklin. C Guzman grounded out to
shortstop. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. R Church doubled to deep right
center. A Kearns doubled to right, R Church scored. S Taguchi in right field.
J Isringhausen relieved K Jimenez. D Young singled to center, A Kearns scored.
R Fick ran for D Young. J Flores fouled out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, ST LOUIS 8.</div>