GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (50-57) at WASHINGTON (50-60)

NL: ST LOUIS (50-57) at WASHINGTON (50-60)

<h3>Zimmerman, Nationals go for sixth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">St Louis (50-57) at Washington (50-60) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Zimmerman will try to build off hisfirst multi-home run performance as the Washington Nationalslook to extend their season-long five-game winning streak whenthey host the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-gameseries on Sunday.


Zimmerman blasted two home runs, including a two-run shot duringa five-run sixth inning, in Washington's 12-1 triumph over St.Louis on Saturday. The 22-year-old third baseman, who hasdriving in 10 runs over his last five games, is batting .270with 17 home runs and 60 RBI on the season.


Behind the power of Zimmerman, the Nationals posted fivestraight wins for the first time this season. They had twoprevious winning streaks of four stopped earlier this year.

Matt Chico (5-6, 4.73 ERA) will take the mound for Washington,which has gone 14-8 since the All-Star break. The 24-year-oldlefthander yielded two runs and nine hits with four strikeoutsin five innings of a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds onMonday.


He will be opposed by Adam Wainwright (10-8, 4.38), who has wonfour of his past five starts for the Cardinals. The righthanderpitched six solid frames in a 6-4 triumph over the PittsburghPirates on Monday, allowing two runs and eight hits with threestrikeouts.


That outing was St. Louis' last victory, having lost fourstraight by a combined score of 35-8.

 

NL: ST LOUIS (50-57) at WASHINGTON (50-60)

<h3>Zimmerman, Nationals go for sixth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">St Louis (50-57) at Washington (50-60) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Zimmerman will try to build off hisfirst multi-home run performance as the Washington Nationalslook to extend their season-long five-game winning streak whenthey host the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-gameseries on Sunday.


Zimmerman blasted two home runs, including a two-run shot duringa five-run sixth inning, in Washington's 12-1 triumph over St.Louis on Saturday. The 22-year-old third baseman, who hasdriven in 10 runs over his last five games, is batting .270with 17 home runs and 60 RBI on the season.


Behind the power of Zimmerman, the Nationals posted fivestraight wins for the first time this season. They had twoprevious winning streaks of four stopped earlier this year.

Matt Chico (5-6, 4.73 ERA) will take the mound for Washington,which has gone 14-8 since the All-Star break. The 24-year-oldlefthander yielded two runs and nine hits with four strikeoutsin five innings of a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds onMonday.


He will be opposed by Adam Wainwright (10-8, 4.38), who has wonfour of his past five starts for the Cardinals. The righthanderpitched six solid frames in a 6-4 triumph over the PittsburghPirates on Monday, allowing two runs and eight hits with threestrikeouts.


That outing was St. Louis' last victory, having lost fourstraight by a combined score of 35-8.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

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

ST LOUIS WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .292 2 16 Felipe Lopez SS .244 6 41
Scott Spiezio 3B .271 3 27 Ronnie Belliard 2B .297 6 37
Albert Pujols 1B .314 24 72 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .270 17 60
Juan Encarnacion RF .293 7 41 Dmitri Young 1B .336 9 57
Ryan Ludwick LF .250 7 27 Austin Kearns RF .251 8 44
Jim Edmonds CF .232 7 26 Ryan Church LF .261 8 45
Gary Bennett C .233 1 13 Jesus Flores C .242 2 15
Adam Wainwright RHP .270 0 4 Nook Logan CF .258 0 9
(10-8, 4.38) Matt Chico LHP .156 0 0
Aaron Miles 2B .284 1 19 (5-6, 4.73)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
WARMUPS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (10-8, 4.38)
WAS - MATT CHICO (5-6, 4.73)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN RUNGE
1B - MARK WEGNER
2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
3B - MIKE WINTERS

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND GARY BENNETT
WAS - MATT CHICO AND JESUS FLORES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.292, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
S SPIEZIO (.271, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.314, 24 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.244, 6 HR, 41 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.297, 6 HR, 37 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.270, 17 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.69

Pitches-strikes: M Chico 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: M Chico 0-2. Batters
faced: M Chico 4.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
WAS - MATT CHICO</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.250, 7 HR, 27 RBI)
J EDMONDS (.232, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
G BENNETT (.233, 1 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1.
Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.35

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.69

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 16-9; M Chico 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 1-0; M Chico 0-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 4; M Chico 4.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (8) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF MATT CHICO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.232, 7 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.251, 8 HR, 44 RBI)
R CHURCH (.261, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
J FLORES (.242, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283

Totals 6 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (8, 2nd inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out). S - A
Wainwright. RBI - R Ludwick (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Miles 1. Team LOB - 2.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
M Chico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: S - R Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1.
Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.35

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 4.72

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 16-9; M Chico 39-23. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 1-0; M Chico 2-3. Batters faced: A Wainwright 4; M Chico 9.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT CHICO SCORED RYAN CHURCH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CHICO ON FIRST, N LOGAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.244, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.291, 0-FOR-1)
S SPIEZIO (.271, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A PUJOLS (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283

Totals 6 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (8, 2nd inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out). S - A
Wainwright. RBI - R Ludwick (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Miles 1. Team LOB - 2.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
M Chico p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182

Totals 7 1 2 1 2 3 5

BATTING: 2B - R Church (34, A Wainwright). S - R Belliard. RBI - M Chico (1).
2-out RBI - M Chico. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, D
Young 1. Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 01 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 4.38

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 4.72

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 37-21; M Chico 39-23. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 3-0; M Chico 2-3. Batters faced: A Wainwright 10; M Chico 9.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
WAS - MATT CHICO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.297, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
R ZIMMERMAN (.269, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.335, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .231
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283

Totals 11 1 3 1 2 1 8

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (8, 2nd inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out). S - A
Wainwright. RBI - R Ludwick (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Miles 1, J Edmonds 2. Team LOB - 5.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Church lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
M Chico p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182

Totals 7 1 2 1 2 3 5

BATTING: 2B - R Church (34, A Wainwright). S - R Belliard. RBI - M Chico (1).
2-out RBI - M Chico. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, D
Young 1. Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 01 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 4.38

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 4.69

HBP - R Ludwick (by M Chico). Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 37-21; M Chico
67-40. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 3-0; M Chico 2-6. Batters faced: A
Wainwright 10; M Chico 15.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NOOK LOGAN SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N LOGAN ON FIRST, J FLORES ON SECOND, R
CHURCH ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: M CHICO (.182, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>