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

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Fick hit for R King.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N LOGAN ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Fick (.197, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED NOOK LOGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, D JIMENEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
WASHINGTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.338, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED D'ANGELO JIMENEZ AND RYAN
ZIMMERMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
WASHINGTON 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.248, 0-FOR-4)</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 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 12 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RYAN FRANKLIN
WAS - RAY KING (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.284, 1-FOR-3)
D ECKSTEIN (.287, 0-FOR-4)
S ROLEN (.271, 6 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (3) VS WASHINGTON (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
S Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
R Ludwick lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .251
J Edmonds cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 .237
G Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228
a-C Duncan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Wainwright p 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282
b-A Kennedy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
c-Y Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
A Miles 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 29 3 8 3 4 4 13

a-walked for G Bennett in the 8th; b-hit for A Wainwright in the 8th;
c-grounded to second for A Kennedy in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds 2 (8, L Ayala, M Chico). HR - R Ludwick (8, 2nd inning
off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out), A Wainwright (1, 4th inning off M Chico 0 on, 1 Out).
S - A Wainwright. RBI - R Ludwick (28), A Wainwright (5), J Edmonds (27). 2-out
RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, J Edmonds
2. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Edmonds (D Young at Home).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243
D Jimenez ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .195
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .274
D Young 1b 5 1 3 3 0 2 2 .340
A Kearns rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
R Church lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .262
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235
N Logan cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .265
M Chico p 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .176
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Fick ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197

Totals 33 6 12 6 4 8 18

a-grounded to second for S Rivera in the 6th; b-sacrificed to third for R King
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (34, A Wainwright); R Zimmerman (27, A Wainwright); D
Young 2 (30, A Wainwright, R Franklin). S - R Belliard , R Fick. RBI - M Chico
(1), D Young 3 (60), N Logan (10), R Zimmerman (61). 2-out RBI - M Chico, N
Logan, R Zimmerman, D Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F
Lopez 1, D Young 1, M Chico 2. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (13, 3rd base off R Franklin/Y Molina).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (J Encarnacion at Home). DP: 1 (R
King-R Belliard-D Young).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 010 110 00 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 012 000 03 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 7 8 3 3 3 7 0 4.35
R Franklin 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 1.89

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 5 6 3 3 3 2 2 4.76
S Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36
L Ayala 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.50
R King 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45

IBB - R Church (by A Wainwright). HBP - R Ludwick (by M Chico); J Flores (by
A Wainwright); R Church (by A Wainwright). Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright
115-73; R Franklin 35-25; M Chico 101-64; S Rivera 10-7; L Ayala 19-9; R King
1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 9-5; R Franklin 1-0; M Chico 5-7; S
Rivera 0-2; L Ayala 0-3; R King 2-0. Batters faced: A Wainwright 34; R Franklin
7; M Chico 24; S Rivera 4; L Ayala 6; R King 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Mike
Winters.
EJECTIONS: ST LOUIS' La Russa by Wegner (5th).
Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (2-2, 2.55) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 6

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: A MILES (.284, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved R King.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
WASHINGTON 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.284, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Fick at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
WASHINGTON 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.284, 1-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 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 x 6 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH) AND GARY BENNETT, YADIER
MOLINA (8TH)

WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH),
RAY KING (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES

HOME RUNS: STL - RYAN LUDWICK (8) OFF MATT CHICO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ADAM WAINWRIGHT (1) OFF MATT CHICO IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - NONE</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 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 x 6 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH) AND GARY BENNETT, YADIER
MOLINA (8TH)

WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH),
RAY KING (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES


WP - RAY KING (1-0)
LP - RYAN FRANKLIN (4-2)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (23)

HOME RUNS: STL - RYAN LUDWICK (8) OFF MATT CHICO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ADAM WAINWRIGHT (1) OFF MATT CHICO IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - NONE


TIME: 3:12 ATT: 33,517

PROBABLES: WAS - JOHN LANNAN (1-0, 5.40)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (6-2, 3.75)

PROBABLES: SDG - DAVID WELLS (5-7, 5.18)
STL - BRADEN LOOPER (8-9, 5.23)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (3) VS WASHINGTON (6) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
S Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
R Ludwick lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .251
J Edmonds cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 .237
G Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228
a-C Duncan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Wainwright p 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282
b-A Kennedy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
c-Y Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
A Miles 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283

Totals 32 3 8 3 4 5 13

a-walked for G Bennett in the 8th; b-hit for A Wainwright in the 8th;
c-grounded to second for A Kennedy in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds 2 (8, L Ayala, M Chico). HR - R Ludwick (8, 2nd inning
off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out), A Wainwright (1, 4th inning off M Chico 0 on, 1 Out).
S - A Wainwright. RBI - R Ludwick (28), A Wainwright (5), J Edmonds (27). 2-out
RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, J Edmonds
2. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Edmonds (D Young at Home).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243
D Jimenez ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .195
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297
R Zimmerman 3b 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .274
D Young 1b 5 1 3 3 0 2 2 .340
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
R Church lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .262
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235
N Logan cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .265
M Chico p 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .176
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Fick ph-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197

Totals 33 6 12 6 4 8 18

a-grounded to second for S Rivera in the 6th; b-sacrificed to third for R King
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (34, A Wainwright); R Zimmerman (27, A Wainwright); D
Young 2 (30, A Wainwright, R Franklin). S - R Belliard , R Fick. RBI - M Chico
(1), D Young 3 (60), N Logan (10), R Zimmerman (61). 2-out RBI - M Chico, N
Logan, R Zimmerman, D Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F
Lopez 1, D Young 1, M Chico 2. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (13, 3rd base off R Franklin/Y Molina).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (J Encarnacion at Home). DP: 1 (R
King-R Belliard-D Young).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 010 110 000 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 012 000 03x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 7 8 3 3 3 7 0 4.35
R Franklin (L, 4-2) 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 1.89

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 5 6 3 3 3 2 2 4.76
S Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36
L Ayala 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.50
R King (W, 1-0) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45
C Cordero (S, 23) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.50

IBB - R Church (by A Wainwright). HBP - R Ludwick (by M Chico); J Flores (by
A Wainwright); R Church (by A Wainwright). Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright
115-73; R Franklin 35-25; M Chico 101-64; S Rivera 10-7; L Ayala 19-9; R King
1-1; C Cordero 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 9-5; R Franklin 1-0; M
Chico 5-7; S Rivera 0-2; L Ayala 0-3; R King 2-0; C Cordero 0-2. Batters faced:
A Wainwright 34; R Franklin 7; M Chico 24; S Rivera 4; L Ayala 6; R King 1; C
Cordero 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Mike
Winters.
EJECTIONS: ST LOUIS' La Russa by Wegner (5th).
T--3:12. Att--33,517.
Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 3
WASHINGTON 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (3) AT WASHINGTON (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick homered to left center. J Edmonds walked.
G Bennett flied out to right. A Wainwright sacrificed to catcher, J Edmonds
to second. A Miles grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to shortstop. R Church doubled to
deep right center. J Flores struck out looking. N Logan walked. M Chico
singled to center, R Church scored, N Logan to third. F Lopez grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, M Chico out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. R Zimmerman doubled
to deep left center. D Young doubled to deep left center, R Zimmerman scored.
A Kearns flied out to left. R Church intentionally walked. J Flores hit by
pitch, D Young to third, R Church to second. N Logan reached on infield single
to shortstop, D Young scored, R Church to third, J Flores to second. M Chico
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 4TH: G Bennett grounded out to third. A Wainwright homered to
left center. A Miles flied out to center. D Eckstein grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Spiezio grounded out to shortstop. A Pujols singled to
left. J Encarnacion walked, A Pujols to second. R Ludwick struck out
swinging. St Louis's Manager T La Russa ejected by M Wegner. J Edmonds
doubled to deep right, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion thrown out at home.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: R Franklin relieved A Wainwright. Y Molina catching.
N Logan reached on bunt single to third. R Fick hit for R King. R Fick
sacrificed to third, N Logan to second. D Jimenez walked. N Logan stole
third. R Belliard struck out swinging. R Zimmerman singled to left center,
N Logan scored, D Jimenez to second. D Young doubled to deep center,
D Jimenez and R Zimmerman scored. A Kearns singled to center, D Young
thrown out at home. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 6.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (3) AT WASHINGTON (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Spiezio 3B, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, R Ludwick LF, J Edmonds CF, G Bennett C, A Miles 2B,
A Wainwright RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from center at 5 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein flied out to center. S Spiezio walked. A Pujols
flied out to left. J Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez walked. R Belliard sacrificed to first, F Lopez to
second. R Zimmerman struck out looking. D Young struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick homered to left center. J Edmonds walked.
G Bennett flied out to right. A Wainwright sacrificed to catcher, J Edmonds
to second. A Miles grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to shortstop. R Church doubled to
deep right center. J Flores struck out looking. N Logan walked. M Chico
singled to center, R Church scored, N Logan to third. F Lopez grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, M Chico out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

ST LOUIS 3RD: D Eckstein flied out to left. S Spiezio singled to left.
A Pujols singled to left, S Spiezio to second. J Encarnacion flied out to
center, S Spiezio to third. R Ludwick hit by pitch, A Pujols to second.
J Edmonds flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. R Zimmerman doubled
to deep left center. D Young doubled to deep left center, R Zimmerman scored.
A Kearns flied out to left. R Church intentionally walked. J Flores hit by
pitch, D Young to third, R Church to second. N Logan reached on infield single
to shortstop, D Young scored, R Church to third, J Flores to second. M Chico
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 4TH: G Bennett grounded out to third. A Wainwright homered to
left center. A Miles flied out to center. D Eckstein grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 4TH: F Lopez flied out to center. R Belliard grounded out to
pitcher. R Zimmerman reached on infield single to shortstop. D Young struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Spiezio grounded out to shortstop. A Pujols singled to
left. J Encarnacion walked, A Pujols to second. R Ludwick struck out
swinging. St Louis's Manager T La Russa ejected by M Wegner. J Edmonds
doubled to deep right, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion thrown out at home.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: A Kearns flied out to center. R Church hit by pitch.
J Flores struck out looking. N Logan grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 6TH: D Jimenez at shortstop. S Rivera relieved M Chico. G Bennett
struck out looking. A Wainwright lined out to right. A Miles singled to
center. D Eckstein popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Langerhans hit for S Rivera. R Langerhans grounded out
to second. D Jimenez grounded out to third. R Belliard singled to center.
R Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Belliard out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 7TH: L Ayala relieved S Rivera. S Spiezio flied out to right.
A Pujols struck out looking. J Encarnacion flied out to right. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 7TH: S Rolen at third base. D Young singled to right. A Kearns
flied out to center. R Church struck out swinging. J Flores flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: R Ludwick popped out to shortstop. J Edmonds doubled to deep
right center. C Duncan hit for G Bennett. C Duncan walked. A Kennedy hit for
A Wainwright. R King relieved L Ayala. Y Molina hit for A Kennedy. Y Molina
grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, C Duncan out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: R Franklin relieved A Wainwright. Y Molina catching.
N Logan reached on bunt single to third. R Fick hit for R King. R Fick
sacrificed to third, N Logan to second. D Jimenez walked. N Logan stole
third. R Belliard struck out swinging. R Zimmerman singled to left center,
N Logan scored, D Jimenez to second. D Young doubled to deep center,
D Jimenez and R Zimmerman scored. A Kearns singled to center, D Young
thrown out at home. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 6.

ST LOUIS 9TH: C Cordero relieved R King. R Fick at first base. A Miles
struck out swinging. D Eckstein flied out to left. S Rolen lined out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, WASHINGTON 6.</div>

 

Zimmerman, Nationals complete series sweep of reeling Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 6, ST LOUIS 3</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The surging Washington Nationals andworld champion St. Louis Cardinals are headed in oppositedirections.


Ryan Zimmerman delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the eighthinning and Dmitri Young followed with a two-run double to liftthe Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Zimmerman and Young each had three hits for Washington, whichcompleted a three-game series sweep and is riding a season-highsix-game winning streak.


Conversely, the Cardinals are mired in a five-game skid, whichmatches their longest drought of the season.


The Nationals made the play of the game to stymie a potentialCardinals rally in the eighth inning.


After Jim Edmonds doubled and Chris Duncan drew a one-out walkoff Nationals reliever Luis Ayala, lefthander Ray King (1-0)took the mound and started a 1-4-3 double play on a hotcomebacker off the bat of pinch-hitter Yadier Molina.

Washington carried that momentum into the bottom of the frame,when they rallied for three runs against St. Louis reliever RyanFranklin (4-2).


Nook Logan led off with a bunt single, advanced to second onRobert Fick's sacrifice and stole third after D'Angelo Jimenez.Franklin struck out Ronnie Belliard for the second out butcould not get past Zimmerman, who plated Logan with a single toleft field.


Young followed with a long double to left-center field to makeit 6-3.


St. Louis forged a 3-3 tie in the fifth on a single by AlbertPujols and an RBI double to right by Jim Edmonds. TheCardinals, however, lost manager Tony La Russa for coming out ofthe dugout to argue a called third strike on Ryan Ludwick forthe second out of the inning.


It was the second confrontation of the game between La Russa andfirst base umpire Mark Wegner, who ejected him. La Russa cameonto the field in the fourth inning to support Pujols, who wasarguing Wegner's call on an infield hit by Zimmerman.

The Nationals manufactured two runs in the third. Zimmermandoubled to the gap in left-center and scored on Young's RBIdouble to virtually the same spot.


After Ryan Church drew an intentional walk and Cardinals starterAdam Wainwright plunked Jesus Flores, Logan gave the Nationalsa 3-1 lead with a broken-bat, RBI infield single that scoredChurch.


Wainwright had a solo homer and pitched seven innings, allowingthree runs and eight hits with three strikeouts and seven walks.

Wainwright's second career homer pulled the Cardinals to 3-2 inthe fourth inning.


Ludwick's eighth homer of the season gave St. Louis a 1-0 leadin the second inning. Pujols and Edmonds each had two hits forSt. Louis.

 

Zimmerman, Nationals complete series sweep of reeling Cardinals

<h3>WASHINGTON 6, ST LOUIS 3</h3>By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The surging Washington Nationals and worldchampion St. Louis Cardinals are headed in opposite directions.

Ryan Zimmerman delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the eighthinning and Dmitri Young followed with a two-run double to liftthe Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Zimmerman and Young each had three hits for Washington, whichcompleted a three-game series sweep and is riding a season-highsix-game winning streak.


"I expected even better things than this," Nationals managerManny Acta said. "We've got two months to go, and the guys areplaying good baseball. I want to play above .500."

Conversely, the Cardinals are mired in a five-game skid, whichmatches their longest drought of the season.


"We had a shot, but they did everything better than we did forthree days," La Russa said. "One game they did it a lot better,and two days better, so they won three games."


The Nationals made the play of the game to stymie a potentialCardinals rally in the eighth inning.


After Jim Edmonds doubled and Chris Duncan drew a one-out walkoff Nationals reliever Luis Ayala, lefthander Ray King (1-0)took the mound and started a 1-4-3 double play on a hotcomebacker off the bat of pinch-hitter Yadier Molina.

"It went in my glove," said King, a one-pitch star of the game."I'm not going to say I caught it. It went in my glove."

Washington carried that momentum into the bottom of the frame,when they rallied for three runs against St. Louis reliever RyanFranklin (4-2).


Nook Logan led off with a bunt single, advanced to second onRobert Fick's sacrifice and stole third after D'Angelo Jimenez.Franklin struck out Ronnie Belliard for the second out but couldnot get past Zimmerman, who plated Logan with a single to leftfield.


"He challenged me," Zimmerman said. "I kept fouling them off.He made a pretty good pitch. I hit it off the end of the batand put it in the right place."


Franklin was reluctant to tip his cap to Zimmerman.

"It was a hit, but just like last game, he didn't hit it hard -just got lucky and hit it in the right spot, that's all," said adejected Franklin, who allowed a walkoff single by Zimmerman toend Friday's 3-2 decision. "A bunt. Broken bat. They're up.That's it."


Acta gave Zimmerman more credit.


"It was a tremendous at-bat," Acta said. "Once he fell behind,he wasn't trying to hit a home run. He was trying to makecontact - trying to get a base hit. He's locked in right now."

Young followed with a long double to left-center field to makeit 6-3.


"With Zimmerman up, you have all the confidence in the world,"Young said. "He's so doggone good, it's ridiculous. Futuregreatness - that's all I can say about Ryan Zimmerman. He's astudent of the game. He's got all kinds of confidence. He'sonly going to get better."


St. Louis forged a 3-3 tie in the fifth on a single by AlbertPujols and an RBI double to right by Jim Edmonds. TheCardinals, however, lost manager Tony La Russa for coming out ofthe dugout to argue a called third strike on Ryan Ludwick forthe second out of the inning.


It was the second confrontation of the game between La Russa andfirst base umpire Mark Wegner, who ejected him. La Russa cameonto the field in the fourth inning to support Pujols, who wasarguing Wegner's call on an infield hit by Zimmerman.

The Nationals manufactured two runs in the third. Zimmermandoubled to the gap in left-center and scored on Young's RBIdouble to virtually the same spot.


After Ryan Church drew an intentional walk and Cardinals starterAdam Wainwright plunked Jesus Flores, Logan gave the Nationalsa 3-1 lead with a broken-bat, RBI infield single that scoredChurch.


"I gave up three runs, and two of them are really tough for meto take right now because I actually made good pitches,"Wainwright said. "It was just the guys that got on base beforethat where I got myself into trouble.


"You can look at Logan's ball where he hits it to short andbeats it out - he's faster than Carl Lewis. But I think it'show the other guys got on base because I made a good pitch tohim."


Wainwright had a solo homer and pitched seven innings, allowingthree runs and eight hits with three strikeouts and seven walks.

"I'm not really disappointed a whole lot," he said. "I could'vedone a better job, but I felt some of those guys got on basewhen they shouldn't have. I left it all out there."

Wainwright's second career homer pulled the Cardinals to 3-2 inthe fourth inning.


Ludwick's eighth homer of the season gave St. Louis a 1-0 leadin the second inning. Pujols and Edmonds each had two hits forSt. Louis.