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St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

2007-08-04 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 29252 · 93°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:50

Washington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals 12–1. Washington Nationals put up 5 in the 4th. Joel Hanrahan earned the win. Ryan Zimmerman went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
WAS	0	0	0	5	0	5	2	0		12	14

W: Joel Hanrahan L: Joel Pineiro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mike Winters · 1B: Brian Runge · 2B: Mark Wegner · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Eckstein	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Edmonds	4	0	2	0	1	1
Scott Rolen	4	0	1	0	1	1
Chris Duncan	4	0	1	0	0	2
Scott Spiezio	2	0	0	0	1	0
Juan Encarnacion	3	0	0	0	1	0
Yadier Molina	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joel Pineiro	1	0	0	0	1	0
Adam Kennedy	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ryan Ludwick	2	0	2	0	0	0
So Taguchi	1	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Lopez	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ronnie Belliard	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	5	2	2	3	0	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	3	0	0	0
Austin Kearns	5	1	0	0	0	3
Ryan Church	4	1	1	0	0	0
Brian Schneider	3	3	2	2	1	0
Nook Logan	3	2	3	2	1	0
Joel Hanrahan	1	1	1	2	0	0
Tony Batista	2	1	1	1	0	1
D'Angelo Jimenez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Langerhans	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joel Pineiro	5.0	7	2	2
Mike Maroth	0.2	5	0	0
Brad Thompson	1.1	2	1	2
Aaron Miles	1.0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joel Hanrahan	5.0	6	3	3
Saul Rivera	1.0	0	1	0
Billy Traber	2.0	3	0	1
Chris Schroder	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Eckstein: 6/P5D
Jim Edmonds: D9/L9LS
Scott Rolen: 8/F8RD
Chris Duncan: K

Bot 1

Felipe Lopez: 43/G4
Ronnie Belliard: 63/G56
Ryan Zimmerman: 9/F89D

Top 2

Scott Spiezio: W
Juan Encarnacion: 5/P
Yadier Molina: 43(B)6(1)/GDP/G4S-

Bot 2

Dmitri Young: S9/L89M+
Austin Kearns: K
Ryan Church: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Joel Pineiro: 7/F7M
Adam Kennedy: HR/F9LD+
David Eckstein: 8/F78M
Jim Edmonds: K

Bot 3

Brian Schneider: 43/G4
Nook Logan: S5/G5S-
Joel Hanrahan: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
Felipe Lopez: W
Ronnie Belliard: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Scott Rolen: W
Chris Duncan: K
Scott Spiezio: 4/LDP/L4.1X1(43)

Bot 4

Ryan Zimmerman: HR/F7D+
Dmitri Young: S8/G4M
Austin Kearns: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Ryan Church: 9/F89D+
Brian Schneider: W.1-2
Nook Logan: S9/L89M+.2-H;1-3
Joel Hanrahan: SB2
Joel Hanrahan: D7/G5+.3-H;2-H
Felipe Lopez: S9/G34.2-3
Ronnie Belliard: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);1-3
Ronnie Belliard: 53/G

Top 5

Juan Encarnacion: 5/L5
Yadier Molina: 43/G4
Joel Pineiro: W
Adam Kennedy: S9/L89M+.1-2
David Eckstein: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
Jim Edmonds: 9/F9S-

Bot 5

Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G5
Dmitri Young: 63/G6M
Austin Kearns: K23

Top 6

Scott Rolen: S7/L78M
Chris Duncan: S9/L34D+.1-2
Scott Spiezio: 5/P5F-
Juan Encarnacion: W.2-3;1-2
Yadier Molina: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 6

Ryan Church: 6/P
Brian Schneider: D8/F8RXD+
Nook Logan: D8/L8RM+.2-H
Tony Batista: S7/L5D+.2-H
Felipe Lopez: E4/G4+.1-3
Ronnie Belliard: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H(UR)
Ryan Zimmerman: HR/F78XD+.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Dmitri Young: D7/L5D+
Austin Kearns: K

Top 7

Ryan Ludwick: S7/G56
Adam Kennedy: 7/F78S
David Eckstein: 36(1)/FO/G34S.B-1
Jim Edmonds: S9/L9M.1-2
Scott Rolen: K

Bot 7

Ryan Church: S8/L8RS
Brian Schneider: HR/F89D+.1-H
Nook Logan: W
Tony Batista: K
D'Angelo Jimenez: 8/F8RXD+
Ronnie Belliard: 8/F8LM

Top 8

Chris Duncan: 9/F89D
So Taguchi: S7
Juan Encarnacion: 6(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 8

Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G56
Ryan Langerhans: 9/F9LD
Austin Kearns: 63/G6

Top 9

Yadier Molina: K
Ryan Ludwick: S7/L78S
Adam Kennedy: E3/G34S.1-2
David Eckstein: K
Jim Edmonds: W.2-3;1-2
Scott Rolen: 53/G56S-

Notes & reviews

Cardinals pitcher batting eighth
Belliard allowed the short popup to drop on the grass in front of the infield to start the double play
into the upper deck; section 446, row 4
Hanrahan's first RBI
into the LCF mezzanine, longer than the first homer
infielder Aaron Miles pitching

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