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St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

2012-08-30 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 23269 · 88°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph to RF · 2:59

Washington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–1. Washington Nationals put up 2 in the 1st. Edwin Jackson earned the win. Bryce Harper went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
WAS	2	0	1	0	1	2	2	0		8	13

W: Edwin Jackson L: Jaime Garcia SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Mike Muchlinski · 2B: Brian Knight · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Jon Jay	4	0	0	0	2
Carlos Beltran	4	0	1	0	2
Matt Holliday	4	0	1	0	2
Allen Craig	4	0	0	0	1
Yadier Molina	2	0	0	1	1
David Freese	3	0	0	1	0
Skip Schumaker	4	0	1	0	1
Rafael Furcal	2	0	0	0	0
Jaime Garcia	2	0	0	0	1
Daniel Descalso	1	0	0	0	0
Bryan Anderson	1	1	1	0	0
Shane Robinson	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jayson Werth	4	3	2	2	1	0
Bryce Harper	5	1	2	3	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	4	0	1	0	1	1
Mike Morse	4	1	3	0	1	0
Adam LaRoche	3	1	0	1	1	1
Ian Desmond	4	0	2	0	0	1
Danny Espinosa	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jesus Flores	4	1	2	2	0	0
Edwin Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jaime Garcia	5.1	9	2	2
Fernando Salas	0.2	1	0	1
Lance Lynn	1.0	2	2	2
Edward Mujica	1.0	1	1	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edwin Jackson	8.0	4	2	10
Mike Gonzalez	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jon Jay: K
Carlos Beltran: K
Matt Holliday: S14/G13+
Allen Craig: K

Bot 1

Jayson Werth: W
Bryce Harper: HR/L9LD+.1-H
Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6+
Mike Morse: 43/G4MD
Adam LaRoche: 43/G34

Top 2

Yadier Molina: K
David Freese: W
Skip Schumaker: K
Rafael Furcal: 43/G34-

Bot 2

Ian Desmond: S7/L6D
Danny Espinosa: 8/F89D
Jesus Flores: 8/F8LD
Edwin Jackson: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 3

Jaime Garcia: K23
Jon Jay: 8/F78D
Carlos Beltran: S9/G34+
Matt Holliday: K

Bot 3

Jayson Werth: S7/G56+
Bryce Harper: 8/F8RXD+
Ryan Zimmerman: S6/G56.1-2
Mike Morse: W.2-3;1-2
Adam LaRoche: 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3
Ian Desmond: 9/F9M

Top 4

Allen Craig: 63/G6
Yadier Molina: W
David Freese: 543/G56.1-2
Skip Schumaker: S7/L7S.2-3
Rafael Furcal: 6/F6D-

Bot 4

Danny Espinosa: K
Jesus Flores: 8/F8RD
Edwin Jackson: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Jaime Garcia: 43/G4
Jon Jay: K23
Carlos Beltran: 31/G34S

Bot 5

Jayson Werth: HR/F78XD+
Bryce Harper: 63/G6MD
Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G5
Mike Morse: S56/G56
Adam LaRoche: K

Top 6

Matt Holliday: K23
Allen Craig: 43/G4
Yadier Molina: 53/G5

Bot 6

Ian Desmond: S6/G56
Danny Espinosa: S8/L8LS.1-2
Jesus Flores: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
Edwin Jackson: 162(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Jayson Werth: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Bryce Harper: S8/L6D-.3-H;1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: WP.2-3;1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: K

Top 7

David Freese: 43/G4M
Skip Schumaker: 63/G6
Daniel Descalso: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 7

Mike Morse: S8/G6
Adam LaRoche: W.1-2
Ian Desmond: K
Danny Espinosa: W.2-3;1-2
Jesus Flores: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Edwin Jackson: K
Jayson Werth: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Bryan Anderson: D9/L3D+
Jon Jay: E5/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Carlos Beltran: K
Matt Holliday: 43/G4.2-3
Allen Craig: 9/L89D+

Bot 8

Bryce Harper: 7/L78D
Ryan Zimmerman: W
Mike Morse: S7/G56.1-2
Adam LaRoche: 36(1)1/GDP/G3+

Top 9

Shane Robinson: 8/F8RM
David Freese: 6/L6
Skip Schumaker: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

2B Danny Espinosa caught Ryan Zimmerman's throw after crossing the bag; 2B umpire Brian Knight ruled Yadier Molina safe
Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal left the game due to a right elbow strain

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