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Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

2015-08-31 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 42081 · 80°F, sunny · Wind 4 mph R to L · 3:07

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Washington Nationals 8–5. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Ryan Zimmerman doubles (22) on a soft line drive to right fielder Stephen Piscotty. Bryce Harper scores. Ryan Zimmerman to 3rd. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 4th — Kolten Wong singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jason Heyward scores. Yadier Molina to 2nd. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 7th — Ryan Zimmerman homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Danny Espinosa scores. Bryce Harper scores. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 7th — Jason Heyward doubles (27) on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Stephen Piscotty scores. Jhonny Peralta scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Ryan Zimmerman homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Danny Espinosa scores. Bryce Harper scores — worth 49% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Kevin Siegrist L: Casey Janssen SV: Trevor Rosenthal

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: John Hirschbeck · 2B: John Tumpane · 3B: James Hoye · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jayson Werth	4	0	2	0	1	2
Anthony Rendon	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bryce Harper	2	2	0	0	3	0
Ryan Zimmerman	5	2	3	4	0	0
Yunel Escobar	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ian Desmond	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Lobaton	3	0	0	0	1	2
Michael Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gio Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0	2
Danny Espinosa	0	1	0	0	1	0
Trea Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Carpenter	4	1	1	0	1	1
Stephen Piscotty	5	1	1	1	0	1
Jhonny Peralta	3	2	2	1	1	0
Jason Heyward	4	2	2	2	0	0
Yadier Molina	3	1	1	1	1	0
Kolten Wong	4	0	2	2	0	2
Mark Reynolds	4	1	2	1	0	1
Brandon Moss	3	0	2	0	1	0
John Lackey	2	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Bourjos	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gio Gonzalez	6.0	5	2	4
Casey Janssen	0.2	4	1	0
Felipe Vazquez	0.1	2	1	0
Blake Treinen	1.0	2	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Lackey	6.0	4	4	8
Kevin Siegrist	1.0	1	2	2
Steve Cishek	1.0	1	0	1
Trevor Rosenthal	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jayson Werth: K
Anthony Rendon: 13/G13
Bryce Harper: E4/G34
Ryan Zimmerman: D9/L9LM.1-H(UR);B-3
Yunel Escobar: 43/G4

Bot 1

Matt Carpenter: K
Stephen Piscotty: 9/F9D+
Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6
Jason Heyward: 6/F5DF-

Top 2

Ian Desmond: 8/F8LXD+
Jose Lobaton: K
Michael Taylor: 4/L4

Bot 2

Yadier Molina: 7/F7D
Kolten Wong: K
Mark Reynolds: K

Top 3

Gio Gonzalez: K
Jayson Werth: D9/L9LM+
Anthony Rendon: K
Bryce Harper: W
Ryan Zimmerman: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 3

Brandon Moss: W
John Lackey: 36(1)4/GDP/BG34S
Matt Carpenter: 7/F7LD

Top 4

Yunel Escobar: 63/L6-
Ian Desmond: K
Jose Lobaton: K

Bot 4

Stephen Piscotty: 9/F9M
Jhonny Peralta: W
Jason Heyward: S4/G4S-.1-2
Yadier Molina: S9/F89D.2-H;1-3
Kolten Wong: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
Mark Reynolds: S8/L78M+.2-H;1-2
Brandon Moss: 3/G34S-.2-3;1-2
John Lackey: 53/G5

Top 5

Michael Taylor: K
Gio Gonzalez: K
Jayson Werth: W
Anthony Rendon: W.1-2
Bryce Harper: 8/L8LD+

Bot 5

Matt Carpenter: 41/G34-
Stephen Piscotty: 8/F89XD+
Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9LD

Top 6

Ryan Zimmerman: S8/G6M
Yunel Escobar: S9/L89M.1-3
Ian Desmond: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(NR)
Jose Lobaton: W
Michael Taylor: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 6

Jason Heyward: 43/G34
Yadier Molina: 7/F78D+
Kolten Wong: K

Top 7

Danny Espinosa: W
Jayson Werth: K
Anthony Rendon: 9/F9M
Bryce Harper: W.1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: HR/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Yunel Escobar: K

Bot 7

Mark Reynolds: S7/G56
Brandon Moss: S4/G34-.1-2
Greg Garcia: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Matt Carpenter: W
Stephen Piscotty: S7/L7M+.3-H;1-2
Jhonny Peralta: S9/F9M.2-H;1-3
Jason Heyward: D8/F7D+.3-H;1-H
Yadier Molina: IW
Kolten Wong: S9/L9S.2-H;1-2
Mark Reynolds: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Top 8

Ian Desmond: S8/L4MD+
Jose Lobaton: 9/F89XD+
Michael Taylor: K
Trea Turner: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 8

Brandon Moss: S9/L89S
Peter Bourjos: 54(1)3/GDP/MREV/G56S-
Matt Carpenter: S39/G3+
Stephen Piscotty: K

Top 9

Jayson Werth: S8/L8LM
Anthony Rendon: S9/L9S+.1-2
Bryce Harper: OA.1X2(2)
Bryce Harper: W
Ryan Zimmerman: 3/F34D-
Clint Robinson: K

Notes & reviews

replay,8,bourp001,SLN,hirsj901,STL10,,Y,M,WAS,C $when Peter Bourjos was called safe at 1B, Nationals manager Matt Williams challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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