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Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

2016-05-01 · Day game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 42933 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph to RF · 2:47

Washington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–1. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 6th — Matthew den Dekker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Jose Lobaton scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Clint Robinson homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Jayson Werth scores — worth 19% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	6	11
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

W: Max Scherzer L: Carlos Martinez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Laz Diaz · 2B: Ben May · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Matt den Dekker	3	0	1	1	0
Anthony Rendon	5	1	1	0	2
Bryce Harper	4	0	0	0	4
Daniel Murphy	4	0	1	1	1
Jayson Werth	4	1	1	0	0
Clint Robinson	4	1	1	2	2
Danny Espinosa	4	1	1	1	1
Jose Lobaton	4	1	1	0	0
Max Scherzer	2	0	2	0	0
Michael Taylor	2	0	1	0	1
Chris Heisey	1	1	1	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Matt Carpenter	4	0	2	0	2
Stephen Piscotty	4	0	0	0	2
Matt Holliday	3	0	1	0	0
Brandon Moss	4	1	1	1	1
Yadier Molina	3	0	0	0	2
Randal Grichuk	4	0	0	0	2
Kolten Wong	3	0	1	0	0
Aledmys Diaz	3	0	0	0	1
Carlos Martinez	2	0	0	0	1
Jedd Gyorko	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Hazelbaker	1	0	0	0	1
Matt Adams	1	0	1	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Max Scherzer	7.0	4	9
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	0	1
Blake Treinen	1.0	2	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Carlos Martinez	6.2	7	8
Kevin Siegrist	0.1	0	1
Seunghwan Oh	0.2	2	1
Tyler Lyons	1.1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt den Dekker: 43/G4+
Anthony Rendon: K
Bryce Harper: K

Bot 1

Matt Carpenter: S9/L34D
Stephen Piscotty: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Matt Holliday: 4/F3DF-
Brandon Moss: 9/F9LD+

Top 2

Daniel Murphy: K
Jayson Werth: 8/F8LD
Clint Robinson: K

Bot 2

Yadier Molina: K
Randal Grichuk: K
Kolten Wong: 5/F56S-

Top 3

Danny Espinosa: 3/BG3S+
Jose Lobaton: 3/G3
Max Scherzer: S8/G4M
Matt den Dekker: 43/G34

Bot 3

Aledmys Diaz: K
Carlos Martinez: 43/G4S-
Matt Carpenter: S8/L8LS
Stephen Piscotty: K

Top 4

Anthony Rendon: 63/G6
Bryce Harper: K
Daniel Murphy: 7/F78D

Bot 4

Matt Holliday: 8/F8RS
Brandon Moss: K
Yadier Molina: 63/G6+

Top 5

Jayson Werth: 7/F78XD+
Clint Robinson: K
Danny Espinosa: 13/G15-

Bot 5

Randal Grichuk: K
Kolten Wong: S7/L7M
Aledmys Diaz: 9/F9LD+
Carlos Martinez: K

Top 6

Jose Lobaton: S7/L78S-
Max Scherzer: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
Matt den Dekker: S8/G4.2-H
Anthony Rendon: K
Bryce Harper: K

Bot 6

Matt Carpenter: K
Stephen Piscotty: 5/P5F
Matt Holliday: S7/L7S
Brandon Moss: 9/F9D

Top 7

Daniel Murphy: 7/L7M+
Jayson Werth: S7/G56+
Clint Robinson: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Danny Espinosa: HR/F8RXD+
Jose Lobaton: 43/G4+
Max Scherzer: S7/G6+
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 7

Yadier Molina: K
Randal Grichuk: 53/G6S-
Kolten Wong: 9/F89D

Top 8

Anthony Rendon: D7/F78XD+
Bryce Harper: K
Daniel Murphy: D7/L7LS.2-H
Jayson Werth: 8/F8RXD+
Clint Robinson: 4/F34D-

Bot 8

Aledmys Diaz: 9/F9D+
Jedd Gyorko: 63/G6
Matt Carpenter: K

Top 9

Danny Espinosa: K
Jose Lobaton: 9/L9M+
Chris Heisey: HR/F78XD+
Michael Taylor: S9/L89S-
Anthony Rendon: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 9

Stephen Piscotty: K
Jeremy Hazelbaker: K
Brandon Moss: HR/F78XD+/UREV
Matt Adams: S8/L4D+
Randal Grichuk: DI.1-2
Randal Grichuk: 53/G56

Notes & reviews

replay,9,mossb001,SLN,nelsj901,STL10,,Y,U,,H $Brandon Moss' fly to CF struck a railing above the fence and caromed back onto the field; the ball was ruled in play; crew chief Jeff Nelson requested a review, which overturned the call to a home run

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