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Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

2012-10-08 · 2012 Division Series · Game 2 of 5 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 45840 · 61°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph R to L · 3:27

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Washington Nationals 12–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 2nd. Lance Lynn earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	10
SLN	0	4	1	2	0	1	0	4		12	13

W: Lance Lynn L: Jordan Zimmermann SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Marvin Hudson · 1B: Joe West · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: Ed Hickox · RF: Paul Emmel

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jayson Werth	4	1	1	0	1	2
Bryce Harper	5	0	1	0	0	4
Ryan Zimmerman	4	1	2	2	0	1
Adam LaRoche	4	1	1	1	1	1
Mike Morse	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ian Desmond	4	1	1	0	0	1
Danny Espinosa	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kurt Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jordan Zimmermann	1	0	1	1	0	0
Roger Bernadina	0	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Lombardozzi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Tracy	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jon Jay	5	1	2	3	0	1
Carlos Beltran	4	2	2	3	1	0
Matt Holliday	4	1	0	0	1	1
Allen Craig	5	2	3	1	0	1
Yadier Molina	4	1	2	0	1	0
David Freese	3	1	1	1	1	0
Daniel Descalso	4	2	2	2	0	0
Pete Kozma	3	2	1	0	1	2
Skip Schumaker	1	0	0	1	0	0
Lance Lynn	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jordan Zimmermann	3.0	7	0	2
Craig Stammen	0.1	1	2	0
Christian Garcia	1.2	0	2	2
Mike Gonzalez	1.0	1	0	1
Ryan Mattheus	1.0	0	0	0
Sean Burnett	0.2	3	1	1
Tom Gorzelanny	0.1	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jaime Garcia	2.0	2	3	3
Lance Lynn	3.0	3	1	5
Joe Kelly	1.0	0	0	0
Edward Mujica	1.0	2	0	0
Mitchell Boggs	1.0	2	0	0
Trevor Rosenthal	1.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jayson Werth: W
Bryce Harper: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G.1-2
Adam LaRoche: W
Mike Morse: 43/G

Bot 1

Jon Jay: K
Carlos Beltran: 43/G
Matt Holliday: 43/G

Top 2

Ian Desmond: S7/G+
Danny Espinosa: W.1-2
Kurt Suzuki: K
Jordan Zimmermann: S9/L.2-H;1-2
Jayson Werth: 7/F
Bryce Harper: K

Bot 2

Allen Craig: S5/L
Yadier Molina: S8/L.1-3
David Freese: D8/F9DW.3-H;1-3
Daniel Descalso: S9/G+.3-H;2-3
Pete Kozma: K
Skip Schumaker: 63/G.3-H;1-2
Jon Jay: S7/L.2-H;BX2(74)

Top 3

Ryan Zimmerman: K
Adam LaRoche: 53/G
Mike Morse: S7/G+
Ian Desmond: K

Bot 3

Carlos Beltran: 9/F
Matt Holliday: 43/G
Allen Craig: HR/7/F
Yadier Molina: S6/G
David Freese: 53/G

Top 4

Danny Espinosa: 43/BG
Kurt Suzuki: K
Roger Bernadina: W
Jayson Werth: K

Bot 4

Daniel Descalso: HR/9/F
Pete Kozma: W
Lance Lynn: 14/SH/BG.1-3
Jon Jay: E4/G.3-H
Carlos Beltran: SB2
Carlos Beltran: W
Matt Holliday: 163/G+.2-3;1-2
Allen Craig: K

Top 5

Bryce Harper: K
Ryan Zimmerman: HR/78/F
Adam LaRoche: HR/89/F
Mike Morse: 9/F
Ian Desmond: 9/F

Bot 5

Yadier Molina: W
David Freese: W.1-2
Daniel Descalso: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Pete Kozma: K

Top 6

Danny Espinosa: 8/F
Kurt Suzuki: 63/G
Steve Lombardozzi: 6/L

Bot 6

Shane Robinson: 9/F
Jon Jay: 7/F
Carlos Beltran: HR/7/L
Matt Holliday: K

Top 7

Jayson Werth: S8/G
Bryce Harper: D8/G+.1-3
Ryan Zimmerman: 7/SF/LDP.3-H;2X3(746)
Adam LaRoche: 9/F9LF

Bot 7

Allen Craig: 53/G
Yadier Molina: 43/G
David Freese: 8/L

Top 8

Mike Morse: S9/G+
Ian Desmond: 9/F
Danny Espinosa: S49/L.1-2
Kurt Suzuki: 9/F
Chad Tracy: 5/P

Bot 8

Daniel Descalso: 9/L
Pete Kozma: D7/L
Matt Carpenter: K
Jon Jay: T9/L.2-H
Carlos Beltran: HR/78/F.3-H
Matt Holliday: W
Allen Craig: D7/L.1-H(UR)(E7)
Yadier Molina: 53/G+

Top 9

Jayson Werth: K
Bryce Harper: K
Ryan Zimmerman: S9/G
Adam LaRoche: K

Notes & reviews

Over RF Werth's outstretched glove off wall; retrieved by CF Harper
Matt Holliday's throw to the infield went about 30 feet in the air and then rolled; Bryce Harper tried to advance on the bad throw

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