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Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

2019-10-11 · 2019 League Championship Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 45075 · 45°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph L to R · 3:24

Washington Nationals defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–0. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Yan Gomes doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dexter Fowler. Howie Kendrick scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Howie Kendrick singles on a line drive to center fielder Dexter Fowler. Adam Eaton scores. Anthony Rendon to 2nd — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Anibal Sanchez L: Miles Mikolas SV: Sean Doolittle

Umpires — HP: Mike Muchlinski · 1B: Chris Conroy · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: Chad Fairchild · RF: Fieldin Culbreth

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Trea Turner	5	0	1	0	0	1
Adam Eaton	5	1	1	0	0	2
Anthony Rendon	3	0	1	0	2	1
Juan Soto	5	0	1	0	0	2
Howie Kendrick	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ryan Zimmerman	4	0	2	0	1	1
Michael Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yan Gomes	3	0	2	1	1	1
Anibal Sanchez	4	0	0	0	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	4	0	0	1
Kolten Wong	3	0	1	0
Paul Goldschmidt	4	0	0	0
Marcell Ozuna	4	0	0	1
Yadier Molina	2	0	0	0
Matt Carpenter	3	0	0	1
Tommy Edman	3	0	0	0
Paul DeJong	3	0	0	2
Miles Mikolas	1	0	0	1
Randy Arozarena	0	0	0	0
Jose Martinez	1	1	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Anibal Sanchez	7.2	1	1	5
Sean Doolittle	1.1	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Miles Mikolas	6.0	7	2	7
Giovanny Gallegos	0.1	1	1	0
Andrew Miller	0.1	0	0	1
John Brebbia	0.1	1	1	0
Ryan Helsley	1.0	0	0	2
Tyler Webb	0.2	1	0	1
Carlos Martinez	0.1	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Trea Turner: K
Adam Eaton: K23
Anthony Rendon: S7/L
Juan Soto: K

Bot 1

Dexter Fowler: K
Kolten Wong: 43/G
Paul Goldschmidt: 9/F

Top 2

Howie Kendrick: D8/L+
Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G
Michael Taylor: K
Yan Gomes: D8/L+.2-H
Anibal Sanchez: 63/G

Bot 2

Marcell Ozuna: 8/F+
Yadier Molina: 8/F
Matt Carpenter: 53/BG

Top 3

Trea Turner: 9/F9LF
Adam Eaton: K
Anthony Rendon: 8/F+

Bot 3

Tommy Edman: 8/F
Paul DeJong: K
Miles Mikolas: K

Top 4

Juan Soto: 63/G
Howie Kendrick: 63/G
Ryan Zimmerman: S7/G
Michael Taylor: 2/BG/BINT

Bot 4

Dexter Fowler: 8/F
Kolten Wong: W
Paul Goldschmidt: 8/F
Marcell Ozuna: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Marcell Ozuna: 5/P5F

Top 5

Yan Gomes: S7/G
Anibal Sanchez: K
Trea Turner: S7/G.1-2
Adam Eaton: 6/P
Anthony Rendon: W.2-3;1-2
Juan Soto: 43/G

Bot 5

Yadier Molina: 63/G
Matt Carpenter: K
Tommy Edman: 8/F

Top 6

Howie Kendrick: 63/G
Ryan Zimmerman: D8/L
Michael Taylor: K
Yan Gomes: IW
Anibal Sanchez: 54(1)/FO/G

Bot 6

Paul DeJong: K
Randy Arozarena: HP
Dexter Fowler: SB2
Dexter Fowler: 43/G-.2-3
Kolten Wong: 8/L

Top 7

Trea Turner: 1/L
Adam Eaton: T8/L
Anthony Rendon: IW
Juan Soto: K
Howie Kendrick: S8/L.3-H;1-2
Ryan Zimmerman: W.2-3;1-2
Michael Taylor: 8/F

Bot 7

Paul Goldschmidt: 6/P
Marcell Ozuna: 9/F
Yadier Molina: HP
Matt Carpenter: 3/G

Top 8

Yan Gomes: K
Anibal Sanchez: K
Trea Turner: 63/G

Bot 8

Tommy Edman: 3/L
Paul DeJong: 8/F
Jose Martinez: S8/L
Dexter Fowler: 53/G

Top 9

Adam Eaton: 53/G
Anthony Rendon: K
Juan Soto: S9/G
Howie Kendrick: WP.1-2
Howie Kendrick: IW
Ryan Zimmerman: K

Bot 9

Kolten Wong: 13/BG
Paul Goldschmidt: 3/G
Marcell Ozuna: K

Notes & reviews

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Cardinals challenged call that Wong was out at 1st; call upheld - bunt ground out

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