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Nationals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 31, 2015
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals, played on August 31, 2015 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gio Gonzalez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Lackey |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 42,081 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Welke 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: John Tumpane 3B: James Hoye |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jayson Werth | Left Fielder |
| Anthony Rendon | Second Baseman |
| Bryce Harper | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Yunel Escobar | Third Baseman |
| Ian Desmond | Shortstop |
| Jose Lobaton | Catcher |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Gio Gonzalez | Pitcher |
| Matt Williams | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matt Carpenter | Third Baseman |
| Stephen Piscotty | Right Fielder |
| Jhonny Peralta | Shortstop |
| Jason Heyward | Center Fielder |
| Yadier Molina | Catcher |
| Kolten Wong | Second Baseman |
| Mark Reynolds | First Baseman |
| Brandon Moss | Left Fielder |
| John Lackey | Pitcher |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 31, 2015
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Lackey
Werth strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rendon vs. Lackey
Rendon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lackey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lackey
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong misplays the ball. That's an error on Wong. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Lackey
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piscotty. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Harper goes all the way around to score. Zimmerman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Escobar vs. Lackey
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Gonzalez
Carpenter strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Piscotty vs. Gonzalez
Piscotty hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Gonzalez
Peralta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Gonzalez
Heyward hits a popup, foul, towards short. Desmond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Lackey
Desmond hits a fly ball into center field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lobaton vs. Lackey
Lobaton strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lackey
Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Gonzalez
Molina hits a fly ball into left field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Gonzalez
Wong strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gonzalez
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lackey
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Lackey
Werth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piscotty. Werth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rendon vs. Lackey
Rendon strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Lackey
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Lackey
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wong fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Gonzalez
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lackey vs. Gonzalez
Lackey bunts towards first. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Rendon covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Gonzalez
Carpenter hits a fly ball into left field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Lackey
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Lackey
Desmond strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lobaton vs. Lackey
Lobaton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Piscotty vs. Gonzalez
Piscotty hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Gonzalez
Peralta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Gonzalez
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rendon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peralta moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Gonzalez
Molina hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peralta scores. Heyward moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wong vs. Gonzalez
Wong hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heyward scores. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Gonzalez
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Molina scores. Wong moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Gonzalez
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moss for the out. Wong moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Lackey vs. Gonzalez
Lackey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lackey
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lackey
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Lackey
Werth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rendon vs. Lackey
Rendon takes first base on ball four. Werth moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Lackey
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Gonzalez
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rendon scoops it up and throws to first, with Gonzalez covering, for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piscotty vs. Gonzalez
Piscotty hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Gonzalez
Peralta hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Lackey
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Lackey
Escobar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desmond vs. Lackey
Desmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lobaton vs. Lackey
Lobaton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lackey
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Gonzalez
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rendon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Gonzalez
Molina hits a fly ball into left field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Gonzalez
Wong strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Siegrist
Kevin Siegrist now pitching. Danny Espinosa pinch hits for Gio Gonzalez.
Espinosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Werth vs. Siegrist
Werth strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rendon vs. Siegrist
Rendon hits a fly ball into right field. Piscotty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Siegrist
Harper takes first base on ball four. Espinosa moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Siegrist
Zimmerman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Siegrist
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Janssen
Casey Janssen now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Janssen
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rendon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Janssen
Greg Garcia pinch hits for Kevin Siegrist.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Carpenter vs. Janssen
Carpenter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Piscotty vs. Janssen
Piscotty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Carpenter moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Peralta vs. Janssen
Peralta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carpenter scores. Piscotty moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Heyward vs. Rivero
Anthony Rendon now playing third base. Felipe Rivero now pitching. Trea Turner now playing second base.
Heyward hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Taylor. Heyward reaches second base with a double. Piscotty scores. Peralta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Molina vs. Rivero
Molina is walked intentionally. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Wong vs. Rivero
Wong hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heyward scores. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Rivero
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rendon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Wong moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Cishek
Steve Cishek now pitching.
Desmond hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lobaton vs. Cishek
Lobaton hits a fly ball into right field. Piscotty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Cishek
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Cishek
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Treinen
Blake Treinen now pitching.
Moss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bourjos vs. Treinen
Peter Bourjos pinch hits for Steve Cishek. Tommy Pham pinch runs for Brandon Moss.
Bourjos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rendon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Treinen
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws to Treinen covering. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Piscotty vs. Treinen
Piscotty strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Rosenthal
Stephen Piscotty now playing left field. Jason Heyward now playing right field. Trevor Rosenthal now pitching. Peter Bourjos now playing center fi
Werth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rendon vs. Rosenthal
Rendon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werth moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Rosenthal
There goes Rendon. The throw from Molina and he is out, Wong applying the tag. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Rosenthal
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Rosenthal
Zimmerman hits a popup towards first. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Rosenthal
Clint Robinson pinch hits for Blake Treinen.
Robinson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2015 -- Washington at St. Louis (N)
Washington AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Werth J, lf 4 0 2 0 Carpenter M, 3b 4 1 1 0
Rendon A, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Piscotty S, rf-lf 5 1 1 1
Harper B, rf 2 2 0 0 Peralta J, ss 3 2 2 1
Zimmerman R, 1b 5 2 3 4 Heyward J, cf-rf 4 2 2 2
Escobar Y, 3b 4 0 1 0 Molina Y, c 3 1 1 1
Rivero F, p 0 0 0 0 Wong K, 2b 4 0 2 2
Treinen B, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds M, 1b 4 1 2 1
Robinson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Moss B, lf 3 0 2 0
Desmond I, ss 4 0 1 0 Pham T, pr 0 0 0 0
Lobaton J, c 3 0 0 0 Rosenthal T, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor M, cf 4 0 0 0 Lackey J, p 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez G, p 2 0 0 0 Siegrist K, p 0 0 0 0
Espinosa D, ph 0 1 0 0 Garcia G, ph 1 0 0 0
Janssen C, p 0 0 0 0 Cishek S, p 0 0 0 0
Turner T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Bourjos P, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
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34 5 8 4 34 8 13 8
Washington 100 001 300 -- 5
St. Louis 000 300 50x -- 8
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G 6.0 5 3 3 2 4
Janssen C (L) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
Rivero F 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Treinen B 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lackey J 6.0 4 2 1 4 8
Siegrist K (W) 1.0 1 3 3 2 2
Cishek S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Rosenthal T (S) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Wong K
DP -- Washington 3, St. Louis 1
LOB -- Washington 9, St. Louis 6
2B -- Zimmerman R, Werth J, Heyward J
HR -- Zimmerman R
T -- 3:07
A -- 42081
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