MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/05/2114
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 15881 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 6 10 0
Wild Card Game 1 Victory for Jones and St. Louis
The St. Louis Cardinals started the Wild Card in style, downing the visiting Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium by a score of 6-1 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Cardinals left-hander Elijah Jones threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball.

Jones was in the zone, shutting down Washington hitters over 8 innings. Jones, who threw 113 pitches, allowed 1 run on 4 hits. He also tallied 8 punchouts.

"Elijah looked like he had more finish on his ball," said St. Louis manager Leyland Thomas.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Seman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
B. Baker CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Agurkis 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1 1
G. Castro DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Reyes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
A. Baker C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Antu RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
W. Serrano LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Castro (1, 6th Inning off E. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Agurkis (1, 6th Inning off E. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Agurkis 5 , G. Castro 2 , A. Antu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Seman , J. Reyes , A. Baker
GIDP: A. Antu
Hit by Pitch: M. Hernandez , W. Serrano
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hernandez
PB: A. Baker
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivas LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   a-R. Rangel 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Lewis DH 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .667 0 1
F. Contreras RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .250 0 0
   b-K. Humenay RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Gutshall 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 1 2
B. Schoenberg 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 0 0
   c-A. Limardo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Ritch CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .333 0 1
J. Gunter 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .250 0 0
D. Smeal C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
M. Wofford SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 36 6 10 5 5 10 23      
a - R. Rangel substituted for R. Rivas in the 9th
b - K. Humenay substituted for F. Contreras in the 9th
c - A. Limardo substituted for B. Schoenberg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Schoenberg (1, 3rd Inning off P. Yarnall, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gutshall (1, 1st Inning off A. Gill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Lewis 2 , F. Contreras , C. Gutshall 4 , B. Schoenberg 2 , D. Ritch , J. Gunter , D. Smeal 2 , M. Wofford
2-out RBI: P. Lewis , C. Gutshall , D. Ritch , M. Wofford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivas , F. Contreras 2 , B. Schoenberg , D. Ritch , J. Gunter , D. Smeal
Hit by Pitch: C. Gutshall
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ritch (1) , M. Wofford 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gutshall-Smeal-Gutshall)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gill L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 33 18.00   
P. Yarnall 4.2 7 3 1 3 6 0 106 1.93   
M. Arnett 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 9.00   
P. Pritchett 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gill 39
Batters Faced: A. Gill 5, P. Yarnall 27, M. Arnett 6, P. Pritchett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gill 0-0, P. Yarnall 5-4, M. Arnett 3-0, P. Pritchett 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gill 33-21, P. Yarnall 106-64, M. Arnett 20-11, P. Pritchett 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Arnett 3-1 , P. Pritchett 1-0
WP: P. Pritchett
Hit Batsmen: P. Yarnall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jones W (1-0) 8.0 4 1 1 1 8 1 113 1.12   
A. Burrows 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0.00   
M. Carr 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jones 77
Batters Faced: E. Jones 30, A. Burrows 3, M. Carr 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jones 8-8, A. Burrows 0-1, M. Carr 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jones 113-77, A. Burrows 11-3, M. Carr 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Carr 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Jones , M. Carr
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elijah Jones
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 51439
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