MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/31/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2080 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (61-41) 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 10 11 0
Washington Nationals (54-47) 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 9 14 0
Shank Stars for Cardinals in 10-9 Win
The game was a shootout. To win it, the St. Louis Cardinals had to outpace the Washington Nationals. The final score was 10-9, Cardinals. Neither team lacked hitting stars. For St. Louis, center fielder David Shank was the foremost. He was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. St. Louis has now won 5 in a row.

St. Louis grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Shank hit a grand slam home run off Jesus Duran. His 1st home run of the season put the Cardinals out in front, 8-4.

"This team is real focused right now," said St. Louis manager Leyland Thomas.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivas LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .242 12 51
J. Gunter 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .284 14 40
P. Lewis DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .298 24 59
C. Gutshall 1B 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 .320 34 95
D. Valdez RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .226 11 40
   c-F. Contreras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 11
   d-A. Loredo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 5 29
R. Rangel SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .214 8 35
D. Shank CF 4 1 2 5 1 0 1 .500 1 6
A. Emiliani C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 3 19
M. Wofford 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 7
   b-T. Warren 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 8 31
Totals 38 10 11 10 5 9 9      
a - M. Lopez pinch hit for M. Wofford in the 8th
b - T. Warren substituted for M. Lopez in the 8th
c - F. Contreras pinch hit for D. Valdez in the 9th
d - A. Loredo substituted for F. Contreras in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Shank (1, 1st Inning off J. Duran, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Rangel (18, 7th Inning off D. Merchan, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Lewis (23, 8th Inning off M. Rios, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gunter (13, 8th Inning off M. Rios, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Valdez (11, 1st Inning off J. Duran, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Shank (1, 5th Inning off J. Duran, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rivas , J. Gunter 3 , P. Lewis 3 , C. Gutshall , D. Valdez 4 , R. Rangel 3 , D. Shank 6
2-out RBI: J. Gunter , P. Lewis , C. Gutshall , D. Valdez , D. Shank
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Gutshall 2 , D. Shank , A. Emiliani
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gunter 2 (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Seman 2B 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .273 12 42
J. Reyes DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305 11 51
D. Agurkis 3B 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 .231 1 1
B. Baker LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .245 30 79
J. Kenealy 1B 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .237 11 35
J. Rodriguez RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 0 1
   a-L. Andersen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 8 16
   b-M. Collings RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 6 36
X. Woodruff C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 2 9
M. Pirovano CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .291 0 7
J. Vergara SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .258 2 11
Totals 40 9 14 9 4 13 13      
a - L. Andersen pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 7th
b - M. Collings substituted for L. Andersen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kenealy (17, 3rd Inning off J. Romanchik, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Seman 2 (12, 3rd Inning off J. Romanchik, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Holmes, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Baker (30, 5th Inning off J. Romanchik, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Agurkis (1, 8th Inning off R. Holmes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Seman 8 , J. Reyes 2 , D. Agurkis 5 , B. Baker 6 , J. Kenealy 2 , X. Woodruff , M. Pirovano , J. Vergara 2
2-out RBI: D. Agurkis , J. Kenealy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Seman , J. Kenealy , X. Woodruff 2 , J. Vergara
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Baker (14) , X. Woodruff (2) , J. Vergara 2 (4)
CS: J. Reyes (8)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Romanchik W (7-7) 5.0 8 6 6 1 5 2 79 3.72   
T. LeBlanc H (14) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 27 3.32   
R. Holmes H (3) 1.0 3 3 3 2 2 2 30 6.00   
B. Morgan SV (23) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 19 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Romanchik 31
Batters Faced: J. Romanchik 24, T. LeBlanc 7, R. Holmes 8, B. Morgan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Romanchik 5-4, T. LeBlanc 0-2, R. Holmes 0-1, B. Morgan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Romanchik 79-53, T. LeBlanc 27-17, R. Holmes 30-16, B. Morgan 19-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Holmes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Romanchik
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duran L (9-8) 4.1 7 8 8 5 5 2 105 4.18   
D. Merchan 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 5.40   
M. Rios 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 0 36 4.33   
T. Large 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duran 17
Batters Faced: J. Duran 25, D. Merchan 8, M. Rios 8, T. Large 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duran 3-5, D. Merchan 3-3, M. Rios 1-1, T. Large 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duran 105-60, D. Merchan 30-20, M. Rios 36-25, T. Large 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rios 1-0
WP: M. Rios
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Shank
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 31757
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