MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/26/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2902 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (72-82) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (85-71) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
St. Louis Beats Washington, 5-3
Busch Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals.

A 3-RBI performance from third baseman Justin Brown, who is on pace for 82 RBI this season, led the St. Louis Cardinals to a win over the Washington Nationals, 5-3. Chris Fama earned the win for St. Louis. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 10. With the win, he raised his record to 10-14.

With St. Louis leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Brown hit a cutter from Jesus Duran for a 3-run home run. It was his 28th home run of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 5-1.

St. Louis manager Leyland Thomas commended his team for "banging out a nice win."

The win elevated the Cardinals to 85-71.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Montague 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .299 18 54
C. Rutigliano LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .284 2 50
   b-E. Galvan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 9 30
B. McGinnis 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .283 13 72
D. Kane DH 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .321 43 117
C. Becerra 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299 16 60
C. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 15 68
J. English RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .223 2 8
G. Beekhuizen C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .267 21 62
J. Coe CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 1 10
   a-J. Reyes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1 6
Totals 36 3 8 3 2 12 18      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for J. Coe in the 9th
b - E. Galvan pinch hit for C. Rutigliano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kane (35, 2nd Inning off C. Fama, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Becerra 2 (40, 6th Inning off C. Fama, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Knapp, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Kane (43, 6th Inning off C. Fama, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Montague , C. Rutigliano , B. McGinnis , D. Kane 6 , C. Becerra 4 , G. Beekhuizen
2-out RBI: B. McGinnis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rutigliano , D. Kane , J. English 3
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Montague (33) , C. Rutigliano (48)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Becerra-McGinnis)
OF assists: 1 (Coe(Cabanas at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Freeman RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .267 14 45
O. Cabanas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 16 47
P. Lewis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .313 50 113
J. Osborne LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .274 25 61
E. Lopez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .342 4 12
J. Brown 3B 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .274 28 79
R. Morales C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 15 53
M. Santiago SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253 1 51
B. Forrey CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 35
Totals 30 5 8 5 4 5 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Freeman (14, 3rd Inning off J. Duran, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Brown (28, 3rd Inning off J. Duran, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Freeman 4 , O. Cabanas , J. Osborne 2 , E. Lopez , J. Brown 5 , B. Forrey
2-out RBI: J. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Santiago , B. Forrey
GIDP: E. Lopez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabanas (12)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cabanas (7)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duran L (8-12) 5.0 7 5 5 1 2 2 87 4.58   
S. Kurkowski 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 3.72   
J. Macias 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duran 34
Batters Faced: J. Duran 22, S. Kurkowski 5, J. Macias 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duran 3-9, S. Kurkowski 1-1, J. Macias 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duran 87-55, S. Kurkowski 27-15, J. Macias 30-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Fama W (10-14) 6.2 7 3 3 1 10 1 114 4.04   
B. Morgan H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.24   
J. Knapp H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 10.12   
D. Driskill SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fama 57
Batters Faced: C. Fama 28, B. Morgan 3, J. Knapp 3, D. Driskill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fama 4-6, B. Morgan 1-0, J. Knapp 1-0, D. Driskill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fama 114-77, B. Morgan 17-8, J. Knapp 9-9, D. Driskill 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Morgan 1-0 , J. Knapp 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Brown
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 30476
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