MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
04/20/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 774 - FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (9-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Washington Nationals (4-9) 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 X 9 14 1
Pirovano Lifts Nationals to 9-0 Triumph
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 25-year old center fielder Matthias Pirovano, the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0. Washington pitcher Nick Palmer earned the win, hiking his record to 2-0. Juan Castillo suffered the loss. The win puts Washington at 4-9.

One pivotal at-bat came with one out in the top of the eighth. With the bases loaded and St. Louis trailing 9-0, Nate Johnson needed to bear down against Nick Vargas. Johnson won the battle, as Vargas struck out and the Nationals went on to win.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Santiago SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .245 0 5
   b-O. Cabanas PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 4
J. Osborne DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .321 3 5
R. Morales C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .140 0 5
P. Lewis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .350 4 10
   c-N. Vargas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 0 1
   d-R. Dooley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 1
J. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .387 2 7
S. Freeman RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .400 0 1
L. Putman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .111 1 2
B. Forrey CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 0 9
   e-J. Galdamez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 0
G. Spicer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1 6
   a-M. Gravel PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 2
Totals 30 0 5 0 5 12 20      
a - M. Gravel pinch hit for G. Spicer in the 8th
b - O. Cabanas pinch ran for M. Santiago in the 8th
c - N. Vargas pinch hit for P. Lewis in the 8th
d - R. Dooley substituted for N. Vargas in the 8th
e - J. Galdamez pinch hit for B. Forrey in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Santiago 2 , R. Morales , J. Brown , S. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brown , L. Putman
GIDP: L. Putman , J. Galdamez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Santiago (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brown (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Cabanas-Dooley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Montague 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .265 3 8
   b-E. Galvan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   d-K. Hoff 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
C. Rutigliano LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .308 0 3
B. McGinnis 1B 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 .246 3 8
D. Kane DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .231 2 5
C. Becerra 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .353 2 5
C. Anderson SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .225 1 5
M. Pirovano CF 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 .314 1 7
G. Beekhuizen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 2 8
A. Struthers RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 0 3
   a-M. Germain PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-Z. Anderson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 0 1
Totals 38 9 14 9 1 7 15      
a - M. Germain pinch hit for A. Struthers in the 7th
b - E. Galvan pinch hit for C. Montague in the 7th
c - Z. Anderson substituted for M. Germain in the 8th
d - K. Hoff substituted for E. Galvan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Anderson (2, 5th Inning off J. Castillo, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Becerra (5, 7th Inning off C. Bryant, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Pirovano (1, 4th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Montague (3, 6th Inning off C. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Montague 4 , C. Rutigliano 2 , B. McGinnis , D. Kane 3 , C. Becerra 3 , C. Anderson 2 , M. Pirovano 6 , M. Germain
2-out RBI: C. Rutigliano , D. Kane , C. Anderson , M. Germain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Galvan , B. McGinnis , C. Anderson , G. Beekhuizen
GIDP: B. McGinnis
Hit by Pitch: M. Pirovano
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Pirovano (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Becerra-McGinnis, Hoff-Becerra-McGinnis)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Castillo L (1-1) 4.2 8 5 4 1 6 1 95 4.91   
C. Bryant 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 36 8.00   
A. Torres 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 4.05   
J. Reddington 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Castillo 35
Batters Faced: J. Castillo 25, C. Bryant 8, A. Torres 3, J. Reddington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Castillo 3-5, C. Bryant 2-2, A. Torres 0-1, J. Reddington 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Castillo 95-62, C. Bryant 36-25, A. Torres 10-8, J. Reddington 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bryant 2-0 , A. Torres 1-1 , J. Reddington 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Castillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Palmer W (2-0) 6.2 4 0 0 3 9 0 110 0.42   
N. Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 36 2.25   
B. Trevino 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Palmer 72
Batters Faced: N. Palmer 25, N. Johnson 8, B. Trevino 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Palmer 4-5, N. Johnson 1-0, B. Trevino 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Palmer 110-68, N. Johnson 36-21, B. Trevino 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Johnson 1-0 , B. Trevino 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthias Pirovano
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 25167
Special Notes: SS Mario Santiago was injured while running the bases.
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