Cardinals 4, 
Nationals 1
| W: | A. Wainwright (11-6) |
| L: | C. Balester (0-1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Schumaker 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .307 | .366 |
| C Rasmus CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .262 | .312 |
| M DeRosa 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .172 | .250 |
| R Ludwick RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .273 | .340 |
| R Ankiel LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .219 | .278 |
| Y Molina C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .288 | .357 |
| J Thurston 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .231 | .330 |
| B Ryan SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .275 | .313 |
| A Wainwright P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .143 | .143 |
| Totals | 25 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 107 | ||
| BATTING 2B: S Schumaker 2 (23, C Balester 2); J Thurston (15, T Clippard) HR: R Ankiel (6, 2nd inning off C Balester 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M DeRosa (4), R Ankiel (23), J Thurston (24), S Schumaker (24) 2-out RBI: S Schumaker Cardinals RISP: 1-7 (M DeRosa 0-2, A Wainwright 0-1, C Rasmus 0-3, J Thurston 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Thurston-S Schumaker-M DeRosa). | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Wainwright (W, 11-6) | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 94-61 | 2.95 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 94-61 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Wainwright 17/26 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Wainwright 22-7-14-18 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 8-3 Game Scores: A Wainwright 58 | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| N Morgan CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .291 | .357 |
| C Guzman SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .290 | .306 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .280 | .344 |
| A Dunn LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .274 | .404 |
| N Johnson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .302 | .412 |
| J Willingham RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .294 | .414 |
| A Gonzalez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .308 | .349 |
| J Bard C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .262 | .338 |
| C Balester P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-A Hernandez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .251 | .314 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 94 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for T Clippard in the 5th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Dunn (19, A Wainwright); A Gonzalez (7, A Wainwright) RBI: A Gonzalez (17) 2-out RBI: A Gonzalez GIDP: N Johnson Nationals RISP: 1-7 (J Willingham 0-1, A Gonzalez 1-1, J Bard 0-1, N Johnson 0-1, R Zimmerman 0-2, C Guzman 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Dunn (11, bobble) | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Balester (L, 0-1) | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54-37 | 6.00 |
| T Clippard | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36-21 | 2.45 |
| R Villone | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.28 |
| Totals | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 110-70 | |
| PITCHING C Balester pitched to 1 batter in the 4th IBB: B Ryan (By T Clippard) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Balester 8/13; T Clippard 8/11; R Villone 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Balester 9-5-13-10; T Clippard 2-8-6-5; R Villone 5-3-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Balester 4-3; T Clippard 1-2; R Villone 1-1 Game Scores: C Balester 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | WAS | |||
 | 1st | M DeRosa grounded out to pitcher, S Schumaker scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Ankiel homered to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | J Thurston doubled to deep right, R Ludwick scored, Y Molina to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | S Schumaker walked, Y Molina scored, J Thurston to third, B Ryan to second. | 4 | 0 |
 | 6th | A Gonzalez doubled to deep right, A Dunn scored. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 25,359 (60.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 1:46 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Dana Demuth |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 23rd 2009
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 11 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 6 | in 10 |