St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - August 31, 2012

Scores for Aug 31, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Washington leads 2-0 (as of 8/31)

(71-61, 31-35 away)

(80-51, 38-24 home)

7:05 PM ET, August 31, 2012

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Jay CF	3	0	2	0	1	0	16	.310	.388	.411
C Beltran RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	16	.267	.339	.501
M Holliday LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	.304	.378	.520
A Craig 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.308	.366	.562
Y Molina C	3	0	1	0	0	1	10	.324	.375	.510
M Boggs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Salas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-S Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.260	.310	.356
D Freese 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.296	.367	.469
S Schumaker 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	.301	.364	.397
P Kozma SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	.000	.000
M Rzepczynski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Cruz C	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.252	.261	.364
A Wainwright P	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.130	.175	.167
T Rosenthal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Descalso SS	2	0	1	0	0	1	11	.221	.295	.315
Totals	29	0	5	0	3	8	119
a-flied out to center for F Salas in the 9th
BATTING 2B: Y Molina (26, G Gonzalez) GIDP: M Holliday 2, D Freese Cardinals RISP: 0-9 (M Holliday 0-2, C Beltran 0-1, P Kozma 0-1, A Craig 0-2, D Freese 0-1, S Robinson 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1) Team LOB: 5

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Wainwright (L, 13-11)	2.2	9	6	6	3	3	0	86-56	3.90
T Rosenthal	2.0	0	2	2	2	3	0	37-23	3.72
M Rzepczynski	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23-14	4.46
M Boggs	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-11	1.93
J Motte	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	22-13	2.88
F Salas	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.78
Totals	8.0	12	10	10	5	9	1	186-120
PITCHING WP: A Wainwright; T Rosenthal; M Rzepczynski First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Wainwright 13/20; T Rosenthal 4/8; M Rzepczynski 4/5; M Boggs 3/3; J Motte 1/3; F Salas 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Wainwright 12-13-18-13; T Rosenthal 6-3-11-3; M Rzepczynski 3-3-4-4; M Boggs 1-2-6-2; J Motte 3-1-7-2; F Salas 0-1-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 2-3; T Rosenthal 1-2; M Rzepczynski 2-1; M Boggs 1-1; J Motte 0-0; F Salas 1-1 Game Scores: A Wainwright 16

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Werth RF	3	3	3	1	2	0	26	.316	.403	.472
B Harper CF	4	1	2	2	1	1	30	.254	.324	.432
R Zimmerman 3B	5	2	2	2	0	0	21	.282	.350	.457
S Lombardozzi 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.327	.361
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	18	.259	.332	.472
M Morse LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	20	.287	.318	.458
I Desmond SS	4	1	2	1	0	2	19	.286	.322	.500
D Espinosa 2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	21	.248	.315	.401
K Suzuki C	3	1	1	1	1	1	14	.222	.275	.302
G Gonzalez P	3	0	0	0	0	2	17	.111	.125	.185
Totals	35	10	12	10	5	9	186
BATTING 2B: J Werth (14, A Wainwright); R Zimmerman (30, A Wainwright) HR: R Zimmerman (17, 8th inning off J Motte 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A LaRoche 2 (81), I Desmond (58), D Espinosa (47), K Suzuki (7), J Werth (24), B Harper 2 (45), R Zimmerman 2 (69) S: G Gonzalez 2-out RBI: J Werth, B Harper 2 Nationals RISP: 6-11 (A LaRoche 1-1, J Werth 1-1, D Espinosa 1-2, M Morse 0-1, B Harper 1-2, R Zimmerman 0-2, I Desmond 1-1, K Suzuki 1-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 3 (G Gonzalez-I Desmond-A LaRoche, R Zimmerman-D Espinosa-A LaRoche, D Espinosa-A LaRoche).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Gonzalez (W, 17-7)	9.0	5	0	0	3	8	0	119-76	3.10
Totals	9.0	5	0	0	3	8	0	119-76
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Gonzalez 18/32 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Gonzalez 23-13-19-21 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 13-6 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 82

			STL	WSH
	1st	A LaRoche singled to left, J Werth and B Harper scored.	0	2
	3rd	I Desmond singled to left, R Zimmerman scored, A LaRoche to second.	0	3
	3rd	D Espinosa singled to center, A LaRoche scored, I Desmond to third.	0	4
	3rd	K Suzuki singled to left, I Desmond scored, D Espinosa to second.	0	5
	3rd	J Werth singled to right, D Espinosa scored, K Suzuki to third.	0	6
	5th	B Harper singled to right center, K Suzuki and J Werth scored.	0	8
	8th	R Zimmerman homered to right (390 feet), J Werth scored.	0	10
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Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	29,499 (71.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:57
Weather	94 degrees, clear
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Mark Wegner

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