Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Washington NationalsWSH	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	7	8	0
St. Louis CardinalsSTL	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	6	3

Decisions

• WinnerKyle Finnegan
• LoserJordan Hicks
• SaveHunter Harvey

Scoring plays

1. Bot 1Lars Nootbaar homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.0-1
2. Top 4Joey Meneses singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. CJ Abrams scores.1-1
3. Top 5Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Alex Call reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Chris Stratton. Dominic Smith scores. Luis Garcia to 2nd.2-1
4. Top 5Lane Thomas reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Nolan Arenado. CJ Abrams scores.4-1
5. Bot 5Brendan Donovan homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Paul DeJong scores. Dylan Carlson scores.4-4
6. Top 8Joey Meneses doubles (21) on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Ildemaro Vargas scores.5-4
7. Bot 8Willson Contreras homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.5-5
8. Top 10Lane Thomas singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Alex Call scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd.6-5
9. Top 10Ildemaro Vargas grounds into a double play, shortstop Paul DeJong to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Ildemaro Vargas out at 1st.7-5

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Busch Stadium

Attendance

42,042

Duration

2 h 43

Weather

91 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 8 mph, In From RF

Umpires

Bill Miller (Home plate) · Brian Walsh (First base) · Roberto Ortiz (Second base) · Rob Drake (Third base)