MAJOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/23/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1976 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (27-20) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (26-23) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 X 6 10 0
Nationals Drop 6-4 Decision to Cardinals
St. Louis starter Bob Gibson pitched effectively against the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. Gibson, the winner, moves to 5-1. He threw 7.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 1 walk. Bruce Sutter got the save, the 16th for him this season.

The Cardinals benefited from a costly error in the bottom of the sixth. With Rogers Hornsby at bat and St. Louis leading 4-1, the Washington miscue allowed St. Louis to plate 2 and take the lead, 6-1.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Cardinals manager .

St. Louis, now 26-23, holds down first place in the National League Central Division.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines Sr RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .269 5 15
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .320 10 24
J. Soto DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .315 9 30
W. Redus LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271 9 32
M. Dihigo CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .263 11 33
J. Brown 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281 4 20
A. Soriano 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .164 3 17
S. Owen SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 14
G. Carter C 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .241 2 9
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 10 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Owen (7, 6th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rendon (12, 8th Inning off R. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Dihigo (9, 9th Inning off R. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Brown (4, 9th Inning off T. Worrell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rendon 2 , J. Soto 2 , M. Dihigo 2 , J. Brown 4 , S. Owen 2 , G. Carter
2-out RBI: A. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Redus
Hit by Pitch: G. Carter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Owen (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Soriano-Owen-Brown, Soriano-Owen-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hafey DH 2 3 0 0 3 1 2 .254 4 13
R. Lankford CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .212 2 9
R. Hornsby 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .273 4 27
D. Moore SS 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 .328 9 40
   a-O. Smith SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
S. Musial RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 4 24
J. Medwick LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 2 12
J. Mize 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .225 0 5
K. Boyer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .219 2 18
J. Torre C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .276 2 11
Totals 32 6 10 3 5 3 21      
a - O. Smith substituted for D. Moore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Torre 2 (10, 6th Inning off S. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lankford , D. Moore 3 , J. Mize 2 , K. Boyer , J. Torre 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lankford , R. Hornsby , D. Moore , J. Medwick 2
GIDP: R. Hornsby , K. Boyer
Sac Fly: R. Hornsby
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lankford(Rendon at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rogers L (5-5) 5.1 9 5 4 4 1 0 95 5.53   
T. Clippard 1.2 0 1 0 1 1 0 34 0.79   
J. Reardon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rogers 29
Batters Faced: S. Rogers 27, T. Clippard 7, J. Reardon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rogers 4-9, T. Clippard 2-2, J. Reardon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rogers 95-57, T. Clippard 34-18, J. Reardon 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Clippard 2-2
WP: S. Rogers , T. Clippard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gibson W (5-1) 7.1 3 2 2 1 7 0 101 3.39   
R. Franklin 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 2.12   
T. Worrell 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 1.56   
B. Sutter SV (16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 70
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 27, R. Franklin 5, T. Worrell 1, B. Sutter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 7-8, R. Franklin 0-0, T. Worrell 0-0, B. Sutter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 101-64, R. Franklin 23-15, T. Worrell 7-4, B. Sutter 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Franklin 1-1 , T. Worrell 1-1
WP: R. Franklin
Hit Batsmen: B. Gibson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Gibson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 34442
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