Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - October 08, 2012

Scores for Oct 8, 2012

Final

Playoff Series: Game 2 of 5

St. Louis leads 3-2 (as of 10/8)

Game 1: Sunday, October 7
Washington	3	Final
St. Louis	2	Final
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Game 2: Monday, October 8
Washington	4	Final
St. Louis	12	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, October 10
St. Louis	8	Final
Washington	0	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, October 11
St. Louis	1	Final
Washington	2	Final
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Game 5: Friday, October 12
St. Louis	9	Final
Washington	7	Final
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Nationals 4

Cardinals 12

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4:37 PM ET, October 8, 2012

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	10	2
STL	0	4	1	2	0	1	0	4	-	12	13	0

W: L. Lynn (1-0)

L: J. Zimmermann (0-1)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Werth RF	4	1	1	0	1	2	27	.222	.300	.222
B Harper CF	5	0	1	0	0	4	28	.100	.100	.200
R Zimmerman 3B	4	1	2	2	0	1	18	.333	.300	.667
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	23	.125	.300	.500
M Morse LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	11	.375	.375	.375
I Desmond SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	.500	.500	.500
D Espinosa 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	12	.167	.286	.167
K Suzuki C	4	0	0	0	0	2	13	.143	.250	.143
J Zimmermann P	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000
a-R Bernadina PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.000	1.000	.000
C Stammen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Garcia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-S Lombardozzi PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
M Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Mattheus P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-C Tracy PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Gorzelanny P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	4	10	4	4	11	159
a-walked for J Zimmermann in the 4th b-lined out to shortstop for C Garcia in the 6th c-popped out to third for R Mattheus in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B Harper (1, E Mujica) HR: R Zimmerman (1, 5th inning off L Lynn 0 on, 1 Out); A LaRoche (1, 5th inning off L Lynn 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Zimmermann (1), R Zimmerman 2 (2), A LaRoche (1) SF: R Zimmerman Nationals RISP: 1-7 (J Werth 0-1, C Tracy 0-1, M Morse 0-1, B Harper 0-1, K Suzuki 0-2, J Zimmermann 1-1) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING E: D Espinosa (1, ground ball); M Morse (1, bobble) DP: 1 (I Desmond-D Espinosa-A LaRoche). Outfield Assist: M Morse (J Jay at 2nd base).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Zimmermann (L, 0-1)	3.0	7	5	5	0	2	1	63-40	15.00
C Stammen	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	1	20-10	13.50
C Garcia	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	28-13	0.00
M Gonzalez	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	16-10	9.00
R Mattheus	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	0.00
S Burnett	0.2	3	4	3	1	1	1	29-14	40.50
T Gorzelanny	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	0.00
Totals	8.0	13	12	11	5	6	4	171-99
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Zimmermann 6/15; C Stammen 3/5; C Garcia 2/6; M Gonzalez 0/4; R Mattheus 2/3; S Burnett 1/6; T Gorzelanny 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Zimmermann 9-3-15-13; C Stammen 2-1-4-3; C Garcia 6-3-2-2; M Gonzalez 2-1-4-3; R Mattheus 1-0-5-3; S Burnett 3-0-7-4; T Gorzelanny 0-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Zimmermann 5-1; C Stammen 1-0; C Garcia 3-0; M Gonzalez 0-2; R Mattheus 2-1; S Burnett 0-1; T Gorzelanny 1-0 Game Scores: J Zimmermann 27

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Jay CF	5	1	2	3	0	1	13	.250	.300	.500
C Beltran RF	4	2	2	3	1	0	24	.375	.500	1.125
M Holliday LF	4	1	0	0	1	1	19	.000	.300	.000
A Craig 1B	5	2	3	1	0	1	22	.333	.333	.778
Y Molina C	4	1	2	0	1	0	19	.286	.444	.286
D Freese 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	17	.429	.500	.571
D Descalso 2B	4	2	2	2	0	0	13	.333	.429	.833
P Kozma SS	3	2	1	0	1	2	23	.200	.500	.400
J Garcia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-S Schumaker PH	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000
L Lynn P	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
J Kelly P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-S Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
E Mujica P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Boggs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-M Carpenter PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	.000	.000
T Rosenthal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	12	13	11	5	6	171
a-grounded to shortstop for J Garcia in the 2nd b-flied out to right for J Kelly in the 6th c-struck out looking for M Boggs in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Freese (1, J Zimmermann); P Kozma (1, S Burnett); A Craig (1, T Gorzelanny) 3B: J Jay (1, S Burnett) HR: A Craig (1, 3rd inning off J Zimmermann 0 on, 2 Out); D Descalso (1, 4th inning off C Stammen 0 on, 0 Out); C Beltran 2 (2, 6th inning off M Gonzalez 0 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off S Burnett 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Freese (1), D Descalso 2 (2), S Schumaker (1), J Jay 3 (4), A Craig (1), C Beltran 3 (3) S: L Lynn 2-out RBI: J Jay 2, A Craig, C Beltran 3 GIDP: D Descalso Cardinals RISP: 5-14 (M Holliday 0-1, C Beltran 1-1, J Jay 2-3, P Kozma 0-2, D Descalso 1-2, Y Molina 0-1, D Freese 1-1, A Craig 0-1, M Carpenter 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: J Jay (2, 2nd base off C Stammen/K Suzuki)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Holliday-D Descalso-P Kozma). Outfield Assist: M Holliday (B Harper at 3rd base).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Garcia	2.0	2	1	1	3	3	0	51-29	4.50
L Lynn (W, 1-0)	3.0	3	2	2	1	5	2	50-30	5.40
J Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	0.00
E Mujica	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	11-7	4.50
M Boggs	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	0.00
T Rosenthal	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	22-13	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	4	11	2	159-96
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Garcia 7/11; L Lynn 9/13; J Kelly 2/3; E Mujica 3/4; M Boggs 3/5; T Rosenthal 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Garcia 6-10-8-5; L Lynn 9-6-8-7; J Kelly 1-0-1-3; E Mujica 2-0-2-3; M Boggs 1-2-4-5; T Rosenthal 3-6-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garcia 2-1; L Lynn 2-2; J Kelly 1-2; E Mujica 0-2; M Boggs 0-3; T Rosenthal 0-0 Game Scores: J Garcia 48

Scoring Summary

			WSH	STL
	2nd	J Zimmermann singled to right, I Desmond scored, D Espinosa to second.	1	0
	2nd	D Freese doubled to deep right, A Craig scored, Y Molina to third.	1	1
	2nd	D Descalso singled to shallow right, Y Molina scored, D Freese to third.	1	2
	2nd	S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop, D Freese scored, D Descalso to second.	1	3
	2nd	J Jay singled to left, D Descalso scored, J Jay out stretching at second.	1	4
	3rd	A Craig homered to left (393 feet).	1	5
	4th	D Descalso homered to right (400 feet).	1	6
	4th	J Jay safe at first on error by second baseman D Espinosa, P Kozma scored.	1	7
	5th	R Zimmerman homered to left center (399 feet).	2	7
	5th	A LaRoche homered to right center (400 feet).	3	7
	6th	C Beltran homered to left (414 feet).	3	8
	7th	R Zimmerman hit sacrifice fly to left, J Werth scored, B Harper out at third.	4	8
	8th	J Jay tripled to right, P Kozma scored.	4	9
	8th	C Beltran homered to left center (416 feet), J Jay scored.	4	11
	8th	A Craig doubled to left, M Holliday to third, M Holliday scored on error by left fielder M Morse.	4	12
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Game Notes

CARDINALS STARTING PITCHER JAIME GARCIA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH LEFT SHOULDER STIFFNESS.
RYAN ZIMMERMAN AND ADAM LAROCHE OF THE NATIONALS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	45,840 (104.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:27
Weather	61 degrees, sunny
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez

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Nationals 4

Cardinals 12

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