Nationals @ Cardinals - Sat, Jul 15

Game Status: Final - Score: 9-6 Cardinals

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• Current conditions at Busch Stadium: 77°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, Out To RF
• TV: Nationals: MASN, Cardinals: Bally Sports Midwest
• Radio: Nationals: WJFK 106.7 The Fan, Cardinals: WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) (es), Cardinals Radio Network, KMOX 1120 AM/98.7 FM
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	Nationals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Abrams - SS	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	.251	.297	.409
2	Thomas, L - RF	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.300	.346	.493
3	Meneses - DH	4	0	1	1	0	2	2	.286	.327	.405
4	Garrett, S - LF	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.255	.318	.416
5	Vargas, I - 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.281	.317	.427
6	Smith, Do - 1B	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	.261	.331	.345
7	Adams, R - C	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.278	.337	.506
8	Call - CF	3	1	1	1	0	0	3	.218	.309	.329
9	Chavis - 2B	3	1	1	0	0	2	3	.255	.296	.333
	a-Alu - 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.214	.267	.214
	Totals	36	6	11	6	3	9	19

Nationals
a-Struck out for Chavis in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Chavis (1, Matz); Smith, Do 2 (10, Hudson, D, Hudson, D); Thomas, L (24, Cabrera, G); Vargas, I (6, Cabrera, G). HR: Call (6, 3rd inning off Matz, 0 on, 1 out); Abrams (8, 3rd inning off Matz, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Abrams 5; Adams, R 2; Call 4; Chavis 2; Meneses; Smith, Do 4; Thomas, L 2; Vargas, I 2. RBI: Abrams (36); Adams, R (10); Call (27); Meneses (49); Vargas, I 2 (13). 2-out RBI: Vargas, I 2; Abrams; Adams, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Alu; Call; Vargas, I; Abrams 2; Smith, Do. SAC: Abrams. SF: Meneses. Team RISP: 3-for-13. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Abrams-Smith, Do; Espino-Abrams-Smith, Do).

	Cardinals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Donovan - DH	5	1	1	2	0	1	4	.283	.368	.420
2	Goldschmidt - 1B	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.283	.368	.471
3	Nootbaar - CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.261	.356	.391
4	Arenado - 3B	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	.283	.332	.522
5	Walker, J - RF	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	.275	.336	.440
6	Burleson - LF	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.233	.291	.394
7	Gorman - 2B	4	2	2	2	0	1	3	.230	.313	.456
8	DeJong - SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.236	.304	.437
9	Herrera - C	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.538	.583
	Totals	38	9	17	9	1	4	15

Cardinals

BATTING: 2B: Gorman (13, Ferrer); Goldschmidt (21, Espino). 3B: Donovan (1, Irvin, J). HR: Burleson (6, 2nd inning off Irvin, J, 0 on, 0 out); Arenado (20, 8th inning off Espino, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Arenado 5; Burleson 6; DeJong; Donovan 3; Goldschmidt 3; Gorman 3; Herrera 3; Nootbaar 2; Walker, J. RBI: Arenado 2 (64); Burleson (20); DeJong (30); Donovan 2 (32); Goldschmidt (47); Gorman 2 (54). 2-out RBI: Arenado; Gorman 2; DeJong. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker, J; Gorman; Donovan. SF: Arenado. GIDP: Donovan; Nootbaar. Team RISP: 5-for-8. Team LOB: 8.

Nationals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Irvin, J	3.0	6	4	4	1	3	1	79-51	4.96
Willingham (L, 0-1)	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	30-20	7.71
Ferrer	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	17-12	5.06
Espino	3.0	5	2	2	0	0	1	38-23	7.36
Totals	8.0	17	9	9	1	4	2

Cardinals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Matz	4.1	4	4	4	3	4	2	86-56	4.86
Hudson, D (W, 1-0)	3.1	4	0	0	0	2	0	50-33	1.80
Cabrera, G	1.1	3	2	2	0	3	0	33-22	5.06
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	3	9	2

Game Info
WP: Hudson, D.
HBP: Call (by Hudson, D); Herrera (by Irvin, J).
Pitch timer violations: Vargas, I (batter timer).
Pitches-strikes: Irvin, J 79-51; Willingham 30-20; Ferrer 17-12; Espino 38-23; Matz 86-56; Hudson, D 50-33; Cabrera, G 33-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Irvin, J 2-2; Willingham 1-2; Ferrer 0-0; Espino 3-4; Matz 5-1; Hudson, D 3-5; Cabrera, G 1-0.
Batters faced: Irvin, J 16; Willingham 7; Ferrer 5; Espino 13; Matz 20; Hudson, D 15; Cabrera, G 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Ferrer 1-1; Hudson, D 2-1; Cabrera, G 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Walsh. 1B: Jacob Metz. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather: 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 7:20 PM.
T: 2:58 (1:05 delay).
Att: 41,900.
Venue: Busch Stadium.
July 15, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Alec Burleson homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.	1-0 STL
Bottom 2	Brendan Donovan triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nolan Gorman scores. Ivan Herrera scores.	3-0 STL
Bottom 2	Paul Goldschmidt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Alex Call. Brendan Donovan scores.	4-0 STL
Top 3	Alex Call homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	4-1 STL
Top 3	CJ Abrams homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.	4-2 STL
Top 4	Riley Adams singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alec Burleson. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Dominic Smith to 2nd.	4-3 STL
Top 5	Joey Meneses out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alec Burleson. Michael Chavis scores.	4-4
Bottom 5	Nolan Gorman doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder Alex Call. Jordan Walker scores. Alec Burleson scores.	6-4 STL
Bottom 5	Paul DeJong singles on a fly ball to center fielder Alex Call. Nolan Gorman scores.	7-4 STL
Bottom 6	Nolan Arenado out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Stone Garrett. Paul Goldschmidt scores.	8-4 STL
Bottom 8	Nolan Arenado homers (20) on a line drive to left field.	9-4 STL
Top 9	Ildemaro Vargas doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alec Burleson. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas scores.	9-6 STL

Team	Highlight
STL	Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 15 vs Nationals (00:00:07)
WSH	Bullpen availability for Washington, July 15 vs Cardinals (00:00:07)
WSH	Fielding alignment for Washington, July 15 vs Cardinals (00:00:11)
STL	A deep dive into Nolan Arenado’s home run (00:00:09)
STL	Alec Burleson’s solo homer (6)  (00:00:40)
STL	Brendan Donovan’s two-run triple (00:00:29)
STL	Paul Goldschmidt’s RBI single (00:00:13)
WSH	Alex Call’s solo home run (6) (00:00:56)
WSH	CJ Abrams’ solo home run (8) (00:00:51)
WSH	Riley Adams’ RBI single (00:00:13)
WSH	Jake Irvin’s nice start (00:00:50)
WSH	Joey Meneses’ sacrifice fly (00:00:18)
STL	Matz K’s 4 in start (00:00:40)
STL	[Nolan Gorman’s two-run double (00:00:34)](https://mlb-cuts-diam \ # Truncated, post length limit reached.