Nationals @ Cardinals - Sun, Jul 16

Game Status: Final - Score: 8-4 Cardinals

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• Current conditions at Busch Stadium: 89°F - Sunny - 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	0	0	0	0	.254	.299	.420
2	Thomas, L - RF	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.299	.348	.490
3	Meneses - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	4	.282	.323	.401
4	Smith, Do - 1B	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	.262	.332	.348
5	Ruiz, K - C	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.228	.281	.369
6	Dickerson - LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.239	.275	.345
	a-Garrett, S - LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.253	.317	.414
7	Vargas, I - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.270	.305	.410
8	García, L - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.265	.303	.373
9	Call - CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.215	.305	.324
	Totals	31	4	4	4	5	9	12

Nationals
a-Struck out for Dickerson in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Smith, Do (11, Flaherty); Abrams (17, Leahy). 3B: Abrams (4, Flaherty). HR: Ruiz, K (10, 2nd inning off Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Abrams 5; Ruiz, K 4; Smith, Do 2. RBI: Ruiz, K 2 (33); Smith, Do 2 (22). 2-out RBI: Smith, Do 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dickerson 2; Garrett, S 2. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 5.

	Cardinals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Donovan - DH	4	1	2	1	1	1	2	.286	.372	.425
2	Goldschmidt - 1B	4	1	2	2	1	1	3	.285	.370	.480
3	Nootbaar - LF	3	1	1	1	2	0	2	.262	.360	.391
4	Arenado - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.280	.331	.516
5	Walker, J - RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	6	.274	.335	.442
	Carlson - CF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.343	.367
6	Burleson - RF	5	0	1	1	0	0	4	.232	.289	.389
7	Gorman - 2B	5	2	3	2	0	0	2	.236	.317	.469
8	DeJong - SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.240	.307	.438
9	Knizner - C	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.228	.254	.412
	Totals	37	8	13	8	5	4	27

Cardinals

BATTING: 2B: Donovan (8, Gray, Js); Walker, J (9, Weems). HR: Gorman (18, 5th inning off Gray, Js, 0 on, 1 out); Goldschmidt (16, 6th inning off Weems, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Burleson; DeJong 2; Donovan 3; Goldschmidt 5; Gorman 6; Knizner; Nootbaar; Walker, J 2. RBI: Burleson (21); Donovan (33); Goldschmidt 2 (49); Gorman 2 (56); Knizner (16); Nootbaar (27). 2-out RBI: Gorman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burleson 2; Walker, J 2; Gorman; Donovan. Team RISP: 4-for-17. Team LOB: 11.

Nationals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gray, Js (L, 6-8)	5.0	10	4	4	1	2	1	95-61	3.59
Weems	0.1	2	4	4	2	0	1	17-7	3.63
Ferrer	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	4.50
Adon	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	41-24	5.40
Totals	8.0	13	8	8	5	4	2

Cardinals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Flaherty (W, 7-5)	6.0	3	3	3	3	7	1	92-62	4.29
Stratton	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	3.97
Leahy	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	12-7	27.00
Romero, J	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	25-15	2.93
Totals	9.0	4	4	4	5	9	1

Game Info
WP: Flaherty.
HBP: Arenado (by Gray, Js).
Pitches-strikes: Gray, Js 95-61; Weems 17-7; Ferrer 9-7; Adon 41-24; Flaherty 92-62; Stratton 15-10; Leahy 12-7; Romero, J 25-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gray, Js 4-5; Weems 0-1; Ferrer 2-0; Adon 3-1; Flaherty 6-2; Stratton 1-0; Leahy 0-0; Romero, J 2-1.
Batters faced: Gray, Js 27; Weems 5; Ferrer 3; Adon 8; Flaherty 24; Stratton 3; Leahy 3; Romero, J 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Ferrer 2-2; Romero, J 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Roberto Ortiz. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Brian Walsh.
Weather: 89 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 1:17 PM.
T: 2:46 (:38 delay).
Att: 42,626.
Venue: Busch Stadium.
July 16, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 2	Keibert Ruiz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.	1-0 WSH
Bottom 4	Andrew Knizner singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nolan Gorman scores. Paul DeJong to 3rd.	1-1
Bottom 4	Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Dickerson, deflected by shortstop CJ Abrams. Paul DeJong scores. Andrew Knizner to 2nd.	2-1 STL
Bottom 4	Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alex Call. Andrew Knizner scores. Brendan Donovan to 3rd.	3-1 STL
Bottom 5	Nolan Gorman homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-1 STL
Top 6	Dominic Smith doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas scores.	4-3 STL
Bottom 6	Paul Goldschmidt homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. Brendan Donovan scores.	6-3 STL
Bottom 6	Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Luis Garcia to first baseman Dominic Smith. Lars Nootbaar scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.	7-3 STL
Bottom 6	Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to first baseman Dominic Smith. Jordan Walker scores.	8-3 STL
Top 8	Keibert Ruiz grounds out, pitcher JoJo Romero to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. Dominic Smith to 2nd.	8-4 STL

Team	Highlight
STL	Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 16 vs Nationals (00:00:07)
WSH	Bullpen availability for Washington, July 16 vs Cardinals (00:00:07)
STL	Fielding alignment for St. Louis, July 16 vs Nationals (00:00:11)
WSH	Fielding alignment for Washington, July 16 vs Cardinals (00:00:11)
STL	Starting lineups for Nationals at Cardinals - July 16, 2023 (00:00:09)
STL	Jack Flaherty’s outing against the Nationals (00:00:22)
WSH	Keibert Ruiz’s solo home run (10) (00:00:29)
STL	Andrew Knizner’s RBI single (00:00:14)
STL	Brendan Donovan’s RBI single (00:00:13)
STL	Lars Nootbaar’s RBI single (00:00:14)
STL	Nolan Gorman’s solo homer (18) (00:00:29)
WSH	Dominic Smith’s two-run double (00:00:30)
STL	Goldschmidt’s two-run homer (16) (00:00:28)
STL	Alec Burleson’s RBI groundout (00:00:13)
STL	Nolan Gorman’s RBI single (00:00:17)
WSH	[Josiah Gray K’s Jordan Walker (00:00:13)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/15 \ # Truncated, post length limit reached.