MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
05/09/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1144 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (17-22) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Washington Nationals (18-21) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 12 0
Aranda Slugs Nationals to 5-1 Win
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 26-year old first baseman Jonathan Aranda, the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1. The winning pitcher was Lance McCullers Jr.. He tossed 98 pitches over 7.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. Washington is now 18-21, St. Louis 17-22.

In the top of the fourth, the Nationals found themselves in a jam. St. Louis had runners on 2nd and 3rd with two out. The score was 3-1, Washington. Wenceel Perez was at the plate, hoping to deal the Nationals a serious blow. Instead, he flied out to end the threat.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .292 0 3
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .317 11 31
G. Allen CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 2 7
K. Hiura DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .209 4 17
W. Brennan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .221 2 7
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 5 17
W. Perez RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265 1 18
B. Stott 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .258 0 7
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 3 10
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Stott (6, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Rortvedt (5, 8th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Allen , W. Brennan , B. Stott 3 , B. Rortvedt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , K. Hiura , W. Perez
Hit by Pitch: W. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Brennan (6)
CS: A. Rendon (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 4 .261 7 20
J. Aranda 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 2 .273 8 18
W. Abreu RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .245 9 23
S. Brown DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .209 10 27
A. Wells C 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .267 4 13
O. Lopez 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .240 0 8
M. Tauchman LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 2 17
D. Baker CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .206 0 6
P. DeJong SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .279 11 28
Totals 35 5 12 5 4 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Lopez (7, 5th Inning off J. Leftwich, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Lopez (2, 7th Inning off C. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (7, 1st Inning off W. Warren, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Aranda 2 (8, 1st Inning off W. Warren, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Warren, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Brown (10, 5th Inning off W. Warren, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 4 , J. Aranda 9 , W. Abreu , S. Brown 4 , O. Lopez 6 , M. Tauchman , D. Baker , P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , W. Abreu 2 , O. Lopez , M. Tauchman 2
GIDP: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 10
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Warren L (3-5) 4.1 8 5 5 2 3 4 87 6.60   
J. Leftwich 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 4.76   
C. Morris 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.22   
E. Pagan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 7.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Warren 28
Batters Faced: W. Warren 22, J. Leftwich 6, C. Morris 6, E. Pagan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Warren 5-4, J. Leftwich 2-0, C. Morris 1-2, E. Pagan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Warren 87-50, J. Leftwich 27-16, C. Morris 22-15, E. Pagan 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Morris 2-0
WP: W. Warren
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (5-1) 7.1 5 1 1 1 7 0 98 3.15   
M. Brash 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 3.54   
E. Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 70
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 28, M. Brash 6, E. Miller 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 8-6, M. Brash 1-2, E. Miller 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 98-60, M. Brash 27-15, E. Miller 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brash 1-0 , E. Miller 1-0
WP: L. McCullers Jr.
Hit Batsmen: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Aranda
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 22293
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