MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/06/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1911 - SATURDAY, JULY 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (42-48) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 0
Washington Nationals (32-57) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 6 0
Cardinals Upend Nationals, 6-4
James Paxton was locked in. The left-hander led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Paxton picked up the win for St. Louis, going 5.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5. Today's win puts St. Louis at 42-48, while Washington falls to 32-57.

St. Louis third baseman Brian Anderson contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to left-center field for a 2-run single. It was his 52nd hit of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 3-1.

"I was just trying to execute one pitch at a time," said Paxton.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Azocar CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .241 1 7
W. Brennan LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .241 0 10
A. Rizzo 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .206 11 30
J. Westbrook DH 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .260 7 36
J. Reetz C 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .189 4 13
B. Anderson 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .237 6 26
A. Monasterio 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .255 1 22
J. Peña SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .268 5 33
J. Profar RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .219 7 21
Totals 39 6 12 6 3 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rizzo (11, 9th Inning off M. Brash, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Brennan 2 , A. Rizzo 3 , J. Westbrook 3 , B. Anderson , A. Monasterio , J. Peña 2 , J. Profar
2-out RBI: B. Anderson , A. Monasterio , J. Peña
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Brennan , J. Reetz 2 , B. Anderson , J. Profar
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Abreu LF, CF 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 .294 17 54
J. Meneses DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .209 2 12
   c-M. Ford DH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .274 4 8
C. Hummel C 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .232 4 18
J. Aranda 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 .241 7 38
S. Brown CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 15 46
   a-M. Tauchman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 8 34
   b-A. Rosario CF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .280 4 32
R. Urías 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .302 8 26
M. Conforto RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .221 8 34
M. Mastrobuoni SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 1 18
M. Thaiss 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 6 26
Totals 32 4 6 4 9 14 26      
a - M. Tauchman pinch ran for S. Brown in the 2nd
b - A. Rosario substituted for M. Tauchman in the 3rd
c - M. Ford inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Brown (21, 2nd Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Meneses (7, 3rd Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Urías (8, 6th Inning off D. Robertson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Abreu , J. Meneses 2 , M. Ford , S. Brown 2 , A. Rosario , R. Urías 4
2-out RBI: A. Rosario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Aranda , A. Rosario 2 , R. Urías , M. Mastrobuoni , M. Thaiss
Sac Fly: R. Urías
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Conforto (10)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton W (6-5) 5.1 3 2 2 4 8 0 88 4.40   
D. Robertson H (9) 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 1 26 7.39   
D. Hudson H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.78   
E. Pagan H (6) 0.2 0 1 1 3 1 0 24 2.98   
C. Morris SV (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 58
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 23, D. Robertson 5, D. Hudson 7, E. Pagan 5, C. Morris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 1-7, D. Robertson 0-0, D. Hudson 3-1, E. Pagan 0-1, C. Morris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 88-50, D. Robertson 26-15, D. Hudson 17-14, E. Pagan 24-8, C. Morris 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hudson 1-0 , C. Morris 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.00   
J. Bowlan L (4-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 22 5.23   
Z. Logue 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 5.44   
C. Brogdon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.40   
J. Junis 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 25 4.40   
M. Brash 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.38   
B. Honeywell 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 50
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 8, J. Bowlan 5, Z. Logue 11, C. Brogdon 3, J. Junis 7, M. Brash 6, B. Honeywell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 3-2, J. Bowlan 0-0, Z. Logue 4-2, C. Brogdon 1-2, J. Junis 0-2, M. Brash 1-0, B. Honeywell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 29-17, J. Bowlan 22-10, Z. Logue 35-24, C. Brogdon 11-8, J. Junis 25-18, M. Brash 27-18, B. Honeywell 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Logue 3-3 , M. Brash 1-1 , B. Honeywell 1-0
Balk: M. Brash
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 25248
Special Notes: SP Max Scherzer was injured while pitching. RF Seth Brown was injured while running the bases.
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