MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/08/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2662 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (82-58) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
Washington Nationals (68-72) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
In 13, St. Louis Beats Washington, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Washington Nationals in an extra-inning thriller.

The Cardinals earned a hard-fought, 5-4 win in 13 innings at Nationals Park. To do so required withstanding a fine effort from Washington pitcher MacKenzie Gore. Gore went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Guillermo Zuniga sewed up the save, his 1st.

St. Louis needed the clutch hitting of Tommy Edman to notch the win. The shortstop hammered a solo home run in the top of the 13th inning to put the Cardinals on top, 5-4. For the game, Edman had 1 home run and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

"It was our day today," Edman told the St. Louis Herald. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."

The loss makes Washington 68-72.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 6 1 2 0 1 0 2 .272 5 51
R. Palacios 1B 6 0 2 3 0 0 2 .261 9 38
L. Nootbaar CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .308 31 98
J. Walker LF 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 .247 27 80
A. Burleson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .288 15 76
   a-N. Arenado DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 5 36
J. Rivas 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 .220 3 19
T. Edman SS 6 1 3 1 0 2 2 .350 9 57
C. Davis RF 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 .206 6 30
W. Contreras C 6 1 1 0 0 4 2 .212 2 8
Totals 51 5 11 4 4 15 23      
a - N. Arenado inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Nootbaar (27, 6th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Palacios (40, 7th Inning off M. Cronin, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Donovan (24, 11th Inning off D. Herz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Edman (9, 13th Inning off J. Ferrer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Donovan 3 , R. Palacios 3 , L. Nootbaar 3 , J. Rivas , T. Edman 6 , W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan , L. Nootbaar , A. Burleson 2 , C. Davis
GIDP: T. Edman
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Edman (34)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Donovan (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Edman-Rivas-Palacios, Rivas-Edman-Palacios)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Hassell III at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams DH 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .240 6 53
B. House 3B 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 .254 23 63
R. Hassell III LF 6 0 1 2 0 2 3 .267 10 53
D. Crews RF 4 0 1 0 2 3 2 .259 25 73
K. Made 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 10 55
   a-G. Valera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .168 2 16
   b-L. Garcia 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 1 8
J. Bleday CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .194 13 46
D. Harris 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .239 8 26
C. Wong C 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .253 10 33
Y. Rivero SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 7 41
Totals 44 4 7 4 5 12 13      
a - G. Valera pinch hit for K. Made in the 8th
b - L. Garcia substituted for G. Valera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hassell III (36, 3rd Inning off Z. Thompson, 2 on, 1 out) , Y. Rivero (15, 7th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Wong (10, 3rd Inning off Z. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Harris (8, 9th Inning off E. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Abrams 2 , R. Hassell III 2 , D. Crews , D. Harris 4 , C. Wong 4 , Y. Rivero 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Abrams , D. Crews
GIDP: L. Garcia , J. Bleday
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. House (13)

FIELDING
Errors: B. House (15)
Double Plays: 1 (House-Made-Harris)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Thompson 6.0 3 3 3 4 4 1 88 5.10   
D. Lee H (7) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.20   
R. Lopez H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.01   
E. Phillips BS (5) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 2.67   
R. Helsley W (3-3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.45   
G. Zuniga SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Thompson 54
Batters Faced: Z. Thompson 24, D. Lee 7, R. Lopez 1, E. Phillips 7, R. Helsley 9, G. Zuniga 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Thompson 5-7, D. Lee 1-2, R. Lopez 0-0, E. Phillips 2-2, R. Helsley 4-1, G. Zuniga 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Thompson 88-46, D. Lee 27-21, R. Lopez 4-3, E. Phillips 27-17, R. Helsley 29-19, G. Zuniga 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lopez 1-0 , G. Zuniga 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gore 6.1 6 1 1 0 7 0 94 4.54   
M. Cronin BS (2) 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 30 2.75   
M. Gomez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.61   
D. Herz 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.75   
J. Ferrer L (4-2) 2.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 30 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gore 64
Batters Faced: M. Gore 25, M. Cronin 7, M. Gomez 8, D. Herz 6, J. Ferrer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gore 8-3, M. Cronin 0-2, M. Gomez 3-2, D. Herz 1-1, J. Ferrer 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gore 94-64, M. Cronin 30-15, M. Gomez 30-17, D. Herz 33-19, J. Ferrer 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferrer 1-0
WP: M. Gore , M. Cronin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: MacKenzie Gore
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 28284
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