TODAY'S WRAPS: August 04, 2007
Nats ride Z-Train to victory
Cards' struggles continue By Michael Phillips / MLB.com
The Cardinals had little to take from Saturday's loss to the Nationals, struggling in all phases in their fourth straight defeat. Joel Pineiro took the loss in his Redbirds debut, lasting five innings. Batting ninth, Adam Kennedy had two hits, including a homer.
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Nationals 12, Cardinals 1
Since July 1, Ryan Zimmerman is batting .336 with five home runs and 18 RBIs. (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)
Nats claim fifth straight By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The Nationals kept rolling against the Cardinals on Saturday, ripping the Redbirds for their fifth straight victory. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman led the way on offense, finishing with two homers and three RBIs. Right-hander Joel Hanrahan went five-plus innings for his first big-league win.
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St. Louis
(50-57)
Lost 4
Washington 12, St. Louis 1
Today's Boxes 8/4/07
NYY 16, KC 8
TOR 9, TEX 5
OAK 2, LAA 1
MIN 3, CLE 2
CHC 6, NYM 2
CWS 7, DET 5
CIN 9, PIT 8
ATL 6, COL 4
FLA 6, HOU 5
MIL 6, PHI 5
TB 9, BAL 2
BOS 4, SEA 3
SD 3, SF 2
ARI 8, LAD 7
Washington
(50-60)
Won 5
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Standings thru 8/4/07  | Gameday  | Cardinals Stats  | Nationals Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292
Edmonds , CF4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .232
Rolen , 3B4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .271
Duncan , LF-1B4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .285
Spiezio , 1B2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
Maroth , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Thompson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-Taguchi , PH-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
Encarnacion , RF3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293
Miles , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Molina , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259
Pineiro , P1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Ludwick , LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Kennedy , 2B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .225
Totals 34 1 10 1 5 6 24
a-Singled for Thompson in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Edmonds (6, Hanrahan).HR : Kennedy (3, 3rd inning off Hanrahan, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Eckstein; Edmonds 3; Rolen; Duncan; Taguchi; Ludwick 2; Kennedy 5.RBI : Kennedy (18).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Duncan; Edmonds 2; Rolen 3.GIDP : Molina 2; Encarnacion.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING E : Pineiro (1, pickoff), Kennedy (7, fielding).DP : (Kennedy-Eckstein-Spiezio).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
b-Jimenez , PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Belliard , 2B4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .297
Zimmerman , 3B5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .270
Young , 1B4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .336
Traber , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Langerhans , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Kearns , RF5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .251
Schroder , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Church , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
Schneider , C3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .233
Logan , CF3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .258
Hanrahan , P1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Batista , PH-1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237
Totals 36 12 14 11 3 4 11
a-Singled for Rivera in the 6th. b-Flied out for Lopez in the 7th. c-Flied out for Traber in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Hanrahan (1, Pineiro), Schneider (15, Maroth), Logan (11, Maroth), Young (28, Maroth).HR : Zimmerman 2 (17, 4th inning off Pineiro, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Maroth, 1 on, 2 out), Schneider (5, 7th inning off Thompson, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Lopez; Zimmerman 8; Young 4; Church; Schneider 6; Logan 4; Hanrahan 2; Batista.RBI : Zimmerman 3 (60), Logan 2 (9), Hanrahan 2 (2), Batista (10), Belliard (37), Schneider 2 (39).2-out RBI : Logan; Hanrahan 2; Zimmerman 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Belliard 2; Kearns.S : Hanrahan.SF : Belliard.GIDP : Church.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Logan (12, 2nd base off Pineiro/Molina). FIELDING E : Batista (1, fielding).DP : 4 (Belliard-Young, Zimmerman-Belliard-Young, Jimenez-Batista, Belliard-Young-Lopez).
Hanrahan pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.Pitches-strikes : Pineiro 81-48, Maroth 25-17, Thompson 16-10, Miles 9-6, Hanrahan 93-57, Rivera 9-3, Traber 20-18, Schroder 25-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Pineiro 11-2, Maroth 0-2, Thompson 0-2, Miles 2-1, Hanrahan 3-9, Rivera 2-1, Traber 3-2, Schroder 1-0.Batters faced : Pineiro 23, Maroth 8, Thompson 7, Miles 3, Hanrahan 22, Rivera 3, Traber 8, Schroder 6.Inherited runners-scored : Thompson 1-0, Rivera 2-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Adrian Johnson.Weather : 93 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:50.Att : 29,252.
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