Rally not enough to catch Cardinals

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CARDINALS 6, NATIONALS 4
At Jupiter, Fla.
Wednesday, March 10

Rally not enough to catch Cardinals....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .308
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Desmond, SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .471
Bruntlett, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Duncan, DH 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .133
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
1-Whitesell, J, PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Morse, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286
Maxwell, CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .077
Rodriguez, I, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
a-Burke, J, PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Taveras, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Orr, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .083
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375
Totals 37 4 9 4 2 7 15

a-Struck out for Rodriguez, I in the 6th. b-Struck out for Orr in the 9th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Harris, W (1, Miller, S).
3B: Harris, W (1, Franklin), Desmond (1, Franklin).
HR: Maxwell (1, 8th inning off Boggs, M, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Harris, W 5; Desmond 3; Dunn, A 2; Maxwell 4; Rodriguez, I; Taveras; Orr.
RBI: Harris, W (1), Desmond (10), Duncan (3), Maxwell (1).
2-out RBI: Maxwell.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burke, J 2; Duncan 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Orr (1, throw).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Harris, W-Dunn, A, Rodriguez, I-Harris, W).
Pickoffs: Rodriguez, I (Lopez, F at 2nd base).


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
Gotay, 2B-3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Lopez, F, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .091
Solano, D, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Freese, DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300
1-Henley, PR-DH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Stavinoha, LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .368
a-Hamilton, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
Boggs, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rasmus, CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .353
Robinson, S, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Ludwick, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Pagnozzi, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Molina, Y, C 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .400
Jay, RF-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Craig, A, 1B 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .667
Greene, T, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133
Totals 31 6 11 5 0 6 9

a-Doubled for Stavinoha in the 8th.
1-Ran for Freese in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Molina, Y (2, Mock), Stavinoha (1, Martin, J), Rasmus (1, Martin, J), Craig, A (1, Capps), Hamilton (2, Bergmann).
3B: Jay (1, Capps).
HR: Craig, A (1, 2nd inning off Mock, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Schumaker; Lopez, F; Freese 2; Stavinoha 2; Hamilton 2; Rasmus 2; Molina, Y 2; Jay 3; Craig, A 6.
RBI: Craig, A 3 (3), Rasmus (6), Gotay (2).
2-out RBI: Craig, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ludwick.
S: Greene, T.
SF: Gotay.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Lopez, F (1, 2nd base by Mock/Rodriguez, I).
PO: Lopez, F (2nd base by Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Boggs, M (1, throw).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock (L, 0-1) 3.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 3.60
Martin, J 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3.60
Capps 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15.00
Bergmann 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Penny (W, 1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
Franklin 1.1 5 3 3 0 0 0 8.10
Samuel (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 32.40
Miller, S (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Boggs, M (S, 1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 9.00

WP: Miller, S.
Balk: Martin, J.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mock 2-2, Martin, J 3-2, Capps 1-1, Bergmann 1-2, Penny 6-3, Franklin 2-2, Samuel 1-0, Miller, S 1-1, Boggs, M 1-2.
Batters faced: Mock 12, Martin, J 12, Capps 5, Bergmann 4, Penny 13, Franklin 9, Samuel 3, Miller, S 5, Boggs, M 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Samuel 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tyler Funneman. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 75 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 18 mph, R to L.
T: 2:41.
Att: 6,056.
March 10, 2010