Nationals vs. Cardinals - Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (Game 2)

A new-look Cards bullpen was very effective vs. the Nats, but especially in Game 2 of the twin bill, when Mitchell Boggs capped four shutout innings of relief with his first save. Lance Berkman led the offense with three hits.

(9-8)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
STL	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	x	5	9	3

W:

Garcia (3-0)

L:

Zimmermann (1-3)

SV:

Boggs (1)

(9-9)

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Espinosa, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.288
Ankiel, CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.231
Werth, RF	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.206
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	.222
Ramos, W, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.364
Morse, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.186
Desmond, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.221
Hairston, J, 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.167
b-Nix, L, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.276
Zimmermann, J, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
a-Cora, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
Balester, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	3	5	3	2	8	9	.226

a-Popped out for Zimmermann, J in the 7th. b-Popped out for Hairston, J in the 9th.

St. Louis	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Theriot, SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	.316
Rasmus, CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.360
Pujols, 1B	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.243
Holliday, LF	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	.439
Berkman, RF	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	.339
Boggs, M, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Molina, Y, C	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.286
Punto, 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.250
Descalso, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.233
Garcia, J, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Motte, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Hamilton, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Sanchez, E, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Jay, PH-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Totals	31	5	9	5	3	4	13	.296

a-Struck out for Motte in the 6th. b-Hit by pitch for Sanchez, E in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Espinosa; Ankiel 2; Desmond; Hairston, J.
RBI: Werth (4), Espinosa (15), Ankiel (5).
2-out RBI: Espinosa; Ankiel.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, Ad; Desmond; Nix, L.
SAC: Zimmermann, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ankiel (3, 2nd base off Garcia, J/Molina, Y).

BATTING
2B: Berkman (3, Zimmermann, J), Molina, Y (5, Balester).
TB: Rasmus; Holliday; Berkman 4; Molina, Y 3; Punto; Descalso.
RBI: Rasmus (9), Berkman 2 (15), Punto (1), Molina, Y (6).
2-out RBI: Rasmus; Berkman; Molina, Y.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garcia, J; Punto; Theriot.
SAC: Garcia, J; Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Molina, Y (1, throw), Holliday (1, fielding), Garcia, J (1, pickoff).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zimmermann, J(L, 1-3)	6.0	8	5	5	2	3	0	3.70
Balester	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	0	3.53

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garcia, J(W, 3-0)	5.0	4	3	1	2	4	0	1.44
Motte(H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.00
Sanchez, E(H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Boggs, M(S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.80
Totals	9.0	5	3	1	2	8	0	3.67

Garcia, J pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Balk: Balester.
HBP: Jay (by Balester).
Pitches-strikes: Zimmermann, J 96-67, Balester 34-19, Garcia, J 101-62, Motte 12-8, Sanchez, E 25-17, Boggs, M 15-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zimmermann, J 8-5, Balester 1-3, Garcia, J 8-3, Motte 2-0, Sanchez, E 1-2, Boggs, M 1-0.
Batters faced: Zimmermann, J 28, Balester 9, Garcia, J 22, Motte 3, Sanchez, E 6, Boggs, M 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Motte 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Mark Ripperger.
Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:43.
Att: 33,714.
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