Nationals vs. Cardinals - Wednesday, April 21, 2011

Kyle Lohse tossed a two-hit shutout, backed by two-run homers from Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols, to lead the Cardinals to a series victory over the Nationals. It was Lohse's first shutout since 2009 and sixth of his Major League career.

(9-9)

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

W:

Lohse (3-1)

L:

Gorzelanny (0-2)

(10-9)

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Espinosa, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Ankiel, CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.221
Werth, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.209
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.211
Desmond, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.211
Morse, LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.196
Rodriguez, I, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.156
Cora, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
Gorzelanny, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-Flores, J, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Broderick, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Stairs, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Balester, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Slaten, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	28	0	2	0	2	6	7	.218

a-Struck out for Gorzelanny in the 6th. b-Struck out for Broderick in the 8th.

St. Louis	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Theriot, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.300
Rasmus, CF	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.351
Pujols, 1B	3	2	1	2	1	0	1	.247
Holliday, LF	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	.455
Freese, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.328
1-Descalso, PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Molina, Y, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.264
Punto, 2B	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.167
Jay, RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	.227
a-Greene, T, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.313
Lohse, P	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.231
Totals	29	5	6	5	6	3	12	.292

a-Popped out for Jay in the 8th.
1-Ran for Freese in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Werth; Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Desmond-Espinosa-LaRoche, Ad).

BATTING
2B: Freese (3, Balester).
HR: Holliday (2, 1st inning off Gorzelanny, 1 on, 2 out), Pujols (6, 8th inning off Balester, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Pujols 4; Holliday 5; Freese 2; Jay; Lohse.
RBI: Holliday 2 (11), Pujols 2 (14), Freese (10).
2-out RBI: Holliday 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lohse; Jay; Theriot; Greene, T.
GIDP: Pujols.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Punto-Pujols).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gorzelanny(L, 0-2)	5.0	2	2	2	4	3	1	4.96
Broderick	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8.53
Balester	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	1	11.57
Slaten	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	5	5	6	3	2	3.63

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lohse(W, 3-1)	9.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	2.01
Totals	9.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	3.48

HBP: Espinosa (by Lohse).
Pitches-strikes: Gorzelanny 108-63, Broderick 22-13, Balester 24-10, Slaten 4-3, Lohse 111-72.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gorzelanny 7-2, Broderick 4-1, Balester 1-0, Slaten 1-0, Lohse 7-8.
Batters faced: Gorzelanny 20, Broderick 8, Balester 5, Slaten 2, Lohse 31.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 51 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, R to L.
T: 2:22.
Att: 36,160.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media