October 12, 2013: Nationals 7 Cardinals 5 (NLCS tied, 1-1)

The Nationals never trailed in this one, although the Cardinals were a thorn in the side late with 3 runs in the 7th and 2 in the 8th. Adam Laroche had 3 RBI on 2 hits and a sac fly, and Ryan Zimmerman and Wilson Ramos each contributed solo homers. Stephen Strasburg gets the quality start and more importantly, the win.

BOXSCORE: 2013 St. Louis Cardinals At 2013 Washington Nationals    10/12/2013
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Carpenter 2B      4  1  2  3 .200     D.Span CF           4  1  0  0 .174  
D-A.Chambers PR       0  0  0  0 ----     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  3  2  1 .217  
  J.Axford P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Werth RF          3  1  2  1 .333  
  C.Beltran RF        4  0  3  1 .391     B.Harper LF         3  1  2  1 .429  
  M.Holliday LF       5  0  1  0 .190     I.Desmond SS        3  0  0  0 .273  
  M.Adams 1B          4  0  0  0 .167     A.Laroche 1B        3  0  2  3 .278  
  Y.Molina C          5  0  1  0 .286     W.Ramos C           4  1  2  1 .273  
  J.Jay CF            4  0  0  0 .182     T.Roark P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Freese 3B         3  2  1  0 .316     T.Clippard P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Descalso SS,2B    4  2  2  0 .333     A.Rendon 2B         3  0  0  0 .067  
  J.Kelly P           2  0  0  0 .000     S.Strasburg P       3  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Martinez P        0  0  0  0 ----     F.Abad P            0  0  0  0 ----  
A-S.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .333   B-J.Solano C          1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Rosenthal P       0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-P.Kozma PH,SS       1  0  1  1 .385                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 11  5                 Totals      31  7 10  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Abad In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rosenthal In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Carpenter In 8th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 2 0  -  5 11  0
Nationals....... 0 0 1  0 3 1  2 0    -  7 10  1
 
Cardinals (4-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Kelly LOSS(1-1)         4       6   4   4   6   3   0  95   3.86
C.Martinez                2       2   1   1   0   4   1  33   4.50
T.Rosenthal               1       2   2   2   0   1   1  16   6.75
J.Axford                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11  13.50
Totals                    8      10   7   7   6   9   2
 
Nationals (4-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Strasburg WIN(1-0)      6 2/3   6   3   3   4   7   0 108   5.84
F.Abad HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
T.Roark                   0 2/3   3   2   0   0   0   0  22   0.00
T.Clippard SAVE(1st)      1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9      11   5   3   4   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,185 DATE- Saturday, October 12th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Kerwin Danley, Lance Barksdale, Vic Carapazza, Gary Cederstrom
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9  Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2  Nationals: 2
ERRORS- R.Zimmerman
DOUBLES- M.Carpenter(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Harper(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Zimmerman(1st), W.Ramos(3rd)
RBIs- M.Carpenter-3(4th), C.Beltran(5th), P.Kozma(3rd), R.Zimmerman(1st),
      J.Werth(1st), B.Harper(8th), A.Laroche-3(7th), W.Ramos(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Laroche
WALKS- M.Carpenter, C.Beltran, M.Adams, D.Freese, D.Span, R.Zimmerman, J.Werth,
       B.Harper, I.Desmond, A.Rendon
STRIKE OUTS- M.Carpenter, M.Holliday, M.Adams-2, J.Jay, D.Freese, J.Kelly,
             S.Robinson, R.Zimmerman, I.Desmond, A.Laroche, W.Ramos, A.Rendon-3,
             S.Strasburg-2
GIDP- M.Holliday, D.Descalso, I.Desmond, S.Strasburg
WILD PITCHES- S.Strasburg
2-out RBI- R.Zimmerman, M.Carpenter-3, C.Beltran, W.Ramos, P.Kozma
RLISP 2-out- M.Adams-2, D.Descalso, A.Rendon, Y.Molina, C.Beltran-2
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 4 for 12  Nationals: 3 for 9
 
In a close game it was the Washington Nationals 7, the St. Louis Cardinals 5
at Nationals Park.
 
Washington went ahead for good in the bottom of the 3rd inning scoring one
runner using 2 hits.  Washington totaled 10 hits on the night.  
 
Stephen Strasburg(1-0) got the win allowing 3 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. Tyler
Clippard gained credit for his 1st save.  Joe Kelly(1-1) took the loss.  He
gave up 6 hits and 6 walks in 4 innings.