October 16, 2013: Nationals 7 Cardinals 2 (Nationals lead NLCS, 3-2)

The Nationals put up crooked numbers in three separate innings, and Gio Gonzalez pitches 7 innings of 2-hit ball to lead the Nats to a win in game 5 of the NLCS. The Nats are now one win from the World Series and have their most consistent starter from the regular season, Stephen Strasburg, ready to take the hill in game 6.

Bryce Harper had 3 hits, including a 9th inning double that plated two. The Nats broke it open in the 8th when they started the inning with five straight singles from Ryan Zimmerman down on through Adam Laroche in the lineup.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Washington Nationals At 2013 St. Louis Cardinals    10/16/2013
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span CF           5  0  0  0 .167     M.Carpenter 2B      4  1  1  1 .263  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  2  0 .216     C.Beltran RF        4  0  1  1 .343  
  J.Werth RF          4  2  1  0 .294     M.Holliday LF       3  0  1  0 .242  
  B.Harper LF         4  2  3  2 .433     Y.Molina C          4  0  0  0 .286  
  I.Desmond SS        5  1  2  1 .303     D.Freese 3B         3  0  1  0 .345  
  A.Laroche 1B        3  0  1  3 .286     M.Adams 1B          4  0  1  0 .211  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  2  0 .273     S.Robinson CF       3  0  0  0 .167  
A-S.Lombardozzi 2B    0  0  0  0 .067   D-D.Descalso PH       1  0  1  0 .450  
  A.Rendon 2B         4  0  1  1 .105     P.Kozma SS          4  0  0  0 .278  
  T.Roark P           0  0  0  0 ----     A.Wainwright P      2  0  0  0 .286  
  G.Gonzalez P        3  0  1  0 .333     J.Axford P          0  0  0  0 ----  
B-J.Solano C          0  1  0  0 .000     S.Maness P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-J.Jay PH            1  1  1  0 .200  
                                          R.Choate P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 13  7                 Totals      33  2  7  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Ramos In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gonzalez In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Maness In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Robinson In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 3 2  -  7 13  0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2  7  1
 
Nationals (6-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Gonzalez WIN(1-2)       7       2   0   0   2   7   0  95   2.37
T.Roark                   2       5   2   2   0   1   0  39   6.75
Totals                    9       7   2   2   2   8   0
 
Cardinals (5-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Wainwright LOSS(1-1)    7       9   4   4   1   7   0 108   3.60
J.Axford                  0       2   1   1   0   0   0  10  16.20
S.Maness                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   0.00
R.Choate                  1       1   2   2   2   0   0  22   9.00
Totals                    9      13   7   7   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,323 DATE- Wednesday, October 16th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez, Mike Dimuro, Scott Barry
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- C.Beltran
DOUBLES- B.Harper(1st), M.Carpenter(2nd), D.Descalso(1st), J.Jay(3rd)
RBIs- B.Harper-2(10th), I.Desmond(3rd), A.Laroche-3(10th), A.Rendon(1st),
      M.Carpenter(5th), C.Beltran(9th)
STOLEN BASES- I.Desmond(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Laroche
WALKS- J.Werth, B.Harper, J.Solano, M.Holliday, D.Freese
STRIKE OUTS- D.Span, R.Zimmerman, J.Werth-2, I.Desmond, A.Laroche, W.Ramos,
             C.Beltran-2, M.Holliday, Y.Molina, D.Freese, S.Robinson, P.Kozma,
             A.Wainwright
GIDP- D.Span, A.Rendon, P.Kozma
2-out RBI- A.Rendon, M.Carpenter, C.Beltran, B.Harper-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Rendon, G.Gonzalez, I.Desmond, P.Kozma-2
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 5 for 13  Cardinals: 2 for 3
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Jayson Werth robbed Shane Robinson of an extra base hit.
 
Gio Gonzalez went 7 strong innings and left fielder Bryce Harper had 3 base
hits and 2 RBI as the Washington Nationals outscored the St. Louis Cardinals
7 to 2.
 
Gonzalez(1-2) was solid in the win.  He allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks in 7
innings lowering his ERA from 3.75 to 2.37.  Overall Washington out-hit St.
Louis 13 to 7.  
 
Adam Wainwright(1-1) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 9 hits and 1 walk
in 7 innings.