St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

52-46, 26-25 Away

Final/7

28-67, 18-32 Home


STL
WAS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	4	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	1	8	1

A. Wainwright11-6

6.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

C. Balester0-1

3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- C. Balester pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Double
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- C. Balester pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- C. Balester pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- C. Balester pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- T. Clippard pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- T. Clippard pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  STL
  WAS
- A Hernandez hit for T Clippard.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- R. Villone pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  STL
  WAS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- R. Villone pitching for WAS
  STL
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cardinals
4
Nationals
1

Game 1

24/7

Nationals Park

12:05 AM, 24 July 2009

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 25,359

Game Time:1:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Dana Demuth

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

A. Wainwright11-6

C. Balester0-1

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Ball
3 Double