Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

NLCS - GAME 2 • WSH leads series 2-0

93-69, 43-38 Away

Final

91-71, 50-31 Home


WSH
STL

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

NationalsTop 1st
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 89
  2
  Ground Out
  Curve 74
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Wong stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 2nd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 3rd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 4th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 5th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 6th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 7th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 8th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Adams hit for Scherzer
  1
  0
- A. Miller pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- S. Doolittle pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Dozier at second base.
  3
  0
- J. Martínez hit for Miller
  3
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- P. Corbin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Gomes catching.
  3
  1
- Gomes catching.
  3
  1
- D. Hudson pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	89
2 Ground Out	Curve	74

Goldschmidt: Offense has to be better than last 2 games

1:14

Scherzer: Key to Game 2 win was changing pitch speeds

1:21

Nationals
2
Cardinals
0

Game 1

12/10

Nationals
3
Cardinals
1

Game 2

12/10

Cardinals
1
Nationals
8

Game 3

15/10

Cardinals
4
Nationals
7

Game 4

16/10

Busch Stadium

9:08 PM, 12 October 2019

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 46,458

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Left Field Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Right Field Umpire - Mike Muchlinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	52	36	.591	-	L1
Philadelphia	50	40	.556	3	L1
Miami	49	42	.538	4.5	W3
Washington	46	45	.505	7.5	L2
New York	37	53	.411	16	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	55	33	.625	-	W1
Chicago	50	40	.556	6	W1
St. Louis	47	40	.540	7.5	L1
Pittsburgh	46	45	.505	10.5	W2
Cincinnati	41	48	.461	14.5	W1

Ranger Suarez exits Red Sox win with left adductor tightness

Boston pitcher Ranger Suarez, a left-hander named to the American League All-Star team, left his start with two outs in the third inning Sunday due to left adductor tightness, but the Red Sox bullpen helped anchor a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Red Sox ride homers by Duran and Contreras plus stout relief work to 7-5 win over Angels

— Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras homered, and five Boston pitchers combined to give up two runs over 6 1/3 innings in relief of injured starter Ranger Suarez to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night.

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Ranger Suarez exits Red Sox win with left adductor tightness

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