Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 130 of 162

The Washington Nationals start a three-game set in Busch Stadium with Gio Gonzalez on the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals and veteran right-hander John Lackey. Game Time: 8:15 PM EDT; TV: MASN 2; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Aug 31, 2015, 7:21pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ St. Louis Cardinals

Monday, August 31, 2015 8:05 PM EDT
Busch Stadium

John Lackey vs Gio Gonzalez

WEATHER: Sunny, 84°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The WereWerth - LF

2. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

3. "Run-Until-He's-Tagged, Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing, Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - RF

4. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 1B (Word).

5. #YESCOBAR - 3B

6. Ian "+Arm, +Range" Desmond - SS

7. #LOBATRON - C

8. Michael "It's Michael Taylor Time" Taylor - CF

9. Gio Gonzalez (aka the Best-Dressed Pitcher in Town) - LHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Jayson Werth - LF	Matt Carpenter - 3B
Anthony Rendon - 2B	Stephen Piscotty - RF
Bryce Harper - RF	Jhonny Peralta - SS
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Jason Heyward - CF
Yunel Escobar - 3B	Yadier Molina - C
Ian Desmond - SS	Kolten Wong - 2B
Jose Lobaton - C	Mark Reynolds - 1B
Michael Taylor - CF	Brandon Moss - LF
Gio Gonzalez - LHP	John Lackey - RHP

Lackey vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF
Yunel Escobar	34	30	12	4		5	3	5	.400	.441	.533	.975	1
Jayson Werth	13	12	6	3	1	3		3	.500	.462	1.000	1.462	1
Ian Desmond	3	3	1					1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Danny Espinosa	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Bryce Harper	3	2					1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Jose Lobaton	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Wilson Ramos	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Zimmerman	3	3	2			1		1	.667	.667	.667	1.333
Doug Fister	2	2	1					1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	67	61	23	7	1	9	4	12	.377	.403	.541	.944	2

Gonzalez vs the Cardinals:

Cardinals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	IBB	GDP
Jason Heyward	30	28	6	1		4	2	4	.214	.267	.250	.517			1
Jhonny Peralta	25	19	4	1	1	2	5	6	.211	.360	.421	.781	1		1
Yadier Molina	17	16	5	3		1	1	1	.313	.353	.500	.853
Mark Reynolds	17	10	1			1	7	6	.100	.471	.100	.571
Peter Bourjos	16	16	2					5	.125	.125	.125	.250
Matt Carpenter	10	10	1	1				1	.100	.100	.200	.300			1
Pete Kozma	9	8	1				1	3	.125	.222	.125	.347			1
Michael Wacha	4	4						4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Lance Lynn	3	3						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Brandon Moss	3	3	2						.667	.667	.667	1.333
Kolten Wong	3	2	2				1		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1
Tony Cruz	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Carlos Villanueva	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	139	121	24	6	1	8	17	33	.198	.295	.273	.568	1	1	4

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