Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 24 of 162

Washington's Nationals took the first two games of their three-game set in St. Louis. They try to make it three straight this afternoon. Max Scherzer vs Carlos Martinez. GAME TIME: 2:15 PM EDT. FOLLOW: MASN 2; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 1, 2016, 1:42pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ St. Louis Cardinals

Sunday, May 1, 2016 2:15 PM EDT
Busch Stadium

Carlos Martinez vs Max Scherzer

WEATHER: Cloudy, 70°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Matt den Dekker - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

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

4. Daniel Murphy - 2B

5. The WereWerth - LF

6. @BatHoarder - 1B

7. #LSD - SS

8. #LOBATRON - C

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Matt den Dekker - CF	Matt Carpenter - 3B
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Stephen Piscotty - RF
Bryce Harper - RF	Matt Holliday - LF
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Brandon Moss - 1B
Jayson Werth - LF	Yadier Molina - C
Clint Robinson - 1B	Randal Grichuk - CF
Danny Espinosa - SS	Kolten Wong - 2B
Jose Lobaton - C	Aledmys Diaz - SS
Max Scherzer - RHP	Carlos Martinez - RHP

Martinez vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	IBB	GDP
Daniel Murphy	8	6				2	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	1	1
Chris Heisey	6	6	1		1		5	.167	.167	.167	.333
Jayson Werth	4	4					2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Stephen Drew	3	3	1					.333	.333	.333	.667
Danny Espinosa	2	2	1		1		1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Anthony Rendon	2	2	2	1	1			1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500
Ryan Zimmerman	2	2			1			.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	1	1						.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	28	26	5	1	4	2	10	.192	.250	.231	.481	1	1

Scherzer vs the Cardinals:

Cardinals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP
Brandon Moss	25	22	5		2	4	3	11	.227	.320	.500	.820
Matt Carpenter	7	7	3	2				1	.429	.429	.714	1.143
Matt Holliday	6	5						3	.000	.167	.000	.167		1
Kolten Wong	6	6	2						.333	.333	.333	.667
Stephen Piscotty	4	4	2					2	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Ruben Tejada	4	4	1	1				3	.250	.250	.500	.750
Matt Adams	3	3	1			1			.333	.333	.333	.667
Jedd Gyorko	3	3	1		1	1		1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Michael Wacha	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Tyler Lyons	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Yadier Molina	2	2	1	1		2			.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Adam Wainwright	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Total	67	61	16	4	3	8	3	23	.262	.308	.475	.783	2	1

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