Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 48 of 162

Washington welcomes the St. Louis Cardinals to Nationals Park for the start of a four-game set in the nation's capital. Joe Ross on the mound tonight vs Cards' starter Mike Leake. GAME TIME: 7:05 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MLBN (out of market); MASN, 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 26, 2016, 5:34pm EDT

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St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington Nationals

Thursday, May 26, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Joe Ross vs Mike Leake

WEATHER: Cloudy, 81°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The Igniter - CF

2. The WereWerth - LF

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. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

6. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

7. Stephen Drew - 2B

8. #LSD - SS

9. Joe. Ross. Period. - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Jeremy Hazelbaker - CF	Ben Revere - CF
Aledmys Diaz - SS	Jayson Werth - LF
Matt Adams - 1B	Bryce Harper - RF
Stephen Piscotty - RF	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Brandon Moss - LF	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Yadier Molina - C	Wilson Ramos - C
Kolten Wong - 2B	Stephen Drew - 2B
Greg Garcia - 3B	Danny Espinosa - SS
Mike Leake - RHP	Joe Ross - RHP

Ross vs the Cards:

Cardinals	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
Ruben Tejada	8	8	1				2	.125	.125	.125	.250
Matt Carpenter	5	3			1	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200		1
Yadier Molina	5	3	1			2		.333	.600	.333	.933			1
Brandon Moss	4	4	1				1	.250	.250	.250	.500
Kolten Wong	4	3	1		1	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833
Matt Adams	3	2	1			1		.500	.667	.500	1.167
Jeremy Hazelbaker	3	2	1	1		1	1	.500	.667	1.000	1.667
Matt Holliday	3	3						.000	.000	.000	.000
Jaime Garcia	2	1					1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Stephen Piscotty	2	2						.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	39	31	6	1	2	6	7	.194	.316	.226	.542	1	1	1

Leake vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
Jayson Werth	27	21	7	1	1	3	4	3	.333	.407	.524	.931		2
Danny Espinosa	22	19	4	1	2	4	2	4	.211	.318	.579	.897				1
Ryan Zimmerman	22	17	4		1	1	5	3	.235	.409	.412	.821
Daniel Murphy	21	21	5	1	1	4		1	.238	.238	.429	.667					1
Wilson Ramos	16	15	4	1	2	3	1	1	.267	.313	.733	1.046			1
Ben Revere	12	12	4	1				1	.333	.333	.417	.750
Bryce Harper	10	10	2		1	2		1	.200	.200	.500	.700
Anthony Rendon	8	7	2				1	2	.286	.375	.286	.661
Stephen Drew	6	6	4	1		3		1	.667	.667	.833	1.500
Stephen Strasburg	5	5	1						.200	.200	.200	.400
Jose Lobaton	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Michael Taylor	3	3	1		1	1			.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Gio Gonzalez	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Oliver Perez	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	159	142	39	6	9	21	13	19	.275	.335	.507	.842	1	2	1	1	1

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