Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 50 of 162

Washington and St. Louis split the first two games of their four-game set in the nation's capital. They play the third game tonight at 7:15 PM EDT. Gio Gonzalez vs Adam Wainwright. FOLLOW: FOX; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 28, 2016, 5:53pm EDT

Next Game

St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, May 27, 2016 7:15 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Gio Gonzalez vs Adam Wainwright

WEATHER: Sunny, 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. Daniel "Hits" Murphy - 2B

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

6. Dirt - 3B

7. #LSD - SS

8. #LOBATRON

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

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Today's Lineups:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Matt Carpenter - 1B	Ben Revere - CF
Aledmys Diaz - SS	Jayson Werth - LF
Matt Holliday - LF	Bryce Harper - RF
Stephen Piscotty - RF	Daniel Murphy - 2B
Randal Grichuk - CF	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Yadier Molina - C	Stephen Drew - 3B
Jedd Gyorko - 2B	Danny Espinosa - SS
Greg Garcia - 3B	Jose Lobaton - C
Adam Wainwright - RHP	Gio Gonzalez - LHP

Gonzalez vs the Cardinals:

Cardinals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	IBB	GDP
Ruben Tejada	30	25	7				5	8	.280	.400	.280	.680
Yadier Molina	20	19	6	3		2	1	1	.316	.350	.474	.824
Matt Holliday	16	13	3	1		1	3	3	.231	.375	.308	.683		2
Jedd Gyorko	6	6	2		1	1		2	.333	.333	.833	1.167
Kolten Wong	6	5	3			1	1	2	.600	.667	.600	1.267	1
Brandon Moss	5	4	2				1		.500	.600	.500	1.100
Michael Wacha	4	4						4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Adam Wainwright	4	3					1	3	.000	.250	.000	.250
Matt Adams	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Stephen Piscotty	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Mike Leake	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	98	86	24	4	1	5	12	24	.279	.367	.360	.728	1	2

Wainwright vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	GDP
Jayson Werth	34	32	7	2		2	7	1	9	.219	.235	.469	.704		1
Ryan Zimmerman	34	34	10	6		1	2		8	.294	.294	.559	.853
Stephen Drew	26	23	3	1				3	7	.130	.231	.174	.405				1
Bryce Harper	22	20	8	2	1	1	2	2	3	.400	.455	.750	1.205
Daniel Murphy	15	14	7	2	1		2	1		.500	.533	.786	1.319				1
Danny Espinosa	14	14	1				1		6	.071	.071	.071	.143
Anthony Rendon	10	10	1						1	.100	.100	.100	.200
Chris Heisey	6	6	2				1		1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Ben Revere	6	5	2							.400	.400	.400	.800	1
Gio Gonzalez	5	3						1	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	1
Jose Lobaton	3	2						1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333			1
Wilson Ramos	3	3	1							.333	.333	.333	.667
Tanner Roark	2	1								.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Max Scherzer	2	1						1		.000	.500	.000	.500
Yusmeiro Petit	1	1							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	183	169	42	13	2	4	15	10	40	.249	.289	.420	.709	3	1	1	2

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