Saturday, July 1, 2017

Cardinals Beat Nationals 2-1: Michael Wacha Strikes Out Nine Over Six Scoreless Innings For The Win; Alex Mejia Singles. Homers, & Drives On Two Runs; Brett Cecil Strikes Out One Over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning For The Hold

Individual Highlights:
Randal Grichuk started in left field and batted second.  1-for-4 with one double and two strikeouts.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  1-for-2 with one walk and one strikeout.
Luke Voit started at first base and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one run, two strikeouts, and assisted in one double play.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-2 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Alex Mejia started at second base and batted eighth.  2-for-3 with one home run, two RBIs, one run,k and assisted in one double play.
Michael Wacha started and pitched six innings.  He allowed four hits, no runs, one walk, and struck nine out for the winning decision (5-3).  0-for-2 with two strikeouts.  (p-s:94-63)(g/f:4-1)
Brett Cecil entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the hold (10).  (p-s:12-7)(g/f:0-1)
Tyler Lyons entered in the eighth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs for the hold (3).  (p-s:2-2)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-0)
Matthew Bowman entered in the ninth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the save (1).  (p-s:9-6)(ir-s:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

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