GCL: Cardinals Beat Nationals 8-5: Brandon Purcell Collects Three Singles & Four RBIs; Victor Garcia Singles, Doubles, & Drives In Two Runs; Edgar Escobar Strikes Out One Over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning

Individual Highlights:
Cole Kreuter entered late in the game in left field and batted leadoff.  1-for-2 with one run, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Mateo Gil started at shortstop and batted second.  0-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one hit by pitch.
Andrew Warner started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with one run, two walks, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Victor Garcia started in right field and batted fifth.  2-for-5 with one double, two RBIs, and two runs.
Liam Sabino started at third base and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, one hit by pitch, one throwing error, and assisted in on double play.
Brandon Purcell started at catcher and batted eighth.  3-for-5 with four two-out RBIs, one passed ball, and allowed one stolen base.
Edgar Escobar entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
William Jimenez started in centerfield and batted ninth.  0-for-4 at the plate.
Perry DellaValle started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, one walk, hit one batter, and struck four out.  (g/f:6-2)

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