Cardinals Beat Nationals 6-4: John Gant Strikes Out Six, Allows One Run, & Hits A Two-Run Homer Over Five & A Third Innings For The Win; Kolten Wong Singles, Doubles, Walks, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Chasen Shreve Strikes Out Two Over One & Two-Thirds Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, and one walk.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted seventh.  0-for-2 with one RBI, one run, one walk, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted eighth.  3-for-3 with one double, one home run, three RBIs, two runs, and one walk.
John Gant started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, and struck six out for the winning decision (5-4).  1-for-2 with one homre run, two two-out RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Chasen Shreve entered in the sixth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.  (p-s:18-10)(g/f:0-2)
Jordan Hicks entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and hit one batter for the save (4).  (p-s:19-10)(g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Mike Mayers entered in the eighth and pitched to five batters.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, and one home run.  (p-s:28-17)(g/f:1-0)
Dakota Hudson entered in the eighth and pitched three batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck one out for the hold (4).  (p-s:10-6)(r-s:1-1)

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