Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Cardinals Beat Nationals 7-6: Matt Adams Hits A Three-Run & Solo Home Run; Carlos Martinez Strikes Out Four Over Two Scoreless Innings For The Save; Matt Carpenter Singles, Doubles, & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at third base and moved to first, batting leadoff.  2-for-5 with one double, one two-out RBI, two runs, and two fielding errors.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted second.  3-for-5 with one two-out RBI and one run.
Matt Adams started at first base and batted third.  2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBIs, two runs, and assisted in one double play.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  4-for-5 at the plate.
Yairo Munoz started at second base and moved to left field, batting eighth.  1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and assisted in one double play.
Francisco Pena entered late in the game at catcher and batted ninth.  1-for-1 at the plate.
Carlos Martinez entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck four out for the save (1).  (p-s:40-26)(g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  0-for-5 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one hit by pitch, one strikeout, was picked off, and one outfield assist.
Miles Mikolas started and pitched 6.2 innings.  He allowed 12 hits, four earned runs, and struck two out for the winning decision (14-4).  1-for-3 with one run and one strikeout.  (p-s:107-75)(g/f:12-2)
Dakota Hudson entered in the seventh and pitched to four batters.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, one walk, and threw one wild pitch.  (p-s:17-7)(ir-s:2-2)

Boxscore
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