Washington 6, St. Louis 3
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Washington 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 X 6 12 0
WP: R. King (1-0) S: C. Cordero (23)
LP: R. Franklin (4-2)
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Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick homered to deep left center
Bot 2nd: Washington
- M. Chico singled to center, R. Church scored, N. Logan to third
Bot 3rd: Washington
- D. Young doubled to deep left center, R. Zimmerman scored
- N. Logan singled to shortstop, D. Young scored, R. Church to third, J. Flores to second
Top 4th: St. Louis
- A. Wainwright homered to deep left center
Top 5th: St. Louis
- J. Edmonds doubled to deep right, A. Pujols scored, J. Encarnacion out at home
Bot 8th: Washington
- R. Zimmerman singled to left center, N. Logan scored, D. Jimenez to second
- D. Young doubled to deep center, D. Jimenez and R. Zimmerman scored
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Eckstein ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
S. Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272
    S. Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A. Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316
J. Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
R. Ludwick lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .251
J. Edmonds cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 .237
G. Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228
    C. Duncan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
    R. Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Wainwright p 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282
    A. Kennedy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
    Y. Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
A. Miles 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283
 Totals 32 3 8 3 4 5 13  
 Batting
2B - J Edmonds 2 (8, L Ayala, M Chico).
HR - R Ludwick (8, 2nd inning off M Chico 0 on, 0 Out), A Wainwright (1, 4th inning off M Chico 0 on, 1 Out).
S - A Wainwright.
RBI - R Ludwick (28), A Wainwright (5), J Edmonds (27).
2-out RBI - J Edmonds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, J Edmonds 2.
GIDP - Y Molina.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - J Edmonds (D Young at Home).
 Washington
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
F. Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243
    D. Jimenez ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .195
R. Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297
R. Zimmerman 3b 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .274
D. Young 1b 5 1 3 3 0 2 2 .340
    C. Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Kearns rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
R. Church lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .262
J. Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235
N. Logan cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .265
M. Chico p 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .176
    S. Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162
    L. Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Fick ph-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
 Totals 33 6 12 6 4 8 18  
 Batting
2B - R Church (34, A Wainwright); R Zimmerman (27, A Wainwright); D Young 2 (30, A Wainwright, R Franklin).
S - R Belliard , R Fick.
RBI - M Chico (1), D Young 3 (60), N Logan (10), R Zimmerman (61).
2-out RBI - M Chico, N Logan, R Zimmerman, D Young 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, D Young 1, M Chico 2.
Team LOB - 11.
 Base Running
SB - N Logan (13, 3rd base off R Franklin/Y Molina).
 
 Fielding
Outfield assists - A Kearns (J Encarnacion at Home).
DP - 1 (R King-R Belliard-D Young).
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Wainwright 7.0 8 3 3 3 7 0 4.35
R. Franklin (L, 4-2) 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 1.89
 Washington
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
M. Chico 5.0 6 3 3 3 2 2 4.76
S. Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36
L. Ayala 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.50
R. King (W, 1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45
C. Cordero (S, 23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.50
IBB - R Church (by A Wainwright).
HBP - R Ludwick (by M Chico); J Flores (by A Wainwright); R Church (by A Wainwright).
Pitches-strikes - A Wainwright 115-73; R Franklin 35-25; M Chico 101-64; S Rivera 10-7; L Ayala 19-9; R King 1-1; C Cordero 8-7.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Wainwright 9-5; R Franklin 1-0; M Chico 5-7; S Rivera 0-2; L Ayala 0-3; R King 2-0; C Cordero 0-2.
Batters faced - A Wainwright 34; R Franklin 7; M Chico 24; S Rivera 4; L Ayala 6; R King 1; C Cordero 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Mike Winters.
Ejections: ST LOUIS' La Russa by Wegner (5th).
Time: 3:12.
Attendance: 33,517.
Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, in from center.
Game Notes
ST LOUIS MANAGER TONY LA RUSSA WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE MARK WEGNER IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
ST LOUIS SECOND BASEMAN AARON MILES EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON SHORTSTOP FELIPE LOPEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH RIGHT KNEE PATELLAR TENDONITIS.

Updated on Monday, Aug 6, 2007 5:30 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 St. Louis
J. Edmonds J. Edmonds
2-3
1 RBI
 Washington
D. Young D. Young
3-5
3 RBI