SCORE 8-0 Holliday 2-run single! Scores Jay and Beltran
2 OUTS-- Nats still alive Harper at bat
2 OUTS-- Werth at bat-- WALK
Suzuki at bat--Ks Carpenter 3B records 2nd out of inning
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1 OUT-- descalso at bat----- CARDINALS RETIRED
Storen in to pitch... Freese at bat-- Out after grounder to SS
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2 OUTS- Espinosa at bat-- STRIKE OUT
1 OUT Desmond at bat-- pop out
Morse at bat-- Beltran leaps! Steals extra bases with the grab
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2 OUTS Molina at bat-- lies out to Center field
As you can see, the Cardinals have created all this havoc with two outs in the inning
2 OUTS-- Craig at bat--- Works a long at bat... WALKS
2-RUN RBI SINGLE BY HOLLIDAY AFTER FOULING 2 pitches off himself
2 OUTS Runners 2nd & 3rd Holliday at bat-- Holliday fouls ball off ankle... walking back to the plate slowly
2 OUTS Beltran at bat-- Nationals get lucky... Ground rule double
2 OUTS- Jay reaches with a single
1 OUT Schumaker pinch hits for Rosenthal-- grounder to first
Kozma with a pop up to right field
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2 OUTS-- LaRoche at bat... Rosenthal hustles down the line to grab a chopper. Feeds to first baseman... 3 OUTS
Zimmerman at bat-- Zimmerman with big hacks. Fouls off pitches- STRIKES OUT
Harper supposedly has strep throat---- 1 OUT
Harper at bat --Rosenthal still on the mound... HARPER OUT ON DIVING STOP BY CRAIG AND THE PITCH TO ROSENTHAL WHO WAS COVERING FIRST!!!
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2 OUTS Descalso at bat-- 2-2 the count... Sinker gets Descalso swinging
For those who do not know, Descalso means "shoeless" in Spanish.
Meeting at the mound-- Freese strikes out looking!
MOLINA WALKS!!! ---Jay scores---
1 OUT-- Craig IBB---BASES LOADED--- Molina to bat-- 2-2 COUNT!
Holliday at bat-- slow chopper to third... OUT at first. Close play once again, but looks like Jim Joyce got call wrong
0 OUTS Beltran at bat-- single to right field--
Garcia in to pitch... greeted by single from Jon Jay
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WERTH POPS OUT
2 OUTS Rosenthal in to pitch... Strike one to Werth ... Strike 2, stays alive
2 OUTS Werth at bat---- MATHENY gets Carpenter out of the game
Lombardozzi on deck for the Nationals-- 2 OUTS-- Lombardozzi base hit to right field
1 OUT Suzuki at bat--- Carpenter tells Matheny he wants one more---- FLY OUT
Desmond reaches again... Espinosa at bat-- STRIKES OUT LOOKING!! Burns the inside corner
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2 OUT Carpenter at bat-- STRIKEOUT
1 OUT after Sac fly by Descalso... Freese at 3rd... Kozma at bat--- STRIKEOUT!
0 OUTS Runners on 2nd & 3rd Descalso at bat----- Pinching coach in to talk.... Gorzalanny warms up oin bullpen
0 OUTS-- Freese at bat- Molina on first-- Werth goes back to the wall... DOUBLE FOR FREESE!
Stammen in to relieve Jackson... Hits Molina
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Morse at bat-- Bases Loaded!... 3 OUTS
Can't check swing 0-1
1-1 the count
Morse to Beltran... Carpenter yells in excitement as he walks off field
FULL COUNT--- WALK! Bases Loaded for Morse....
The 2-2 pitch...LaRoche checks his swing
CARPENTER BARELY MISSSES! Ball was a tad bit outside.... 2-2 pitch... fouled off
Runners on the corner-- 2 OUTS LaRoche at bat- 0-2 the count.. Fastball and Curveball get La Roche looking
LaRoche has stranded 3 runners already in this game
2 OUTS Zimmerman at bat-- base hit to left field.... Werth goes to third!
1 OUT Harper at bat-- Harper pops out to SS
1 OUT Werth at bat-- WALKS
Pinch hitter for Jackson coming... Bernedina at bat-- Fly ball to right... OUT
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2 OUTS Runners on 1st & 3rd Craig at bat-- 1-2 the count! STRIKE THREE!
1 OUT Holliday at bat-- Runners on 1st & 3rd... Weird groundball to Zimmerman. Stays in play. Out at second
1 OUT Beltran at bat Runner on 3rd Infield plays in--- WALK
0 OUTS Jay at bat Runner on 2nd-- Sac bunt
Carpenter at bat-- (3-6 against Jackson in his career) 2-1 the count
WHOA! Carpenter almost hits it out of the stadium.... hits double off the wall
In other Washington D.C. sports news today.... RG III participated in practice.
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Suzuki at bat-- BERNEDINA in the on-deck circle... 2 strikes on Suzuki.... Hits it right to Jay! 3 OUTS
1 OUT-- Espinosa at bat-- Fly to right left... 2 OUTS
1 OUT Desmond into the gap... Stand up double!!
Morse at bat-- Takes curveball for a strike... high fly ball in foul territory to third baseman Freese
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2 OUTS Kozma at bat-- FANS GET THE STRIKEOUT THEY WERE CHEERING FOR!
1 OUT Descalso at bat-- hiiiigh fly ball to right... Werth traps itin the warning track
Freese at bat-- SWINGS AT A BALL IN THE DIRT!
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Runner on 1st-- LaRoche at bat fly to right center
Zimmerman at bat-- dumps one into right...
Harper flys out to right field... 2 OUTS
1 OUT Harper at bat
Werth pops up to right. BELTRAN WITH THE REACHING GRAB in foul territory
Click here to check out Kozma's 3-run shot
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Craig strikes out! 1 OUT-- Molina at bat---- INNING ENDING DOUBLE PLAY!
0 OUTS Holliday at first--- Craig at bat
Holliday with a single to leadoff the innning....
Want to see Bryce Harper's red contact? I got you right now!
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Fans boo as the Cardinals get off the field
2 OUTS Edwin Jackson at the plate-- HUGE CUT ... but comes up empty... 1-2 the count.. Kozma calls it.. OUT!
1 OUT- Suzuki at bat... Frounds to Freese
0 OUTS Espinosa at bat-- Bunt... Freese bare-hands the ball! Gets Espinosa at first! Jim Joyce might have blown call at first... again... (Umpire who blew Galarraga's call in MLB's first and only "Imperfect Game"
Desmon gets a base hit
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2 OUTS Beltran at bat-- Grounder to 2B... OUT
0 OUTS back to the top-- Jay at bat... 3-6-3 DOUBLE PLAY!
0 OUTS ...even Carpenter joins the hit party! Line drive to right field
KOZMA HITS A SHOT TO LEFT FIELD! GOES OVER THE WALL! HOME RUN!
0 OUTS Runners on 1st & 3rd Kozma at bat--
Runner on 2nd--- Descalso at bat-- takes outside off the plate--- BASE HIT!
1-1 the count
2-1 lays off the breaking ball in the dirt
2-2 the count, breaking ball that dives down. Can't check swing
3-2 Jackson goes for low breaking ball again
Jackson is missing over the plate and is paying for it.
Freese at bat-- sends it to left... Morse picks it up... throws to second... Freese in with a double
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25th pitch of the inning for Carpenter ends with Morse striking out!!
Morse at bat 2 OUTS-- 2-1 the count... 2-2 Fouled off
LaRoche grounds to 2B Descalso... Beats throw at first. Runners on 1st &3rd
2-1 the count on LaRoche--FULL COUNT ON LAROCHE!
Runners on 1st & 2nd FREESE BOOTS SLOW CHOPPER! ...LaRoche at bat--
1 OUT Zimmerman at bat-- Runner on 1st-- Full count on Zimmerman... Will Werth run??
2-1 the count!
Pickoff attempt
2-2 breaking ball falls into the strikezone
As Bob Costas said it... When it left the bat, 42,000 left their seats. Sounded like a shot.
0 OUTS Runner on 1st Harper at bat-- 1-2 count. Fouls one off... HARPER SMACKS IT! ...Beltran traps it at the warning track
Werth with a base hit!
Carpenter on the mound... Werth steps up to the plate as Led Zepplin's Dazed and Confused blasts from stadium speakers
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Molina strands Crag at second... Grounder to SS
2 OUTS-- Craig at bat Runner on 1st
1-0 ball low
Craig lines it down the line... ball gets trapped in the corner! They are waving Holliday in! RBI DOUBLE!
Holliday at bat-- base hit for Holliday
Jackson has thrown four straight strikes after starting off game with 2 straight balls
Beltran at bat-- Pop up... Espinosa traps... 2 OUT
Desmond bobbles at short, recovers... 1 OUT--- Jay grounds out to SS.
Jay at bat --Quickly ahead 2-0 in the count. Jackson is high with his fastballs... 2-1 the count now
Let's Go Nats! Cheers ring... Followed by boos as John Jay steps to the plate
1:09 p.m. Edwin Jackson is warming up.... and so are the position players
Check out the results for Game 1... and Game 2 as we wait for the Nationals to take the field
Nationals Lineup
1. Werth RF
2.Harper CF
3.Zimmerman 3B
4. LaRoche 1B
5.Morse LF
6. Desmond SS
7. Espinosa 2B
8. Suzuki C
9. Jackson Pi
Cardinals Lineup
1. Jay CF
2. Beltran RF
3. Holliday LF
4. Craig 1B
5 Molina C
6. Freese 3B
7. Descalso 2B
8. Kozma SS
9. Carpenter P
We will bring you starting lineups shortly
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The Washington Nationals host Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in a series that is knotted at one game apiece. First pitch is right around 1 p.m. so join us for the first of four games, or how they like to say in TBS, a "quadruple-header."
Preview: Pitching Matchups
It will be Chris Carpenter against Edwin Jackson in Game 3.
Carpenter is fresh off the DL. He made only three starts during the regular season going 0-2 despite pitching well. He posted a 3.71 ERA giving up seven runs in 17 innings, but never recorded a win.
He has nine postseason wins in his resume as he has made 15 postseaon starts in his career. He has a career record of 4-1 in the Division Series with a 2.71 ERA. Last season, in the Cardinals' championship year, Carpenter went 4-0 on six starts with a 3.25 ERA.
Carpenter's opposition, Edwin Jackson, was his former teammate and shared a spot in the starting rotation during the 2011 playoffs.
Jackson made one start in the division series and won that game. But that win was the best start he had in his four appearances. Jackson finished the 2011 postseason with a 1-1 record, a 5.60 ERA in four starts.
Without a doubt Carpenter and the red birds have the advantage in Game 3.
Home Field Advantage:
The Washington Nationals finished the season with the best record in baseball. They were 50-31 at home.The good news for them is that the Cardinals went 38-43 on the road. However, that did not stop them from going into Atlanta and taking the Wild Card Game from the Braves.
Home Run City?
With both clubs having all these sluggers, it is important to point out that on average, there are two home runs hit at Nationals Park per game. That is the sixth highest rate in the National League.
Join us for the live blog of the Cardinals vs. Nationals. We will bring you highlight commentary, scoring updates and play-by-play of Game 3.
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