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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS 09/05/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2617 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| St. Louis Cardinals (50-88) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |  
								| Washington Nationals (95-42) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Nationals Run Win Streak to 7 |  
					| The first-place Washington Nationals picked up another win. 
 The Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, in National League action at Nationals Park. Washington pitcher Chitoji Takemoto had a standout performance. Takemoto got the win, improving to 9-4. He allowed 8 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. Takemoto allowed 3 runs. Brian Ramirez earned his 6th save in 7 tries.
 
 John Sanders, the Washington second baseman, contributed a run-scoring  single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 4-3, Nationals. For the game, Sanders was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk.
 
 "We cashed in when we had the chance," said Washington manager Mike Shore.
 
 The winning continues for Washington, with the latest making it 7 straight.
 
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					| ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE |  | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - P. Ivanushkin pinch hit for D. Clark in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Triples: 
E. Chotkowski
 (1, 3rd Inning off C. Takemoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
T. Takita
 (4, 2nd Inning off C. Takemoto, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
A. Roux
 (28, 5th Inning off C. Takemoto, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
Z. Berney
 2
, 
A. Roux
 5
, 
E. Chotkowski
 3
, 
T. Takita
 5
, 
R. O'Reilly
, 
S. Godinez
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
, 
B. Rubenacker
 2
, 
R. O'Reilly
, 
D. Clark
 GIDP: 
R. O'Reilly
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
Z. Berney
 (8)
, 
R. O'Reilly
 (25)
 CS: 
Z. Berney
 (7)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
S. Godinez
 (7)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Rubenacker-Clark-Rubenacker, Roux-Clark-Rubenacker)
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								| a - M. Yukizawa substituted for S. Cook in the 8th b - L. Ramos substituted for T. Baird in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Triples: 
M. Blair
 (2, 5th Inning off N. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
A. Carbajal
 (19, 2nd Inning off N. Martin, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
A. Wray II
, 
R. O'Brien
 2
, 
J. Kato
, 
J. Sanders
 2
, 
A. Carbajal
 4
, 
M. Blair
 4
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Kato
, 
L. Torres
, 
M. Blair
 2
 GIDP: 
L. Torres
, 
S. Cook
 Sac Bunt: 
A. Wray II
, 
A. Carbajal
 Sac Fly: 
M. Yukizawa
 Hit by Pitch: 
L. Torres
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Wray II
 (30)
, 
S. Cook
 (6)
 CS: 
R. O'Brien
 (9)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Torres-Sanders-Cook)
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					| ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Takemoto W (9-4) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 110 | 4.56 |  
	| C. Baran H (23) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1.88 |  
	| M. Romero | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.40 |  
	| B. Ramirez SV (6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.88 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Chitoji Takemoto Ballpark: 
Nationals Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
1:35 PM ET
 Time: 
3:18
 Attendance: 
42989
 Special Notes: 
CL Manuel Romero was injured while pitching.
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