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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS 08/14/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2331 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| St. Louis Cardinals (55-65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Washington Nationals (50-66) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Nationals Best Cardinals in Pitching Duel |  
					| Washington Nationals starter Danny Diaz turned in an exceptional performance against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park, resulting in a Washington win, 2-1. Diaz picked up the win for Washington, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 7-9. The save went to David Sly, his 24th this season. 
 The Nationals got a big at-bat from designated hitter Dave Vargas. For the game, Vargas went 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run  home run. His 22nd home run of the season gave Washington a 2-0 lead.
 
 "I like to lead by example," said Diaz. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."
 
 The third-place Nationals raised their record to 50-66.
 
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					| ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE |  | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| M. Bates 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 | 20 | 58 |  
		| P. Sutton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | 18 | 48 |  
		| H. Hoop C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | 16 | 48 |  
		| B. Guzman DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | 13 | 32 |  
		| A. Carbajal 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .218 | 9 | 35 |  
		| C. Blue SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 | 13 | 53 |  
		| K. Meij 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .211 | 2 | 10 |  
		| M. Enriquez RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | 12 | 53 |  
		| D. Gallo CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 | 12 | 46 |  
		| Totals | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |  |  |  |  |  | 
							
								| BATTING Home Runs: 
D. Vargas
 (22, 2nd Inning off A. Lacayo, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
T. Baird
 2
, 
K. Arp
, 
D. Vargas
 4
, 
K. Cho
, 
D. McCarty Jr.
 GIDP: 
J. Sanders
, 
E. Gaskin
, 
D. McCarty Jr.
 Team LOB: 
1
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
T. Baird
 (6)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
D. McCarty Jr.
 (2)
 Double Plays: 
4 (Sanders-Novakowski-Arp, McCarty Jr.-Sanders-Arp, Sanders-Novakowski-Arp, Novakowski-Sanders-Arp)
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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 |  
	| A. Lacayo L (14-8) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 3.57 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| D. Diaz W (7-9) | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 4.64 |  
	| D. Sly SV (24) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5.05 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Danny Diaz Ballpark: 
Nationals Park
 Weather: 
Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM ET
 Time: 
2:37
 Attendance: 
22754
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