Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 2008 at Busch Stadium III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 5 1 1 1
Milledge cf 5 1 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Kearns rf 4 1 2 0
Lo Duca c 3 0 1 1
Belliard 2b 5 0 2 2
Lopez lf 4 0 1 0
Perez p 2 0 0 0
  Schroder p 0 0 0 0
  Mackowiak ph 1 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Barton lf 4 1 2 0
  Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0
Ankiel cf 4 1 1 2
Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0
Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0
Ludwick rf 4 1 1 0
Molina c 3 1 1 1
Izturis ss 3 1 2 0
Looper p 1 0 0 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  McClellan p 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Miles 2b 4 0 1 1
Totals 30 5 9 5
Washington 000 100 3004100
St. Louis 200 210 00x592
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L(0-1) 4.0 8 5 5 4 2
  Schroder   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Looper  W(1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Springer   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Villone   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McClellan   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Franklin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
3

  E–Izturis (1), Miles (1).  DP–Washington 1. Belliard-Johnson, St. Louis 1. Miles-Pujols.  2B–Washington Kearns (2,off Looper), St. Louis Barton (1,off Perez); Pujols (2,off Perez); Izturis (1,off Perez); Ludwick (2,off Perez).  HR–Washington Guzman (1,7th inning off Springer 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Ankiel (2,1st inning off Perez 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Kearns (1,by Looper); Izturis (1,by Perez).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Looper 2 (2,off Perez,off Schroder).  IBB–Pujols (2,by Perez).  Team–8.  SB–Izturis (1,3rd base off Perez/Lo Duca).  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–3:13.  A–37,191.
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