St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals
April 30, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 2009 at Nationals Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 9, Washington Nationals 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker 2b,lf 5 1 2 0
Rasmus rf 1 1 0 1
  Ludwick ph,rf 2 1 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 2 2
Duncan lf 2 1 1 0
  Walters p 0 0 0 0
Ankiel cf 3 1 2 2
Thurston 3b,2b 4 1 0 0
LaRue c 3 1 0 0
Greene T. ss 5 1 1 1
Boggs p 3 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Greene K. ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Barden ph,3b 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 9 8 7
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 5 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 5 1 2 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 2
Dunn lf 3 0 0 0
Dukes cf 3 0 0 0
Kearns rf 2 1 0 0
Flores c 4 1 2 1
Hernandez 2b 3 0 1 1
Cabrera p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Hinckley p 0 0 0 0
  Kensing p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Cintron ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
St. Louis 200 010 105980
Washington 200 002 000461
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs   6.0 6 4 4 2 9
  Boyer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Perez  W(1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Walters   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
12
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Cabrera   6.0 4 3 3 5 2
  Hinckley   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Kensing   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Tavarez  L(0-2) 0.1 2 5 2 2 0
  Hanrahan   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
9
6
11
2

  E–Flores (1), Flores (1).  PB–Flores (2); Flores (2).  2B–St. Louis Schumaker (5,off Cabrera); Ankiel (6,off Tavarez), Washington A. Hernandez (5,off Boggs).  3B–Washington Flores (1,off Boggs).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (8,1st inning off Cabrera 1 on 1 out), Washington Zimmerman (5,1st inning off Boggs 1 on 1 out).  SF–Rasmus (1,off Cabrera); Ankiel (1,off Kensing); Barden (1,off Hanrahan).  HBP–LaRue (1,by Tavarez); Cabrera (1,by Boggs); Kearns (1,by Boggs).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Pujols (4,2nd base off Cabrera/Flores); T. Greene (1,3rd base off Hanrahan/Flores).  CS–Dukes (4,2nd base by Boggs/LaRue).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–3:18.  A–18,007.
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