Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 7, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 2012 at Busch Stadium III. The Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Werth rf 5 0 1 0
Harper cf 5 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 0
LaRoche 1b 4 1 0 0
Morse lf 4 1 1 0
Desmond ss 4 1 3 0
Espinosa 2b 3 0 0 0
Suzuki c 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0
  Bernadina ph 0 0 0 0
  Stammen p 0 0 0 0
  Mattheus p 0 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 1 2
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Storen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Jay cf 3 0 0 1
Beltran rf 4 0 1 0
Holliday lf 3 0 0 0
Craig 1b 4 0 0 0
Molina c 3 1 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 2 0
  Chambers pr 0 0 0 0
  Motte p 0 0 0 0
Descalso 2b 2 1 0 0
Kozma ss 2 0 0 0
Wainwright p 1 0 0 0
  Lynn p 0 0 0 0
  Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0
  Mujica p 0 0 0 0
  Boggs p 0 0 0 0
  Rzepczynski p 0 0 0 0
  Carpenter ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 1
Washington 010 000 020382
St. Louis 020 000 000231
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez   5.0 1 2 2 7 5
  Stammen   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Mattheus  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Clippard   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Storen  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright   5.2 6 1 1 3 10
  Lynn   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Mujica   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Boggs  L(0-1) 0.2 1 2 0 0 1
  Rzepczynski   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Motte   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Zimmerman (1), LaRoche (1), Kozma (1).  DP–Washington 2. Desmond-Espinosa-LaRoche, Zimmerman-Espinosa-LaRoche.  SH–Espinosa (1,off Boggs); Descalso (1,off Clippard).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Jay (1,off G. Gonzalez).  HBP–Kozma (1,by Stammen); Holliday (1,by Stammen).  Team–10.  SB–Jay (1,3rd base off G. Gonzalez/Suzuki); Beltran (1,2nd base off G. Gonzalez/Suzuki).  U–Paul Emmel, Marvin Hudson, Joe West, Jim Joyce, Alfonso Marquez, Ed Hickox.  T–3:40.  A–47,078.
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