Nationals 4 - 5 Cardinals
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Nationals look to shake off first loss of season

Apr 4, 2008 - 12:59 PM Washington (3-1) at St Louis (2-1) 8:15 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals aim to bounce back from their first loss of the season on Friday when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series.

Washington appeared on its way to a 4-0 start, as it jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead over Philadelphia on Thursday.

However, starter Jason Bergmann was unable to hold the lead and the Phillies rallied for a 8-7 win in 10 innings. Reigning National League MVP Jimmy Rollins scored the game-winning run when Jayson Werth drew a bases-loaded walk.

The Nationals look to shake off the tough loss and start 4-1 for the first time since 2001, when the franchise was still in Montreal.

Odalis Perez, who was a surprise starter on Opening Day, makes his second start of the season. Perez was not even on the 40-man roster when the Nationals opened spring training.

The 30-year-old lefthander allowed one run and five hits in five innings. He was long gone by the time Ryan Zimmerman hit a walk-off home run in the ninth to lead the Nationals to a 3-2 win over Atlanta in their new ballpark on Sunday.

St. Louis, which is coming off a 3-0 win over the defending NL champion Colorado Rockies on Thursday, send Braden Looper to the hill.

Looper went 12-12 with a 4.94 ERA in his first full season a starter after spending his entire career as a reliever.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 0
    ST LOUIS 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 x 5 9 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: WAS - ODALIS PEREZ, CHRIS SCHRODER (5TH), JOEL HANRAHAN (6TH), SAUL
    RIVERA (7TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA
    STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), RON VILLONE
    (7TH), KYLE

    Apr 4 11:28 PM
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    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Nationals 4, Cardinals 5  Top 9, 0 OutsApr 4 11:12 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RONNIE BELLIARD SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R BELLIARD ON FIRST, P LO DUCA ON SECOND, N
    JOHNSON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
    ST LOUIS 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.250, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Nationals 4, Cardinals 5  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 4 10:45 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO PAUL LO DUCA SCORED LASTINGS MILLEDGE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P LO DUCA ON FIRST, N JOHNSON ON SECOND, R
    ZIMMERMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
    ST LOUIS 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.167, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Nationals 3, Cardinals 5  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 4 10:42 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CRISTIAN GUZMAN (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF RUSS SPRINGER.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, ST LOUIS 5
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L MILLEDGE (.250, 0-FOR-3)

    Nationals 2, Cardinals 5  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 4 10:24 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C IZTURIS (.111, 1-FOR-1, HBP)

    Nationals 1, Cardinals 5  Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 4 9:56 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON MILES SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A MILES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B BARTON (.500, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals 1, Cardinals 4  Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 4 9:31 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY BRADEN LOOPER SCORED YADIER MOLINA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.333, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals 1, Cardinals 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 4 9:30 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY RONNIE BELLIARD SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BELLIARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.167, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Nationals 1, Cardinals 2  Top 4, 0 OutsApr 4 9:20 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RICK ANKIEL (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF ODALIS PEREZ SCORED BRIAN BARTON.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, ST LOUIS 2
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Nationals 0, Cardinals 2  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 4 8:24 PM

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