St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - August 28, 2005

Scores for Aug 28, 2005

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

St. Louis won 2-1

(83-48, 42-23 away)

(67-63, 36-26 home)

1:05 PM ET, August 28, 2005

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	.276
J Edmonds CF	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.268
S Seabol 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.205
A Pujols 1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.334
E Diaz 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203
a-J Rodriguez PH-LF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.291
Y Molina C	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	.253
S Taguchi LF-CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.295
M Grudzielanek 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.301
A Reyes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R King P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Nunez 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.302
H Luna RF-2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.282
C Eldred P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
B Thompson P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
b-J Marquis PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.356
J Tavarez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Mabry RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259
Totals	35	6	8	5	3	10	11
a-walked for E Diaz in the 6th b-struck out swinging for B Thompson in the 7th
BATTING 2B: D Eckstein 2 (21, M Stanton, J Halama) RBI: Y Molina (37), S Taguchi (45), J Rodriguez (17), A Nunez 2 (39) 2-out RBI: S Taguchi, A Nunez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Edmonds 1, H Luna 1 Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: J Edmonds (3, Home off H Carrasco/G Bennett); Y Molina 2 (2, 2nd base off M Stanton/G Bennett, 2nd base off H Carrasco/G Bennett); J Rodriguez (1, 3rd base off M Stanton/G Bennett) CS: A Pujols (2, 2nd base by J Halama)
FIELDING DP: 2 (D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-E Diaz, H Luna-D Eckstein-S Seabol).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Eldred	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	49-30	1.98
B Thompson (W, 4-0)	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	31-24	2.62
J Tavarez (H, 33)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	2.78
A Reyes	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	2.31
R King	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22-13	2.80
Totals	9.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	134-89
PITCHING Batters faced: C Eldred 12; B Thompson 9; J Tavarez 3; A Reyes 3; R King 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Eldred 4-3; B Thompson 8-1; J Tavarez 1-1; A Reyes 2-0; R King 2-1 Game Scores: C Eldred 56

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
B Wilkerson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.248
J Carroll 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.246
N Johnson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.292
J Guillen RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.298
P Wilson CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.260
V Castilla 3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.247
G Bennett C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.235
C Guzman SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.196
J Halama P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
H Carrasco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G Majewski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Stanton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Bergmann P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	0	4	0	2	4	7
BATTING GIDP: P Wilson, N Johnson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Guillen 1 Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: V Castilla (8, ground ball); J Carroll (4, throw)

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Halama (L, 0-3)	5.1	3	2	2	1	3	0	74-48	1.46
H Carrasco	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	17-10	2.21
G Majewski	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15-9	2.97
M Stanton	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0	18-9	5.40
J Bergmann	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	18-12	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	6	5	3	10	0	142-88
PITCHING IBB: M Grudzielanek (By M Stanton) Batters faced: J Halama 20; H Carrasco 4; G Majewski 3; M Stanton 6; J Bergmann 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Halama 5-7; H Carrasco 2-0; G Majewski 0-0; M Stanton 0-1; J Bergmann 1-0 Game Scores: J Halama 56

			STL	WAS
	6th	Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Eckstein scored, J Rodriguez out at second, J Edmonds to third.	1	0
	6th	S Taguchi reached on infield single to pitcher, Y Molina scored.	3	0
	8th	J Rodriguez singled to left center, D Eckstein scored.	4	0
	8th	A Nunez singled to center, J Rodriguez and Y Molina scored, M Grudzielanek to third.	6	0
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ST. LOUIS CENTER FIELDER JIM EDMONDS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING DUE TO AN APPARENT RIGHT LEG INJURY.
ST LOUIS FIRST BASEMAN ALBERT PUJOLS WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE LARRY PONCINO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING FOR ARGUING A CALL AT SECOND BASE.

Stadium	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	41,130 (99.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:59
Weather	80 degrees, cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Larry Poncino, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Mark Wegner

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