Nationals 8, 
Cardinals 3
| W: | T. Armas (2-2) |
| L: | J. Marquis (3-2) |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| J Vidro 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .349 |
| N Johnson 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .373 |
| J Guillen RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 |
| R Church CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .244 |
| M Byrd CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| B Schneider C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .183 |
| R Clayton SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| T Armas P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| M Stanton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Jackson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| F Rodriguez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| a-reached on error for M Stanton in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Clayton 2 (5, J Marquis 2) HR: N Johnson (6, 1st inning off J Marquis 1 on, 1 Out); R Zimmerman (3, 1st inning off J Marquis 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Johnson 3 (14), R Zimmerman 2 (16), A Soriano 2 (15), B Schneider (7) S: T Armas 2 2-out RBI: R Zimmerman 2, A Soriano 2, B Schneider GIDP: J Vidro Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Armas 1, N Johnson 1, R Church 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-N Johnson). | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Armas (W, 9-12) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108-67 | 2.76 |
| M Stanton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.80 |
| F Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-9 | 5.27 |
| C Cordero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.70 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 147-91 | |
| PITCHING HBP: D Eckstein (By T Armas) Balk: T Armas Batters faced: T Armas 25; M Stanton 3; F Rodriguez 5; C Cordero 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Armas 4-8; M Stanton 1-1; F Rodriguez 1-1; C Cordero 1-1 Game Scores: T Armas 58 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .330 |
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Thompson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Miles 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 |
| J Edmonds CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .194 |
| S Spiezio 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .233 |
| J Rodriguez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .360 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .158 |
| S Schumaker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| J Marquis P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| J Hancock P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Gall PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| H Luna SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .390 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| a-popped out to first for J Hancock in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Schumaker (1, T Armas) HR: A Pujols (13, 8th inning off F Rodriguez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Schumaker (2), A Pujols 2 (31) 2-out RBI: A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Eckstein 1, S Spiezio 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Eckstein (2, 2nd base off T Armas/B Schneider) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Spiezio (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols). PB: Y Molina. | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Marquis (L, 14-16) | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 94-55 | 5.04 |
| J Hancock | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.07 |
| R Flores | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.84 |
| B Thompson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 147-89 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Vidro (By J Marquis) Batters faced: J Marquis 28; J Hancock 7; R Flores 4; B Thompson 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 8-4; J Hancock 6-0; R Flores 1-1; B Thompson 2-1 Game Scores: J Marquis 22 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| WAS | STL | |||
 | 1st | N Johnson homered to center, J Vidro scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | R Zimmerman homered to left, R Church scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 2nd | N Johnson singled to right, R Clayton scored, A Soriano to third, J Vidro to second. | 5 | 0 |
 | 2nd | S Schumaker doubled to left center, J Rodriguez scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Soriano singled to left, R Zimmerman and R Clayton scored. | 7 | 1 |
| 5th | A Pujols singled to center, D Eckstein scored. | 7 | 2 |
| 7th | B Schneider singled to left, M Byrd scored. | 8 | 2 |
| 8th | A Pujols homered to left. | 8 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 40,841 (92.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Marty Foster |
MLB Scores
Friday, April 28th 2006
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 | in 10 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Washington | 8 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 0 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 10 |