Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 2, Washington 1
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, August 30, 2009
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 41083
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 41083
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 46-85 | 27-39 | 19-46 | L3 |
| St. Louis | 77-55 | 41-25 | 36-30 | W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 41-25 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 19-46 record on the road.
- St. Louis has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Nationals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Adam Wainwright pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.47. Ryan Franklin closed out the game to get the save and has 35 saves for the season. Garrett Mock took the loss for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | St. Louis | |
| Garrett Mock | Player | Adam Wainwright |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 6.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Hits | 3 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 1.50 |
Hitting
| Washington | St. Louis | |
| Elijah Dukes | Player | Colby Rasmus |
| 1 | Hits | 2 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 1 | TB | 2 |
| .500 | Avg | .667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 4 | 0 | 5 | .129 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 4 | 0 | 4 | .148 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |