Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

NLCS - GAME 2 • WSH leads series 2-0

93-69, 43-38 Away

Final

91-71, 50-31 Home


WSH
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0

NationalsTop 1st
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 89
  2
  Ground Out
  Curve 74
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Wong stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 2nd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 3rd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 4th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 5th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 6th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 7th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- M. Scherzer pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 8th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- Adams hit for Scherzer
  1
  0
- A. Miller pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- S. Doolittle pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Dozier at second base.
  3
  0
- J. Martínez hit for Miller
  3
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsTop 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- P. Corbin pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- Gomes catching.
  3
  1
- Gomes catching.
  3
  1
- D. Hudson pitching for WSH
  WSH
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	89
2 Ground Out	Curve	74

Goldschmidt: Offense has to be better than last 2 games

1:14

Scherzer: Key to Game 2 win was changing pitch speeds

1:21

Nationals
2
Cardinals
0

Game 1

10/11

Nationals
3
Cardinals
1

Game 2

10/12

Cardinals
1
Nationals
8

Game 3

10/14

Cardinals
4
Nationals
7

Game 4

10/15

Busch Stadium

4:08 PM, October 12, 2019Coverage: TBS

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 46,458

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Left Field Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Right Field Umpire - Mike Muchlinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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