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Scherzer allows grand slam, Cardinals down Nats 6-2

May 27, 2016, 5:35pm

Last Sunday in Miami, Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer pitched well in an 8-2 victory over the Marlins. After that game, Scherzer said he felt like he might be rounding into "midseason form." Friday night against the Cardinals was a different story. Scherzer's season-long issue of allowing home runs continued. But this time, it was a major home run that changed the complexion of the game. With the bases loaded and a 1-0 lead in the top of the third, Stephen Piscotty launched a grand slam...

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Baker on treating Leake like one of his own: If my son was over there I'd try to beat him too"

May 26, 2016, 1:29pm

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Baker on treating Leake like one of his own: If my son was over there I'd try to beat him too"

Manager Dusty Baker said he wanted to give second baseman Daniel Murphy a day off and it worked out well for tonight's game. Cardinals slugger Matt Carpenter is also out because he is on paternity leave. "Murph has been more than I think anybody dreamed that he would be. He's been on base an awful lot," Baker said. "I told you that we had to watch to keep his legs strong because he's always in a squat. This is a day to get his legs worked on and get everything back strong till next day...

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals still trying to figure things out

May 26, 2016, 6:10am

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals still trying to figure things out

Manager: Mike Matheny (5th season) Record: 24-23 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: SS Aledmys Diaz (.331, 24 RBIs), 3B Matt Carpenter (9 HR, 32 RBIs), RF Stephen Piscotty (.328, 5 HR, 26 RBI), RHP Trevor Rosenthal (8 saves, 2.25 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 0-3 Pitching probables: May 26: RHP Mike Leake vs. RHP Joe Ross, 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 27: LHP Jaime Garcia vs. RHP Max Scherzer, 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 28: RHP Adam Wainwright vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:15 p.m., FOXMay 28: RHP Michael Wacha...

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals keeping pace in NL Central with NL-leading offense

April 27, 2016, 3:29pm

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals keeping pace in NL Central with NL-leading offense

Manager: Mike Matheny (5th season) Record: 12-10 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: LF Jeremy Hazelbaker (.310/.344/.690 with 5 HR, 13 RBIs), C Yadier Molina (.333/.422/.436 with 10 RBIs), RF Stephen Piscotty (4 HR, 15 RBIs), RHP Carlos Martinez (4-0, 1.93 ERA), RHP Seung Hwan Oh (1.50 ERA in 12 IP) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (4-2 in 2015) Pitching probables: April 29: RHP Stephen Strasburg vs. RHP Mike Leake, 8:15 p.m., MASN2 April 30: RHP Joe Ross vs. LHP Jaime Garcia, 2:15...

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals heading for third straight division crown as World Series favorites

August 31, 2015, 7:18am

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals heading for third straight division crown as World Series favorites

Manager: Mike Matheny (4th season) Record: 84-46 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: RF Jason Heyward (.291/.349/.442 with 11 HR, 48 RBIs), 1B Matt Carpenter (.262/.361/.467 with 20 HR, 69 RBIs), SS Jhonny Peralta (.276/.335/.429 with 16 HR, 58 RBIs), RHP Michael Wacha (15-4, 2.69 ERA), RHP Trevor Rosenthal (41 saves, 1.52 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 31: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP John Lackey, 8:15 p.m., MASN2 Sept. 1: RHP Joe Ross vs. RHP Carlos Martinez, 8:15...

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Opposite dugout: First-place Cardinals bring baseball's hottest pitching staff into D.C.

April 21, 2015, 5:50am

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Opposite dugout: First-place Cardinals bring baseball's hottest pitching staff into D.C.

Manager: Mike Matheny, fourth year Record: 8-3 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 3B Matt Carpenter (.400/.449/.689, 7 doubles, 2 HR, 10 RBIs, 10 R); LF Matt Holliday (.361/.467/.389, 6 RBIs); RHP Michael Wacha (2-0, 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP); RHP Lance Lynn (1-1, 1.64 ERA, 0.909 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats (2014): 5-2, 25 runs scored, 12 runs allowed Pitching probables April 21: RHP Lance Lynn vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN April 22: RHP John Lackey vs. RHP Doug Fister, 7 p.m., MASN April 23:...

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Giants and Cardinals demonstrating good situational hitting

October 15, 2014, 4:15am

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Giants and Cardinals demonstrating good situational hitting

Situational hitting is key in any game, but doubly so in playoff matchups when opportunities are few and far between because of the quality of pitching. The Nationals struggled with situational hitting in the San Francisco series. In Game 4 at AT&T Park, with Bryce Harper at second base and no outs down 2-1, Wilson Ramos grounded out to the shortstop. It handcuffed Harper, who wasn't able to get to third base with less than two outs. It was a critical play in a game the Nationals had to...

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals out to get upper hand in baseball's tightest division race

August 08, 2014, 4:06am

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Opposite dugout: Cardinals out to get upper hand in baseball's tightest division race

Manager: Mike Matheny, third year Record: 61-52 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Matt Adams (.313/.332/.500, 25 doubles, 12 HR, 49 RBIs); LF Matt Holliday (.265/.365/.419, 26 doubles, 12 HR, 58 RBIs); RHP Lance Lynn (11-8, 2.89 ERA, 1.28 WHIP); RHP John Lackey (12-7, 3.55 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): Did not play Pitching probables Aug. 8: Justin Masterson vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 9: John Lackey vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 4 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 10: Lance Lynn vs....

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Zimmermann looks to stay hot, notch first win vs. Cardinals

June 13, 2014, 12:20pm

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Zimmermann looks to stay hot, notch first win vs. Cardinals

ST. LOUIS - Jordan Zimmermann has never beaten the Cardinals, going 0-4 with a 7.03 ERA in seven career starts against the boys from St. Louis. Today, he looks to change that and to also continue his recent strong stretch, which has seen him throw 18 straight scoreless innings. The Cardinals will give the ball to Lance Lynn today. Lynn held the Nationals to one run over 5 2/3 innings in a win back in mid-April. For the Nationals CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam...

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Opposite dugout: Cards send out yet another quality pitching staff to challenge Nats

June 13, 2014, 4:12am

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Opposite dugout: Cards send out yet another quality pitching staff to challenge Nats

Manager: Mike Matheny, third year Record: 34-32 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 3B Matt Carpenter (.294/.385/.385, 19 XBH, 24 RBIs); LF Matt Holliday (.265/.380/.378, 19 XBH, 30 RBIs); RHP Shelby Miller (7-5, 3.59 ERA); RHP Lance Lynn (6-4, 3.49 ERA) Season series vs. Nats: 2-2, 15 runs scored, 9 runs allowed Pitching probables June 13: Lance Lynn vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 8 p.m., MASN2 HD June 14: Shelby Miller vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m., FOX June 15: Jaime Garcia vs. Doug Fister, 2 p.m.,...

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McLouth walk a key at-bat in walk-off winner for Nationals

April 21, 2014, 6:19am

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Outfielder Nate McLouth came up in the bottom of the ninth with two men on and one out against Cardinals reliever Seth Maness on Sunday. The Cardinals and Nationals were tied at 2-2. He played a key role in the series, salvaging a 3-2 walk-off winner for D.C. Maness started with three straight sinkers against McLouth, hoping to get him to bite. But McLouth hung in there, didn't swing, and got the count to 3-0. Then, Maness switched up his strategy. He threw a four-seam fastball for a called...

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Williams and Espinosa respect Cardinals, but it's more about the Nats

April 17, 2014, 2:26pm

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Williams and Espinosa respect Cardinals, but it's more about the Nats

Nationals manager Matt Williams has respect for the Cardinals as they begin a four-game series at Nationals Park, with both teams at 9-6. They have a lot in common, with great starting pitching and timely hitting. But is Williams intimidated by playing them because the Nats' record early this season against better teams? Not necessarily. "They play the game really well," Williams said. "They do a lot of things really well. It starts with their rotation. They have got one of the best...

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Opposite dugout: St. Louis playing right cards in rotation

April 16, 2014, 9:29pm

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Opposite dugout: St. Louis playing right cards in rotation

Manager: Mike Matheny, third year Record: 9-6 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: C Yadier Molina (.352/.386/.574, 3 HR, 9 RBIs); 1B Matt Adams (.362/.393/.517, 7 XBH, 2 RBIs); RHP Michael Wacha (2-0, 1.89 ERA, 0.95 WHIP); RHP Adam Wainwright (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 6-0, 19 runs scored, 8 runs allowed Pitching probables April 17: Adam Wainwright vs. Taylor Jordan, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 18: Michael Wacha vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 19: Lance Lynn vs....

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Breaking down the Cardinals-Red Sox World Series

October 21, 2013, 8:33am

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Breaking down the Cardinals-Red Sox World Series

For the first time since 1999, the year the Yankees swept the Braves, the teams with the best records will play in the World Series. This is the fourth World Series played by the Cardinals and Red Sox. The Cardinals beat the Red Sox in 1946 and 1967. Both went seven games. The Red Sox swept St. Louis in 2004 to end the famous "Curse of the Bambino,'' giving them that gave them a title for the first time since Babe Ruth played for them in 1918. The series opens in Boston. The last time the...

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Marveling at some postseason magic

October 11, 2013, 11:28pm

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Boy, does Carlos Beltran dominate the postseason or what? Not only did Beltran go 2-for-6 in last night's National League Championship Series Game 1, driving in two of the Cardinals' three runs in a 3-2 win, including the game-winning run in the 13th inning, but he also threw out a runner at the plate in the top of the 10th, keeping the game tied at that point. What a tremendous play that was, and what a tremendous game we got to see. In his postseason career, spanning 40 games, Beltran is...

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Johnson: "They just kicked our butt in just about every aspect"

September 25, 2013, 1:38pm

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Johnson: "They just kicked our butt in just about every aspect"

ST. LOUIS - The Nationals and Cardinals played an incredibly tight, entertaining five-game postseason series last fall. This year, the Cardinals pushed the Nats around, winning all six games between the teams in sweeping the season series. Coming into this three-game set at Busch Stadium, the Nats had hoped to keep their slim postseason chances alive into the final series of the season in Arizona. Then, after getting eliminated from the playoff picture Monday, they hoped to play the spoiler...

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Nats discuss lopsided battles with Cardinals and a recent mental dropoff

September 25, 2013, 2:38pm

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Nats discuss lopsided battles with Cardinals and a recent mental dropoff

ST. LOUIS - Davey Johnson readily admits the Cardinals kicked the Nationals' butts this season. Denard Span doesn't disagree. In fact, he agrees 100 percent. "I think they just flat-out kicked our butt. You lose six games, they just were better than us," Span said. On paper, the Nationals and Cardinals seemed to match up pretty evenly this season. They both have talented, deep rotations. They both have lineups filled with run-producers. But the Cardinals outplayed the Nats by a wide...

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Zimmermann in a hole (Nats lose 4-1, swept in St. Louis)

September 25, 2013, 11:16am

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Zimmermann in a hole (Nats lose 4-1, swept in St. Louis)

ST. LOUIS - This Cardinals lineup is no picnic for opposing pitchers, especially pitchers named Jordan Zimmermann. Zimmermann entered today's start with a 9.12 ERA in five career regular season outings against the Cardinals. And that doesn't include his start in Game 2 of the National League Division Series last year, in which Zimmermann lasted just three innings and allowed five runs on seven hits. It also, of course, doesn't include Zimmermann's absolutely dominant inning of relief work...

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Zimmerman, LaRoche and Span discuss Wacha's dominance

September 24, 2013, 8:41pm

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Zimmerman, LaRoche and Span discuss Wacha's dominance

ST. LOUIS - It's been a bit of a rough 24 hours for the Nationals. They were eliminated from postseason contention last night, and tonight, they came within an out of being the first D.C. team to be no-hit since 1966. Ryan Zimmerman saved the Nats from that distinction with his infield hit with two outs in the top of the ninth, a chopper that deflected off Cardinals starter Michael Wacha's glove. Shortstop Pete Kozma's throw to first was just wide of the bag, and Zimmerman evaded Matt...

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Wacha think of the rookie? (Nats nearly no-hit in 2-0 loss)

September 24, 2013, 5:22pm

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Wacha think of the rookie? (Nats nearly no-hit in 2-0 loss)

ST. LOUIS - Apologies for that awful pun in the headline. This is how I entertain myself over the course of a 162-game season. Cardinals starter Michael Wacha has absolutely dominated the Nationals through four innings tonight, retiring all 12 batters he's seen, six of whom have gone down on strikes. The 22-year-old right-hander, who was the Cardinals' first-round pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, has touched 98 mph with his fastball, shown impressive feel for his changeup and used...