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M.Ellis singled to right. Molina to second. Craig scored.

Singled to right. Molina to second. Craig scored.

Pitcher threw a wild pitch. Lobaton to second. Espinosa to third. Desmond scored.

On throwing error by catcher Molina, Espinosa advances. Lobaton to third. Espinosa scored.

Nationals third.  Lobaton struck out.  G.Gonzalez struck out.  Rendon homered to left on a 0-0 count.  Harper singled to right.  Werth fouled out to second baseman M.Ellis.

Cardinals fourth.  Holliday grounded out, shortstop Desmond to first baseman LaRoche.  Craig doubled to right.  Y.Molina singled to right, Craig to third.  M.Ellis singled to right, Craig scored, Y.Molina to second.  Robinson struck out.  Bourjos struck out.

Nationals seventh.  LaRoche singled to left.  Desmond singled to right, LaRoche to second.  Espinosa safe on fielder's choice and fielding error by third baseman M.Carpenter, LaRoche to third, Desmond to second, Espinosa to first.  McLouth struck out.  Lobaton grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher Wacha to catcher Y.Molina, Desmond to third, Espinosa to second, Lobaton to first, LaRoche out.  Walters pinch-hitting for G.Gonzalez.  On wild pitch by Wacha, Desmond scored, Espinosa to third, Lobaton to second,  on error by catcher Y.Molina, Espinosa scored, Lobaton to third.  Walters grounded out to first baseman Craig unassisted.

The Cardinals have won seven straight games against the Nationals. That ties their longest win streak in the history of this series (also September 26, 1969-April 15, 1970).

Although they have hit at least one home run in seven of their nine road games, the Cardinals are batting just .216 away from home so far in 2014. St. Louis had a .264 road batting average last season, which was fourth best in the majors.

Washington has a 2.33 (14/54.0) team ERA at home so far in 2014, which is tied for third lowest in the majors. The Nationals finished eighth in the league in home ERA last season (3.37).

Zach Walters has hit a home run in back-to-back games. The last rookie to hit a home run in three straight games for the Nationals/Expos was Brad Wilkerson, July 4-6, 2002.

Adam Wainwright is 2-2 with a 4.34 ERA (14 ER/29.0 IP) and .300 (36/120) opponent average in five career road starts against the Nationals. But in his last appearance at Nationals Park (April 23, 2013), Wainwright threw 8.1 innings of shutout ball, allowing just five hits while walking one and striking out nine.

The Nationals are 4-1 in Taylor Jordan's five career home starts, including having won the last three in a row. Jordan has shown good control in these five home starts, averaging just 1.5 walks per nine innings (5/30.2).

HP - Carapazza, 1B - Hamari, 2B - Gibson, 3B - Miller

(SportsNetwork.com) - The St. Louis Cardinals eye another win over the
 Washington Nationals when their four-game series resumes Friday at Nationals
 Park.

St. Louis Cardinals (10-6) at Washington Nationals (9-7), 7:05 p.m. (ET)

Washington,  DC (SportsNetwork.com) - The Washington Nationals scored two runs
 after  a wild pitch  in the seventh inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1
 on Friday night.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals on April 18, 2014

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