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Nationals

Bader popped out to second baseman A.Cabrera.

Edman lined out to center fielder Robles.

Cardinals

Ozuna homered to center on a 1-2 count, Fowler scored.

Homered to center on a 1-2 count, Fowler scored.

Robles singled to left, Soto scored, A.Cabrera to third, Zimmerman to second.

Singled to left, Soto scored, A.Cabrera to third, Zimmerman to second.

Ozuna hit a ground-rule double to left, Fowler scored, Goldschmidt scored.

Hit a ground-rule double to left, Fowler scored, Goldschmidt scored.

Cardinals first.  Fowler walked on a full count.  Wong grounded out, catcher Gomes to first baseman Zimmerman, Fowler to second.  Goldschmidt struck out.  Ozuna homered to center on a 1-2 count, Fowler scored.  DeJong walked on a full count.  Molina singled to center, DeJong to third.  Molina stole second.  Edman struck out.

Nationals fourth.  Eaton grounded out, second baseman Wong to first baseman Goldschmidt.  Rendon flied out to center fielder Bader.  Soto walked on a full count.  A.Cabrera singled to center, Soto to third.  Zimmerman walked on four pitches, A.Cabrera to second.  Robles singled to left, Soto scored, A.Cabrera to third, Zimmerman to second.  A.Cabrera was out advancing, left fielder Ozuna to catcher Molina, A.Cabrera out.

Nationals sixth.  Rendon homered to left on a 1-2 count.  Soto flied out to center fielder Bader.  A.Cabrera flied out to right fielder Fowler.  Zimmerman grounded out, shortstop DeJong to first baseman Goldschmidt.

Cardinals seventh.  Doolittle pitching.  J.Martínez pinch-hitting for Hudson.  J.Martínez struck out.  Fowler walked on a full count.  Wong struck out.  Strickland pitching.  Fowler stole second.  Goldschmidt walked on a full count.  On Strickland's wild pitch, Fowler to third, Goldschmidt to second.  Ozuna hit a ground-rule double to left, Fowler scored, Goldschmidt scored.  DeJong grounded out, shortstop Turner to first baseman Zimmerman.

 The Cardinals won three of four between these teams from April 29-May 2, with their pitching staff posting a 1.80 ERA and .192 opponent batting average. Nationals hitters had three extra-base hits in the series, their fewest in any series this season.

 St. Louis dropped two of three to Milwaukee over the weekend, including a 7-6 loss on Sunday, their fourth straight loss in one-run games. Immediately before this streak the Cardinals had won five straight one-run games from Aug. 16-Sept. 3.

 The Nationals lost two of three against the Braves and are 4-7 since Sept. 4. Over that span, Washington's bullpen has allowed an MLB-high 7.52 ERA and .331 opponent batting average.

 Harrison Bader hit .357 (5-for-14) in the Cardinals' previous series against the Nationals. In his career, he has a 1.026 OPS against Washington, his highest against any NL opponent. Bader is slashing .351/.432/.595 against the Nationals and .235/.320/.389 versus all other opponents over his career.

 Juan Soto went eight straight games in July without an extra-base hit, tied for the longest streak of his career. Since July 25, Soto has 32 extra-base hits, the most in the National League over that span, and his 17 home runs are third in the NL over that time (Eugenio Suarez, 20; Nolan Arenado, 18).

 Anthony Rendon has never homered at Busch Stadium. His 18 games played there are his most at any ballpark without hitting a home run. In his career, Rendon is slashing .279/.355/.368 at Busch Stadium.

HP - Holbrook, 1B - Wolf, 2B - Tumpane, 3B - Gonzalez

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals om Monday night to open another three-game series with major playoff implications.
The first-place Cardinals (83-66) lead the Chicago Cubs (81-68) by two games in the National League Central. The Nationals (82-66) lead the Cubs by 1 1/2 games for the first wild-card slot.

Cardinals look to bounce back vs. Nationals

ST. LOUIS (AP)  Dakota Hudson is a big fan of Marcell Ozuna's arm.
Ozuna drove in four runs and threw out a runner at home plate from left field, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Monday night.

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Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals on September 16, 2019

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