The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked to victory over the Washington Nationals yesterday at Busch Stadium with the Cardinals triumphant 3 to 2. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Cards baseball tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter (2.80 ERA) got the win, while Tyler Clippard (2.30 ERA) took the loss for the Nationals. Chris Carpenter went 8.0 solid innings for the Cardinals, allowed 9 hits, one home run and one earned run with no walks and 5 strikeouts. The Nationals’s starter John Lannan went 6.0 innings, allowed 5 hits, one home run and 2 earned runs with one walk and 2 strikeouts. Sean Burnett (3.09) also pitched for the Nationals. With the win, Carpenter’s record goes to 5-1, while Clippard falls to 7-3. Ryan Franklin earned the save for the Cardinals, bringing his saves up to 9.
In addition to the 3 runs, the Cardinals managed 6 hits and committed 2 errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Cardinals, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Cristian Guzman had the most hits for the Nationals (3), followed by Ian Desmond (2). Adam Kennedy could not get much going at the plate as he left 5 runners on base. The Nationals mustered 2 runs, 9 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Sam Holbrook, Brian Knight, Greg Gibson and Gerry Davis. There were 36,345 Cardinals ticket holders in attendance at Busch Stadium.
The win puts the Cardinals at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Nationals to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Cardinals are the (-) at the Cardinals’s Busch Stadium. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Nationals will next take on the (-) at At&t Park in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and take in all the thrills.