It was pretty but the St. Louis Cardinals held on to defeat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. The Nationals sure made it interesting in the 9th inning as they scored two runs and threatened to tie the game up. Randy Flores came in to record the last out of the ballgame after Anthony Reyes had trouble, and the Cardinals picked up the win.
If it hadn’t been for the Reyes’s trouble in the 9th inning, the Cardinals would have dominated this game. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings, and then they quietly just let the Nationals hang around and make it interesting.
Yadier Molina had a team high two RBI’s while Adam Wainwright and Cesar Izturis picked up an RBI each. The Cardinals one a game without their big bats doing much damage! Gotta love to see that Cardinals fans.
Wainwright was the winning pitcher as he pitched eight strong innings and held the Nationals down for most of the day. Great performance by him. We mentioned earlier that Flores came in after Reyes had trouble in the ninth, and picked up the save for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals record is now 4-1 on the season.
