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    St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals

    STL
    St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL
    8-10, 6-6 Away
    0
    8-10, 6-6 Away
    Final
    WSH
    Washington NationalsNationalsWSH
    7-9, 5-5 Home
    1
    7-9, 5-5 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    T. EdmanRF-2B
    0-3000.280
    P. Goldschmidt1B
    0-4000.236
    N. Arenado3B
    1-3000.268
    P. DeJongSS
    2-3000.200
    D. CarlsonCF-RF
    0-3000.246
    M. Carpenter2B
    0-4000.081
    S. HurstCF
    0-0000.000
    J. WilliamsLF
    1-3000.222
    A. KniznerC
    1-4000.273
    C. MartínezP
    1-2000.200
    A. DeanPH
    0-1000.227
    R. HelsleyP
    0-0000.000
    A. ReyesP
    0-0000.000
    Y. MolinaPH
    0-1000.322
    Today's at BatsFull Player Profile
    • 9th: Molina flied out to right.
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    C. Martínez
    6.0411391-626.00
    R. Helsley
    1.0000116-105.40
    A. Reyes
    1.0001116-70.00
    Full Box Score

    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    STLWSH
    Hits
    6
    4
    Home Runs
    0
    0
    Total Bases
    8
    6
    Runners LOB
    9
    5

    Game Information

    Nationals Park
    Nationals Park
    4:05 PM, April 21, 2021
    Washington, District of Columbia
    Attendance: 7,769
    Game Time:3:01
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley
    • First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
    • Second Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
    • Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover

    Scherzer's 9 K's, Avila RBI double lift Nats past Cards 1-0

    — Max Scherzer struck out nine in six innings to move up to No. 21 on the career Ks leaderboard, and Alex Avila drove in the game's lone run with one of his two doubles, helping the Washington Nationals edge the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on a windy...
    Apr 21, 2021, 08:08 pm - AP
    STL
    WSH
    123456789RHE
    000000000061
    01000000-140
    M. Scherzer
    win

    M. Scherzer1-1

    6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 1 BB
    C. Martinez
    loss

    C. Martinez0-4

    6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
    B. Hand
    save

    B. Hand3

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    STLWSH
    2ndAvila doubled to deep left, Bell scored.01
    Full Play-By-Play
    Data is currently unavailable.

    WSH wins 2-1

    • Cardinals
      12
    • Nationals
      5
    Game 1
    4/19
    • Cardinals
      2
    • Nationals
      3
    Game 2
    4/20
    • Cardinals
      0
    • Nationals
      1
    Game 3
    4/21

    2026 National League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Milwaukee8351.619-W2
    Chicago7658.5677L2
    St. Louis6768.49616.5W1
    Pittsburgh6570.48118.5L1
    Cincinnati6371.47020W1
    Full Standings

    2026 National League East Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Atlanta7955.590-W4
    Philadelphia7460.5525W1
    Miami6866.50711W1
    Washington6373.46317W1
    New York6074.44819L2
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