Spring Training Game Thread: Washington Nationals (12-11) @ St. Louis Cardinals (10-12) [Wednesday, March 19, 2025; 12:05 PM CT]

Linescore	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Nationals	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	6
Cardinals	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	0		7	13	0	10

Nationals Lineup

Dylan Crews (R) RF -- .298/.400/.383
--- Drew Millas (S) C -- .056/.227/.111
James Wood (L) LF -- .343/.410/.800
--- Andrew Pinckney (R) CF -- .216/.256/.351
Josh Bell (S) DH -- .162/.262/.270
--- Cortland Lawson (R) PR-DH -- .000/.000/.000
Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B -- .225/.354/.250
--- Juan Yepez (R) 1B -- .211/.250/.237
Paul DeJong (R) 3B -- .263/.370/.474
--- Jared McKenzie (L) RF -- .500/.500/2.000
José Tena (L) 2B -- .162/.225/.216
--- Seaver King (R) SS -- .000/.000/.000
Jacob Young (R) CF -- .200/.256/.300
--- Donta' Williams (L) LF -- .000/.000/.000
Nasim Nuñez (S) SS-2B -- .419/.486/.484
Andrew Knizner (R) C -- .130/.200/.130
--- Brady House (R) 3B -- .364/.462/.409

Pitchers Used:

SP: Jake Irvin (R) - 5.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 3.86 ERA (91 P, 65 S)
RP: Colin Poche (L) - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 7.71 ERA (15 P, 9 S)
RP: Jose A. Ferrer (L) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA (14 P, 9 S)
RP: Eduardo Salazar (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA (14 P, 11 S)

Cardinals Lineup

Lars Nootbaar (L) RF -- .306/.480/.472
--- Chris Rotondo (R) RF -- .000/.000/.000
Willson Contreras (R) DH -- .412/.512/.588
--- Luken Baker (R) PH-DH -- .300/.396/.600
--- Christian Martin (L) PR-DH -- .000/.000/.000
Brendan Donovan (L) LF -- .200/.256/.250
--- Darlin Moquete (R) LF -- .000/.000/.000
Nolan Arenado (R) 3B -- .184/.238/.316
--- Ramon Mendoza (R) 3B -- .000/.000/.000
Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .209/.271/.442
--- Brayden Jobert (L) 1B -- .000/.000/.000
Iván Herrera (R) C -- .379/.474/.724
--- Brody Moore (R) PR -- .000/.000/.000
--- Gavin Collins (R) C -- .000/.000/.000
Nolan Gorman (L) 2B -- .200/.245/.340
--- Noah Mendlinger (L) PR-2B -- .500/.714/.500
José Fermín (R) SS -- .286/.354/.476
--- Jose Barrero (R) SS -- .216/.275/.405
Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .359/.457/.692

Pitchers Used:

SP: Steven Matz (L) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 2.29 ERA (85 P, 53 S)
RP: Ryan Helsley (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.57 ERA (17 P, 13 S)
RP: Edwin Nuñez (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 4.50 ERA (19 P, 11 S)
RP: Andre Granillo (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA (15 P, 10 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

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Scoring Plays

Bottom 1: Nolan Arenado singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder James Wood. Lars Nootbaar scores. Willson Contreras to 2nd. Jake Irvin pitching.
Cardinals lead 1-0
Bottom 1: Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder James Wood. Willson Contreras scores. Nolan Arenado to 2nd. Jake Irvin pitching.
Cardinals lead 2-0
Bottom 2: Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. José Fermín scores. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd. Jake Irvin pitching.
Cardinals lead 3-0
Top 3: Wild pitch by pitcher Steven Matz. Dylan Crews scores. Steven Matz pitching.
Cardinals lead 3-1
Bottom 3: Alec Burleson homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Jake Irvin pitching.
Cardinals lead 4-1
Bottom 4: Brendan Donovan singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Lars Nootbaar scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd. Jake Irvin pitching.
Cardinals lead 5-1
Bottom 5: Victor Scott II homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Jake Irvin pitching.
Cardinals lead 6-1
Bottom 7: Nolan Gorman doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Jared McKenzie. Brody Moore scores. Colin Poche pitching.
Cardinals lead 7-1

FINAL: 7-1 Cardinals

Decisions