Michael O'Connor (0-0, -.--)O'Connor, who is replacing the injured John Patterson, was the Nationals' Pitcher of the Year last season after going 10-11 with a 3.54 ERA for Class A Potomac. In 2006, he was in Triple-A New Orleans, pitching four games with a 2.41 ERA. He will be pitching against the Cardinals on three-days' rest.
Sidney Ponson (2-0, 3.31)Ponson was shaky in his third start of the season on Saturday against Chicago. He allowed six hits and walked four batters over five innings, but only surrendered one run and gave the Cardinals a chance to win. He has only lasted five innings in two of his three starts.
St. Louis Cardinals Washington Nationals
David Eckstein (SS) Alfonso Soriano (LF)
Hector Luna (2B) Jose Vidro (2B)
Albert Pujols (1B) Nick Johnson (1B)
Juan Encarnacion (RF) Jose Guillen (RF)
Jim Edmonds (CF) Ryan Church (CF)
Scott Spiezio (3B) Ryan Zimmerman (3B)
Yadier Molina (C) Brian Schneider (C)
So Taguchi (LF) Royce Clayton (SS)
Sidney Ponson (P) Michael O'Connor (P)
Washington Nationals (2)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
A. Soriano, LF 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 .323 .364 .602 .966
J. Vidro, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 .393 .512 .905
N. Johnson, 1B 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .372 .490 .641 1.131
J. Guillen, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .333 .381 .714
R. Church, CF 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .256 .383 .692 1.075
R. Zimmerman, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .326 .354 .680
B. Schneider, C 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 .179 .276 .209 .485
R. Clayton, SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .253 .293 .293 .586
M. O'Connor, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
M. Anderson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .240 .095 .335
J. Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
M. Byrd, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .383 .314 .697
G. Majewski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
F. Rodriguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
J. Eischen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
Totals 31 2 6 2 9 2 5 - - - -
St. Louis Cardinals (6)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
D. Eckstein, SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .330 .406 .420 .826
H. Luna, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .429 .525 .954
A. Miles, PH-2B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .421 .435 .856
A. Pujols, 1B 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .342 .495 .890 1.385
J. Encarnacion, RF 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .235 .296 .531
J. Edmonds, CF 5 1 1 3 4 0 1 .200 .293 .446 .739
S. Spiezio, 3B 3 0 2 2 5 1 0 .259 .333 .630 .963
Y. Molina, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .176 .208 .384
S. Taguchi, LF 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 .281 .339 .351 .690
S. Ponson, P 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
B. Thompson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Rodriguez, PH 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .364 .423 .545 .968
J. Hancock, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Totals 31 6 8 6 16 7 4 - - - -
2B: Was 3, N. Johnson (6), R. Church (3), B. Schneider (2). StL 3, S. Spiezio (2), S. Taguchi (4), J. Rodriguez (2).
3B: StL 1, S. Spiezio (1).
HR: StL 1, J. Edmonds (4).
HR Detail: StL, J. Edmonds (inning: 1, 2 out, 2 on) off M. O'Connor
Washington Nationals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA OpBA
M. O'Connor (L 0-1) 5.0 3 3 0 4 2 1 23 92 0.00 .167
J. Bergmann 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 14 13.50 .467
G. Majewski 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 8 40 4.96 .210
F. Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 4.97 .209
J. Eischen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10.80 .265
St. Louis Cardinals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA OpBA
S. Ponson (W 3-0) 6.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 25 86 3.13 .277
B. Thompson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 23 0.96 .200
J. Hancock 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2.84 .152
Errors: Was, R. Zimmerman (1).
Double Plays: StL 1 (Pujols to Eckstein).
Caught Stealing: Was, A. Soriano (3).
Hit by Pitch: StL, D. Eckstein by F. Rodriguez.
Umpires: HP--Foster, 1B--Davidson, 2B--Welke, 3B--McClelland.
Time: 2:46
Attendance - 39,515