Nationals vs Cardinals, Game 3

[nats2playoffs]

Roberto Clemente & Hispanic Heritage Day

St Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals
             7:05 PM in Washington DC

1. Matt Carpenter (L) 3B
2. Jose Martinez (R) RF
3. Matt Adams (L) 1B
4. Marcell Ozuna (R) LF
5. Paul DeJong (R) SS
6. Yadier Molina (R) C
7. Harrison Bader (R) CF
8. Yairo Munoz (R) 2B
9. Miles Mikolas (R) P

1. Adam Eaton (L) RF
2. Trea Turner (R) SS
3. Bryce Harper (L) CF
4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
5. Juan Soto (L) LF
6. Ryan Zimmerman (R) 1B
7. Wilmer Difo (S) 2B
8. Pedro Severino (R) C
9. Tanner Roark (R) P

Gametime Forecast: 90°F • Humid • 0% PoP

Roark had been sizzling since the All-Star break, but struggled in his last start, allowing four runs on six hits in six innings of a loss to the Brewers. Three of the Milwaukee hits were home runs. "Just a little erratic at times, not hitting my spots, and they made me pay for it," Roark told federalbaseball.com, in summing up his outing after the game.

Roark is 2-2 with a 5.57 ERA in six games (four starts) against the Cardinals. He picked up a win against them Aug. 16 in St. Louis when he allowed four runs (three earned) over six innings.

Mikolas, who had originally been announced as Tuesday's starter, was moved to Wednesday with John Gant taking the ball Tuesday night. Mikolas took his first loss since June 29 in his last start, when he allowed two runs on eight hits over five innings. "I don't want to say I'm a victim of bad luck, but a couple of those balls, a couple feet this way or that way, I don't think they are scoring a run at all," Mikolas told mlb.com.

In his last two starts, he has allowed seven runs (six earned) on 20 hits in 9 2/3 innings. He gave up four runs in seven innings to Washington in a Cardinals' victory Aug. 13. He's 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in two games versus the Nationals in his career.

[Slateman]

I think Roark is done

[DCFan]

Roark is on point tonight.

[spidernat]

freaking Martinez!

[skippy1999]

I’m smarting to hate-watch this team

[spidernat]

no outs yet

[nats2playoffs]

I think Roark is done

Scoring Summary   Inning   STL   WSH
Cardinals 1st Former Natinal Matt Adams homered to right, Carpenter and J. Martínez scored.   3   0

     St Louis Cardinals   3
Washington Nationals  0
             

[mitlen]

I’m smarting to hate-watch this team

I just hold my breath.

[spidernat]

mercifully there will be football airing every night except for Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the rest of this season

[spidernat]

Robles should be playing, this season is finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mitlen]

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeriste I go out to help my neighbor.    Come back in and it's already 3-0.

[Elvir Ovcina]

My mind's view of the Cardinals' lineup:

1. Pete Kozma (R) 3B
2. Pete Kozma  (R) RF
3. Pete Kozma (R) 1B
4. Pete Kozma  (R) LF
5. Pete Kozma (R) SS
6. Pete Kozma  (R) C
7. Pete Kozma (R) CF
8. Pete Kozma (R) 2B
9. Pete Kozma (R) P

With Storen pitching to every single Kozma.

[spidernat]

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeriste I go out to help my neighbor.    Come back in and it's already 3-0.

stop helping out your neighbors!

[DCFan]

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeriste I go out to help my neighbor.    Come back in and it's already 3-0.

It was bloop city followed by a bomb from Adams.

[nats2playoffs]

I’m smarting to hate-watch this team

With FP going with his usual "Don't change the channel" mantra ("This field is playing like Coors Field lately"), I'm inclined to change the channel and stop wasting my time watching these losers.

            

[mitlen]

stop helping out your neighbors!

It ain't Martinez.    It's me.   

[DCFan]

Clemente cleats. Nice touch Bryce.

[mitlen]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Harper might look good in Black and Gold.

[Baseball is Life]

Harper continues to do his thing.

[spidernat]

this team should be forced to eat Anita's Tex Mex for an entire week and then sewn together into a human centipede

[Slateman]

If this Harper had showed up to Spring Training, we'd likely be the wild card, if not division leader.

[nats2playoffs]

It was bloop city followed by a bomb from Adams.

[NatsAllThe Way]

Hey I thought Matt Adams played for the Nats.  Oh right, the Nats suck so we had to trade him for peanuts. 

[NatsAllThe Way]

If this Harper had showed up to Spring Training, we'd likely be the wild card, if not division leader.

Spring training is meaningless.   

[Slateman]

Wow, what the freak Bryce