WSH 6, STL 0 | Sep 5, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Monday, September 5, 2022•Busch Stadium•77°F, Overcast

WSH

Nationals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Aníbal Sánchez

LOSS

Jack Flaherty

SAVE

Mason Thompson

The Nationals cruised past the Cardinals 6-0 in a dominant performance.

★CJ Abrams4-for-5, 0 RBI

★Joey Meneses3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Keibert Ruiz homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 77°F, OvercastWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 8:15 PM UTCT: 3:05Att: 45,779Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Brennan Miller

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93.9%B

9 missed calls

+1.3% WSH

+0.77 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinWSH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	6	14	1
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 661926 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lane ThomasCF	3	1	1	2	2	0	.246/.304/.420	111.6	.165	.293
Luis García Jr.2B	6	0	1	1	0	3	.295/.307/.437	97.2	.365	.353
Joey Meneses1B	5	0	3	1	0	1	.339/.371/.568	102.5	.628	.598
Luke VoitDH	4	0	0	1	0	1	.223/.314/.405	104.9	.267	.196
Keibert RuizC	3	1	2	1	2	0	.253/.315/.364	103.9	.633	.879
César HernándezLF	4	0	2	0	1	0	.248/.311/.317	100.4	.242	.241
Ildemaro Vargas3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	.273/.321/.438	97.4	.135	.128
Joshua PalaciosRF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.212/.212/.242	100.2	.320	.347
CJ AbramsSS	5	2	4	0	0	0	.229/.275/.302	107	.529	.537
Bench
Aníbal SánchezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter HarveyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	39	6	14	6	5	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Ruiz (8th off Naile, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Thomas

3B:Abrams

TB:20

RBI:Meneses; Voit; Ruiz; Thomas 2; Jr.

SF:Voit

Team LOB:14

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lars NootbaarRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.346/.459	106.4	.271

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Aníbal SánchezW	5.0	2	2	3	81-52	85.1	4.56
Hunter Harvey	1.0	0	0	0	10-6	95.8	2.67
Mason ThompsonS	3.0	1	0	1	32-20	93.1	0.75
Totals	9.0	3	2	4	123-78	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Sánchez 81-52; Harvey 10-6; Thompson 32-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Sánchez 5-7; Harvey 2-1; Thompson 5-3

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jack FlahertyL	5.0	6	1	1	1	6	0	91-59	88.7	4.15

Top 3 • WSH

1-0

Lane Thomas hits a ground-rule double (22) on a line drive to right field. CJ Abrams scores.

EV: 95.8 mph319 ftLA: 24°

Top 6 • WSH

5-0

Luke Voit out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Lane Thomas scores.

EV: 102.7 mph324 ftLA: 50°

4-0

Joey Meneses singles on a line drive to left fielder Corey Dickerson, deflected by shortstop Tommy Edman. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. Luis Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 92.2 mph188 ftLA: 12°

3-0

Luis Garcia singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nolan Gorman. Josh Palacios scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Lane Thomas to 2nd.

EV: 87.3 mph1 ftLA: -61°

2-0

Lane Thomas walks. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Josh Palacios to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd.

Top 8 • WSH

6-0

Keibert Ruiz homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 388 ftLA: 29°

HBP:Thomas (by Flaherty)

Inherited runners-scored:Stratton 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Flaherty 91-59; Pallante 18-12; Stratton 17-11; Thompson 21-13; Naile 29-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Flaherty 4-5; Pallante 1-0; Stratton 0-2; Thompson 0-3; Naile 5-1

Bench
Jack FlahertyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andre PallanteP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris StrattonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zack ThompsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
James NaileP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-