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 His three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night
lifted them to an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals.
Pinch-hitter Cody Stanley lashed a two-out double down the left
field line off reliever Casey Janssen (1-4). After center fielder
Tommy Pham coaxed a walk, Moss drilled a 1-0 pitch over the center
field wall for his third homer since being acquired from Cleveland.
Reliever Mitch Harris (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings to earn
the win as St. Louis (86-46) pushed its National League Central lead
to six games over Pittsburgh, a 7-4 loser in Milwaukee.
Washington (66-65) remained 6 1/2 games behind the New York Mets in
the NL East as it lost for the 20th time in 22 games at Busch
Stadium, dating back to 2008.
St. Louis tied it in the bottom of the eighth with two runs.
Reliever Drew Storen tossed a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Greg
Garcia past third base as he tried to force Pham, scoring him from
second. A bases loaded double play grounder by left fielder Stephen
Piscotty chased home first baseman Brandon Moss with the equalizer.
Washington built a two-run lead in its half of the seventh when
third baseman Yunel Escobar's bases-filled grounder to third scored
second baseman Anthony Rendon with an unearned run.
After two scoreless innings, neither starter survived a 49-minute
third inning.
Washington knocked out St. Louis left-hander Marco Gonzales with
four runs and six hits in its half of the inning. Second baseman
Anthony Rendon initiated scoring with a two-run double, followed by
a sacrifice fly from right fielder Bryce Harper and a solo homer to
left-center by first baseman Ryan Zimmerman.
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But Nationals right-hander Joe Ross gave back three in the
Cardinals' third on just one hit, a two-out RBI single by shortstop
Jhonny Peralta. Ross walked second baseman Kolten Wong with the
bases loaded, then reliever Doug Fister forced in the last run by
plunking first baseman Mark Reynolds.
Both pitchers lasted 2 2/3 innings. Gonzales allowed seven hits and
four runs with a walk and a strikeout. Ross permitted just Peralta's
hit, but was charged with three runs after issuing six walks while
fanning three.
NOTES: Washington reinstated 2B Dan Uggla (back spasms) from a rehab
assignment, and recalled C Pedro Severino from Double-A Harrisburg
as well as LHP Sammy Solis from Triple-A Syracuse. ... St. Louis
recalled LHP Marco Gonzales, C Cody Stanley and RHP Mitch Harris
from Triple-A Memphis. Gonzales started Tuesday night. ... The
Nationals transferred RHP David Carpenter (right shoulder) to the
60-day DL, effectively ending his season. Carpenter allowed just one
run in six innings, covering eight outings, with Washington.
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