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Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty (3-0) allowed
five runs (two earned) on six hits over six innings. He struck
out five.
Joe Ross (1-1), who was unscored on in 11 innings coming in, was
roughed up for 10 runs on eight hits and three walks in 4 1/3
innings.
Ross gave up his first run of the season when DeJong homered to
left with one out in the second.
The Cardinals added three runs in the third.
Justin Williams led off with a single and was sacrificed to
second. Edman swung on a 3-0 count and homered to center to make
it 3-0. Goldschmidt followed with a homer to left center.
The leadoff batter in the fourth, Dylan Carlson, was hit by a
pitch and DeJong walked. Goldschmidt singled to center, scoring
Carlson. DeJong went to third, but Goldschmidt was thrown out at
second. After Williams walked, Flaherty executed a safety
squeeze with two strikes and DeJong scored to make it 6-0.
In the Washington fourth, Juan Soto walked and Josh Bell
doubled. After Kyle Schwarber struck out, Soto scored on a wild
pitch and Bell moved to third. Josh Harrison walked and Starlin
Castro hit a fly to right, scoring Bell.
The Cardinals broke it open in the fifth. With the bases loaded
and one out, DeJong sent an 0-1 Ross pitch to left for a grand
slam, making it 10-2. With two outs, Williams homered to center
off Kyle Finnegan.
Washington plated three in the sixth on a fielder's choice by
Castro, an RBI-double by Yan Gomes and an RBI-single by Victor
Robles; and the Cardinals added a run in the eighth on
Goldschmidt's single to make it 12-5.
Nationals infielder/outfielder Hernan Perez tossed a scoreless
ninth inning.
--Field Level Media
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