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CJ Abrams homered for the game's first run in
the fifth inning, Jeimer Candelario drove in the other two runs
and Luis Garcia doubled twice and scored two runs. That
production helped the Nationals to their first victory at home
in 10 tries.
Mason Thompson, Kyle Finnegan and Hunter Harvey worked in relief
of Williams as Washington's pitchers posted the team's second
shutout of the season. Harvey's one inning resulted in his
fourth save of the season.
The Cardinals, who had a four-game winning streak halted, put
two runners on base with one out in the eighth inning before the
threat was doused. St. Louis, which racked up 17 runs across the
first two games of the series, stranded seven runners Wednesday.
Abrams went 3-for-3 to lead Washington's 10-hit attack.
The outcome ruined a strong outing from St. Louis right-hander
Miles Mikolas (4-5), who gave up two runs on eight hits in seven
innings. He has a personal four-game losing streak.
Williams (4-4) allowed five hits in six innings, striking out
four without a walk. He threw 75 pitches, and he's the only
Washington starting pitcher with a victory in a span stretching
nearly three weeks.
Lars Nootbaar rapped two hits for the Cardinals.
Mikolas retired the first seven batters he faced before
consecutive infield singles from Derek Hill and Abrams. Then
with two outs in the fifth, Abrams belted his seventh home run
of the season.
Garcia and Candelario hit consecutive doubles to begin the
bottom of the sixth. Candelario was out on his run-scoring hit
while trying to stretch it to a triple.
In the eighth, Garcia doubled, moved to third on Andre
Pallante's wild pitch and scored on Candelario's groundout.
Hill made his Nationals debut in place of the injured Victor
Robles.
--Field Level Media
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