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Ryan Helsley (3-3) pitched two innings for the
win. Dylan Floro (3-2) took the loss.
Nolan Arenado had four hits for the Cardinals, who have won four
of five.
Luis Garcia Jr. had four hits, including a homer, for
Washington.
Nolan Gorman had an RBI single for the Cardinals in the top of
the 10th and Keibert Ruiz answered with an RBI single for
Washington in the bottom half.
Contreras homered off Washington closer Kyle Finnegan with one
out in the ninth to tie it.
Lane Thomas singled with one out in the Washington first. He
stole second and scored on a two-out double by Jesse Winker.
After Ruiz walked, Garcia singled, scoring Winker to make it
2-0.
Juan Yepez, called up from Triple-A Rochester on Friday, led off
the second with a single. After Nick Senzel grounded into a
forceout, Jacob Young singled. CJ Abrams doubled to right,
scoring Senzel and Young to increase the lead to 4-0.
Garcia made it 5-0 when he homered in the third.
Paul Goldschmidt and Arenado singled with one out in the fourth
and Brendan Donovan walked to load the bases. Goldschmidt scored
when Dylan Carlson hit a sacrifice fly to right. Arenado moved
to third on the out and scored on an infield single by Pedro
Pages.
Winn doubled leading off the St. Louis fifth and scored on a
Contreras single to cut the Nationals' lead to 5-3.
Arenado doubled leading off the eighth, went to third on a
groundout and scored on a bloop single by pinch hitter Gorman to
make it 5-4.
St. Louis starter Sonny Gray allowed five runs on eight hits
over five innings.
Washington's Patrick Corbin went five innings, allowing three
runs on six hits and left in line for his first win since May
10.
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