Welcome to the post for the NLDS between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals. Please use this post as a reference for the entire series of games.
Game 1: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri. On the mound: Adam Wainwright for St. Louis and Gio Gonzalez for Washington. Washington began in the second inning as Kurt Suzuki singled to drive in Adam LaRoche. St. Louis shot back in their half of the inning as Yadier Molina scored on a wild pitch and Jon Jay hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Daniel Descalso. The Nationals took the lead back in the eighth inning with Tyler Moore singling in both Michael Morse and Ian Desmond. This held up for a 3-2 win, earned by Ryan Mattheus, while Drew Storen turned the save, and Mitchell Boggs was stuck with the loss. Washington takes a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri. On the mound: Jaime Garcia for St. Louis and Jordan Zimmermann for Washington. Washington was first to score in the second inning as Zimmermann singled Ian Desmond home. St. Louis rallied ahead in the bottom of the second as David Freese doubled to knock in Allen Craig, followed by Daniel Descalso singling to plate Yadier Molina, skip Schumaker grounding out to finish Freese's trip around, and Jon Jay singling to drive in Descalso. The Cardinals got another in the third inning on an Allen Craig solo home run. St. Louis padded the lead in the fourth inning on a Descalso solo shot, followed by Jay reaching on an error to allow Pete Kozma to dash home. Washington shot back in the fifth inning on Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche solo home runs. The Cardinals replied in the sixth inning as Carlos Beltran hit a solo shot. Washington answered in the seventh inning with Zimmerman hitting a sacrifice fly to bring in Jayson Werth. St. Louis kept going in the eighth inning when Jay tripled to force in Kozma before scoring on a two-run homer by Beltran, followed by Craig doubling, which combined with an error to see Matt Holliday across the dish. This made it 12-4, a final, with the win going to Lance Lynn and the loss pinned on Zimmermann. The series is tied at 1 heading to DC.
Game 3: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia. On the mound: Edwin Jackson for Washington and Chris Carpenter for St. Louis. St. Louis got going in the first inning as Allen Craig doubled in Matt Holliday. The Cardinals padded the lead in the second inning as Pete Kozma hit a three-run home run, sweeping in David Freese and Daniel Descalso. St. Louis struck again in the sixth inning as Descalso hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Yadier Molina. The Cardinals got another in the seventh inning when Molina walked with the bases loaded to force in Jon Jay. St. Louis added on in the eighth inning as Holliday singled to plate both Jay and Carlos Beltran. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 8-0. Carpenter earned the win and Jackson was shelled in the loss. St. Louis now holds a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia. On the mound: Ross Detwiler for Washington and Kyle Lohse for St. Louis. Washington started in the second inning as Adam LaRoche hit a solo home run. St. Louis tied it in the third inning on a Carlos Beltran sacrifice fly to plate Pete Kozma. The Nationals won the game in walkoff fashion in the ninth inning with a Jayson Werth solo shot for a 2-1 victory. Drew Storen picked up the win and Lance Lynn was dinged for the loss. The series is tied at 2, with the decisive game to be played tomorrow.
Game 5: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia. On the mound: Gio Gonzalez for Washington and Adam Wainwright for St. Louis. Washington opened in the first inning as Bryce Harper tripled to force in Jayson Werth, before scoring on a Ryan Zimmerman two-run home run. The Nationals struck again as Harper hit a solo home run, followed by a two-run Michael Morse homer, also scoring Zimmerman. St. Louis got going in the fourth inning when Matt Holliday doubled to plate Carlos Beltran. The Cardinals got another in the fifth inning as Daniel Descalso scored on a wild pitch, followed by Allen Craig walking with the bases loaded to force in Shane Robinson. St. Louis chipped away in the seventh inning as Matt Holliday grounded out to bring in Jon Jay. The Cardinals pulled closer in the eighth inning as Daniel Descalso hit a solo shot. Washington answered in the bottom of the eighth when Kurt Suzuki singled Adam LaRoche across the dish. St. Louis shot back in the ninth inning, tying the game with a 2-RBI Descalso single, knocking in Beltran and Adron Chambers, before taking the lead as Pete Kozma singled both David Freese and Descalso around. This comeback held for a 9-7 win, picked up by Jason Motte, while Drew Storen was handed the loss. The Cardinals win the series 3-2 and play the San Francisco Giants in the NLCS, starting on Sunday.
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