Tough Day for the Nats: Nationals Lose 8-3 to Cardinals
Hey Nats fans, it was a rough outing today as the Washington Nationals fell to the St. Louis Cardinals with a final score of 8-3. Let's break down what happened in this game.Early Struggles and Mixed Results
We had a rough start, going scoreless in the first inning. Lane Thomas tried to get things rolling with a single, but was caught stealing second. Unfortunately, CJ Abrams and James Wood struck out to end the inning.Meanwhile, the Cardinals took advantage in the 2nd inning, scoring two runs. Juan Yepez and Riley Adams answered back—Yepez doubled to bring in Jesse Winker and Adams singled to bring Yepez home, tying the score at 2-2.
However, Abrams struck out once more to end the inning.Big Hits and Missed Opportunities
The Cardinals took the lead again in the 4th inning. After Paul Goldschmidt doubled, Nolan Gorman brought him in to make the score 3-2. Our response was cut short as Yepez grounded into a double play, and Trey Lipscomb struck out.
Mid-Game Collapse
Things went south in the 5th inning as the Cardinals tacked on three more runs, making it 6-2. Despite a promising double from Winker that scored James Wood in the bottom of the 6th, the inning ended with Lipscomb grounding out. That brought the score to 6-3.The 7th inning really hurt us. Reliever Law allowed a two-run homer by Willson Contreras, driving the score to 8-3.
Our offense couldn't find its rhythm as Abrams and Thomas got on base but we couldn't capitalize.
Closing Struggles and Final Thoughts
In the 9th inning, Abrams got hit by a pitch but we couldn't bring him home. Both Thomas and Adams struck out swinging as the Cardinal's pitching kept us at bay.Final score: Nationals 3, Cardinals 8. It was definitely a tough one to take, but let's keep our heads up and look forward to bouncing back in the next game! Go Nats!
Scoreboard for Cardinals @ Nationals (July 7th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |