Friday, April 18th, 2014 6:05PM CST
Washington, DC -- The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Friday night, April 18th, 2014. Washington took the lead for good in the seventh inning when two unearned runs scored, breaking a tie. These crucial runs were the result of a throwing error by Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina combined with a wild pitch thrown by Michael Wacha. Gio Gonzalez was the winning pitcher for the Nationals.
Date: Friday, April 18th, 2014
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 31,237
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: A Rendon (3, 3rd inning off M Wacha 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Rendon (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Rendon
Ground Into Double Play: I Desmond
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (D Espinosa 0-1, Z Walters 0-1, N McLouth 0-1, J Lobaton 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Z Walters 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Gonzalez 16-26; T Clippard 2-3; D Storen 2-2; R Soriano 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Gonzalez 16-9-24-16; T Clippard 2-2-11-2; D Storen 1-0-2-1; R Soriano 1-1-6-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 6-8; T Clippard 1-0; D Storen 1-1; R Soriano 3-0
Game Scores: G Gonzalez 71

Double Plays: 1 (R Soriano-I Desmond-A LaRoche)

Doubles: A Craig (2, G Gonzalez); J Jay (2, T Clippard)
Runs Batted In: M Ellis (3)
Ground Into Double Play: S Robinson
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (M Holliday 0-1, P Bourjos 0-1, Y Molina 1-2, M Ellis 1-1, A Craig 0-1, S Robinson 0-1, J Peralta 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: P Bourjos 1; Y Molina 1; A Craig 2

Wild Pitches: M Wacha
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Wacha 20-27; T Rosenthal 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Wacha 20-11-15-19; T Rosenthal 3-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Wacha 10-4; T Rosenthal 0-2
Game Scores: M Wacha 66

Double Plays: 1 (J Peralta-M Ellis-A Craig)
Errors: M Carpenter 2 (3, catch, ground ball); Y Molina (2, throw)
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