Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 3:05PM CST
On a windy night, the Washington Nationals narrowly defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of one to zero. The decisive run was driven in by Alex Avila, one of his two doubles in the contest. Pitching for the Nationals, Max Scherzer contributed significantly to the win, striking out nine batters across six innings, a performance that moved him up to number twenty-one on the career strikeout leaderboard.
Date: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 7,769
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Avila 2 (2, Martínez 2)
Runs Batted In: Avila (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Avila
Ground Into Double Play: Turner
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Scherzer 0-2, Bell 0-1, Schwarber 0-1, Robles 0-1, Stevenson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Scherzer 1; Schwarber 1; Stevenson 1

Hit By Pitch: Edman (by Scherzer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 14/23; Hudson 2/6; Hand 2/3; Rainey 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer-20-16-23-12; Hudson-3-3-6-3; Hand-3-2-0-2; Rainey-4-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 1-7; Hudson 1-1; Hand 1-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 72

Double Plays: 2 (Avila-Harrison , Turner-Harrison-Bell)

Stolen Bases: Turner (5, 2nd base off Martínez/Knizner)

Doubles: Martínez (1, Scherzer); Knizner (1, Rainey)
Ground Into Double Play: Knizner
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Carpenter 0-2, Dean 0-1, Carlson 0-1, Edman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Carpenter 4; Dean 1; Edman 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Martínez 17/23; Reyes 0/4; Helsley 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Martínez-15-11-17-19; Reyes-2-2-1-2; Helsley-3-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Martínez 8-7; Reyes 0-2; Helsley 2-0
Game Scores: C Martinez 62

Double Plays: 1 (DeJong-Goldschmidt)
Errors: DeJong (3, fielding)

Caught Stealing: Williams (1, 2nd base by Scherzer/Avila)
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