at Cardinals April 12, 2021

Game Time: 7:45 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 12,894

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WAS	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	5	12	0
STL	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	0

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WAS	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	5	12	0
STL	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	0

Game

Season

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Running

3rd inning - SB: Tommy Edman (2nd base off E. Fedde/ Y. Gomes)

Fielding

Double Plays - 2 (DeJong to Arenado to Goldschmidt,Carlson to Molina)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:20

Umpires: HP-Dan Bellino, 1B-Lance Barksdale, 2B-Sean Barber, 3B-Brian Gorman

Weather: 64 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 8 MPH Left to Right

News From April 12, 2021

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Brad Hand

Clinches first save of season

PWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Hand recorded his first save of the season after tossing a scoreless inning Monday against the Cardinals. He gave up one hit and one walk while fanning two.

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Juan Soto

Records three hits Monday

OFWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Soto went 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk in Monday's win over the Cardinals.

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Starlin Castro

Records two RBI

3BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Castro went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Monday's win over the Cardinals.

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Kyle Finnegan

Earns first win of season

PWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Finnegan (1-0) earned the win off the bullpen Monday against the Cardinals. He gave up one run on one hit while striking out two across 1.1 innings.

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Erick Fedde

Solid in no-decision

PWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Fedde gave up a run on two hits and two walks while fanning five across 4.2 innings Monday against the Cardinals. He didn't factor into the decision.

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Josh Harrison

In starting lineup Monday

2BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Harrison is starting Monday's game against St. Louis.

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Josh Bell

Officially starting Monday

1BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Bell is starting Monday's game against the Cardinals.

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Kyle Schwarber

Starting Monday

OFWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Schwarber is starting Monday's game against the Cardinals.

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Jonathan Lucroy

Booted from 40-man roster

CWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

The Nationals designated Lucroy for assignment Monday.

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T.J. McFarland

Headed for Nats' alt site

PWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

The Nationals returned McFarland to their alternate training site in Fredericksburg on Monday.

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Yadiel Hernandez

Removed from active roster

OFWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

The Nationals optioned Hernandez to their taxi squad Monday.

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Luis Garcia

Bound for taxi squad

2BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

The Nationals optioned Garcia to their taxi squad Monday.

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Kyle Schwarber

Activated by Washington

OFWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Schwarber (COVID-19 protocols) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Monday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

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Josh Harrison

Activated from COVID IL

2BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

The Nationals reinstated Harrison from the COVID-19 injured list Monday.

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Josh Bell

Returning from COVID IL

1BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

The Nationals reinstated Bell from the COVID-19 injured list Monday.

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Brad Hand

Sharp in season debut

PWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Hand struck out one in a perfect inning during Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.

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Kyle Schwarber

Returns seems imminent

OFWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Schwarber could be cleared through the league's COVID-19 protocols as soon as Monday but will likely need another day or two afterward to get ready to rejoin the lineup, Maria Torres of The Athletic reports.

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Josh Harrison

Should be back this week

2BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Harrison could be cleared through the league's COVID-19 protocols as soon as Monday but will likely need another day or two afterward to get ready to rejoin the lineup, Maria Torres of The Athletic reports.

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Josh Bell

Expected back early this week

1BWashington Nationals

April 12, 2021

Bell could be cleared through the league's COVID-19 protocols as soon as Monday but will likely need another day or two afterward to get ready to rejoin the lineup, Maria Torres of The Athletic reports.

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John Gant

Takes loss against Nationals

PSt. Louis Cardinals F

April 12, 2021

Gant (0-1) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Nationals. He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks while fanning four across five innings.

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Yadier Molina

Launches second homer

CSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Molina went 1-for-4 with a home run in Monday's loss against the Nationals.

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Justin Williams

To help during O'Neill's absence

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Williams is expected to split playing time with Austin Dean in left field during Tyler O'Neill's (groin) stint on the injured list, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

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Kwang Hyun Kim

Throws 86 pitches Sunday

PSt. Louis Cardinals F

April 12, 2021

Kim (back) threw 86 pitches in a simulated game at the Cardinals' alternate training site Sunday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Miles Mikolas

Throws bullpen Monday

PSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Mikolas (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Lane Thomas

Not in Monday's lineup

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Thomas isn't starting Monday's game against the Nationals, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Tyler Webb

Uneven start to season

PSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Webb, who fired a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in which he recorded a strikeout during Sunday's loss to the Brewers, has a 12.46 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across his first six appearances.

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Jordan Hicks

Another low-leverage appearance

PSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Hicks opened the seventh inning of Sunday's loss to the Brewers and fired 1.1 scoreless innings during which he allowed no hits, issued two walks, uncorked a wild pitch, and recorded two strikeouts.

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Johan Oviedo

Excels as mop-up man

PSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Oviedo held the Brewers scoreless over 4.2 innings of relief in the Cardinals' 9-3 loss Sunday. He worked around two hits and two walks and struck out four over the 65-pitch appearance.

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Harrison Bader

Not yet cleared to swing

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

April 12, 2021

Bader (forearm) has been participating in light baseball activities but hasn't yet been cleared to swing as of Monday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

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