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Finally going to get this one started
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after a delay that by the time we get
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started it's going to be roughly 2 hours
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and 15 minutes or so. But good news,
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we're going to have baseball. The ground
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crew is doing their work. They've pulled
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the tart.
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We finally have baseball in the opening
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game of this three-game series between
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the Nationals of the Cardinals and the
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managerial debut for interim manager
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Miguel Cairo taking over for Davy
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Martinez as the Nationals made the moves
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to let go of Davy Martinez and Mike
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Rizzo. So, it's a turn of the page.
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Sunny Gray. Brad can't say enough about
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how great he's been over his last five
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outings in rotation for the Cardinals.
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He's been really good. We showed you the
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numbers earlier. He's been fantastic at
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home as well. 10 starts here at Bush
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Stadium this season with a 2.76 erra.
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James Wood is coming up. Wood is nine
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out of his last 24. I'm sure he's
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excited to be going to Atlanta come
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Sunday.
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And an allstar is Mr. Wood who takes
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strike three. Sunny Gray dots the
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outside corner. Can't hand it to the
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catcher any better than he threw it. Two
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outs. Perfectly located. Four seam fast
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location has been solid early on here. I
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mean that's just dotted away. Two up,
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two down for Luis Garcia. He's hit seven
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homers.
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Check swing. Did he go? He did. And
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Sunny Gray backto-back strikeouts.
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Garcia is out swinging. Three up three
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down go the Nats. The Cardinals are
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coming up at Bush Stadium in St. Louis.
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Well, for Jake Irvin, 19th start of the
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season, seven and three with a 47 on the
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year, 248 opponents average, and we
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could talk about it, 20 homers. Mason
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win an RBI away from 100, a homer away
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from 25.
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That's what he needed. The turnar
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643 and the Nets their 64th of the year.
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Well, it's going to start off with a
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Jake Urban pitch on this, but CJ Abrams,
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the way that he attacks this ball
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creates all the momentum. know that the
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speed of the runner huge right there.
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Watch CJ. He's already in near the
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infield grasp. Great turn and a great
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throw by Luis Garcia Junior. Alec Berles
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for his last five. 11 home runs, 38
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RBI's
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and he got him to reach out and pull it
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right to the second baseman Garcia. One
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of two Luis Garcia.
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And that's it for the Cardinals in the
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first after one no score.
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Here's Josh Bell's second go round with
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the Nationals. He was one for seven
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against the Cardinals up in DC.
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Back to the mound. Sunny's got that.
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That one was almost by him, but he made
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a nice spin at top the hill and Bell's
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retired on a comebacker.
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This hot shot back up the middle. Nice
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and easy. PFP. Hey Sunny, let somebody
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else play.
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Oh, he's got it.
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Three comebackers, two strikeouts, and
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Brady House is next.
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Looks like the first knock if it stays
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fair. And it does. There's your answer
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right there, Bob.
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Yep. And that's a strong throw, but it's
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offline. Lars Newbart, who has an assist
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out there. And Brady House, it's going
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to get him up around 250 now. Well,
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three hit game the other day against
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Boston. Sinker ran in on the hand. Stay
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inside of it. And then here's the
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checkup. Yep, it's wet out there. One
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thing we've learned about Brady, too,
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from being out here, I knew he can run a
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little bit. And here's Dalon Lyle.
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Oh, jammed him in a ground ball to the
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second baseman. It's a JC with a quick
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throw, retiring Lyle. House is left at
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second. The Cardinals come up in the
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second. No score. Third inning. Sunny
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Gray. Strike after strike. Starts with
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Riley Adams
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and S cut. Strike three. Third strike
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after Sunny Gray. Well, this is a
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situation right here. Two strikes.
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You're up there. If you're Adams, you're
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thinking, "All right, he's got that
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sweeper. That thing's nasty." No.
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painted a sinker away and caught him
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looking.
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Jacob Young at 238. This guy made quite
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the impression last year with his speed,
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his defensive prowess in center.
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And that pitch is low for a ball. So,
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Jacob Young, a guy who runs well, is
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aboard with one out.
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And now Abrams, he hit a high chopper
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that Sunonny Gray ran down first time
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up.
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Nice.
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Oh, that's well placed. Jacob Young
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reading it and right in front of the
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left fielder, he's heading for third. in
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there with plenty of time and Nolan
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Gorman had to scramble for a throw that
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sent him back across the runner. Great
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at bat by CJ Abrams. Great by CJ. Great
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base running by Jacob Young. Look, this
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has got to be the identity for a lot of
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players on the team. Let's make sure
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we're running all the way. Great job by
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Jacob Young. Get out there, Brennan
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Donovan. Okay, arm out there. Not a big
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deal,
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but his wheels way better than that arm.
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James Wood that's looking for him to
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seal the deal quickly here up the middle
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that's well placed in another base hit
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scoring is Young Abrams to third and
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using some holes on this infield to move
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the line in the top of the third great
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job by James on this one and just the
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attack right you got CJ going first to
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third seen a lot of guys shift over that
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far as far as the second base second
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baseman
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has way over there and They stay the
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same here for Garcia. Here's a chopper
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and James Wood able to keep things alive
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between first and second. Abrams scores
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easily and a productive out for Garcia.
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His 43rd RBI. Two nothing Washington.
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Oh, we've talked about this over and
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over in the Red Sox series. How good he
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is in this situation. First and third or
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just runner at third, fewer than two
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now. 21 of 26 on the year. 21 of 26.
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Victor Scott the second center fielder
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number nine hitter leads off the bottom
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of the third one pitch. Swing fly ball
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cracked toward right center. That ball
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is going to get down and bounce into
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bullpen. That's a tough break that hits
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the top of the fence. Victor's got three
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and maybe more. He was flying out of the
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box and he's got the first Cardinals hit
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a double.
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Yeah, this thing does anything other
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than what it does currently. He's
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standing on third. change up that stays
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up in the zone. Hands back for Victor
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Scott in the second. So top of the
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order, Brendan Donovan, he'll try to
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move the runner at least.
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Donovan drives one deep right field.
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That's an Allstar homer.
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Well, as we've seen Chip all season
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long, the Nationals punch and the
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Cardinals punch a right back. Victor
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Scott the second with the double. Then
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first pitch, fast ball up and in.
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The 391
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ft shot to right field. The eighth of
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the season for Brendan Donovan.
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And Mason Cardinal shortstop hit to a
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double play his first time up
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in the air to shallow right and Lyall
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can't get that. That drops in softly for
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a Mason win single. Three straight
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Cardinal hits getting good looks this
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second time through the order. Double
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homer single. Let's see what Burley does
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here with nobody out. That one shot
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under the glove at first.
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Mason around second on his way to third.
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Pop's going to wave him home. Berles's
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got a double and the Cardinals have the
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lead. But this is another change up here
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from Jake Irvin that is hit hard. It's
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down. It's away, but it was recognized
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out of the hand. The hot shot just under
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the glove there of low at first.
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Mason Win, you know, he's got the speed.
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He's running hard. No doubt about it.
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able to score easily. Cardinals three,
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Nationals two.
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Sunny Gray has been very efficient. Had
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three comebackers among the first five
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outs of this game. And he just struck
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out Jacob Young. So there's that
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sweeper. It was a beauty. And Sunny has
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struck out his fifth man.
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It's kind of been a pitch in this one
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that Sunny has kept in his pocket a
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little bit more, but breaks it out here.
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Now coming around to the third time
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around the order. Sunny, they're saying
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this is the best that he has felt before
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the Allstar break. He's gotten a lot of
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work in, but they've done a good job of
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keeping him fresh and he looks fresh
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tonight.
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Six strikeouts for Gray. Halfway through
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the game, the Cardinals lead the
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Nationals 3-2. Jaffin is ready. And here
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is Lars Nukebar.
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Swing high. Fly ball right going back to
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the wall. Leaping try. He can't get it.
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Lars Nbar with a solo home run extends
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the lead. Jake Irving tried to go with
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that change up again. It's a pitch that
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was hit hard by Victor Scott. A pitch
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hard that was hit hard by Alec Berles
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and now a pitch that is driven out of
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the ballpark by Lars Newar. His 12th of
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the season club leading 12th of the
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season shot. Mason win next.
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And this ball lifted to left.
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Jameswood no problem. You don't have to
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leap when you're 67 to pull one back.
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Outstanding play by James Wood who just
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took a home run away from Mason Win
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for Helsley. 3-0 a 330 erra. He's on for
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the 31st time. 17 saves and 22 save
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opportunity.
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One out away from sealing up this
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victory and save number 18.
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Chopper tore short. The flip to second.
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Close spot in time. And that's your ball
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game. Cardinals win it 42. Couple of
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homers, Sunny Gray, an excellent start,
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Brad, and as you just pointed out,
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terrific bullpen work.
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Yeah, great job by the bullpen. I think
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it was managed really well. The matchups
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were perfect and the guys got it done.
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Donnie with that big two-run shot. N
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added one as well and Burles with an
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RBI. This is a great way to start the
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home stand top to bottom. Get a chance
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to do another one tomorrow.
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