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- Updated: April 30, 2016
ST. LOUIS — An overturned call and two-run homer by Danny Espinosa sparked the Nationals in a four-run fourth inning that proved to be just enough for them to hold on for a 5-4 victory on Friday night against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
The inning hinged on a replay review the Nationals requested after Anthony Rendon was called out trying to swipe second. But instead of becoming the inning’s second out, Rendon was awarded the base and later scored the tying run on an RBI single by Daniel Murphy.
Two batters later, Espinosa lined a two-strike, two-out pitch into the Cardinals’ bullpen to put the Nationals ahead by three. In total, Washington scored five times off Cardinals starter Mike Leake, who remains winless this season.
That lead was capably held by starter Stephen Strasburg, who struck out nine — including seven in an eight-batter span — on his way to a 4-0 record. He allowed a pair of first-inning runs before rolling off six scoreless innings. Upon Strasburg’s departure, Matt Adams took …
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