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Waino holds off Nats’ surge with bat, arm
- Updated: May 28, 2016
WASHINGTON — Adam Wainwright helped himself with the bat and withstood a Nationals home run charge as the Cardinals won, 9-4, Saturday night at Nationals Park.
Wainwright pitched a solid seven innings, allowing four runs on six hits as St. Louis won the seventh consecutive game started by the right-hander. His two-run double highlighted a four-run second inning off Gio Gonzalez, who couldn’t get through the fifth. Gonzalez was gone after 4 2/3 innings, chased after surrendering an RBI double to Randal Grichuk.
The Nationals tried to keep it close against Wainwright using the long ball. Bryce Harper hit his 13th home run of the season, a solo shot over the center-field fence in the sixth inning. Ryan Zimmerman hit two home runs and collected four hits and three RBIs. His second homer made it a 6-4 game in the seventh inning.
But a two-run double …
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