Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first-inning after the table was set up from Jayson Werth getting on base with a single off Cards' starter Jaime Garcia.
Jayson Werth also hit a home run of his own--making the score at the time of 4-to-0 in the fourth inning. Both Werth and Harper combined for four runs and five runs batted in on four hits in nine total at-bats.
Entering tonight's contest, the Cardinals had not scored a run in twenty-two straight innings--but finally broke that string of scoreless innings in the top of the eighth inning--and that lone run was scored upon an error from a hit off the bat of Jon Jay that scored Bryan Anderson.
Washington's starting pitcher--former St. Louis Cardinal world champion of 2006, Edwin Jackson, struck out a career-high ten Redbirds and dominated the Cards for eight innings as he gave up just one run on four hits--making his record 8-9 overall on the season.
The Cardinals' matched Jackson up head for head with the likes of the struggling lefty, Jaime Garcia--and for the fourth time in his last six starts, he recieved the loss as he went just five and one-third innings--giving up six runs on nine hits, dropping his record to 3-6 overall on the season.
The Cardinals finished the game with just four hits--and the trio of Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday all finished with no hits and two strikeouts each.
With the fact that the Pittsburgh Pirates had the day off--they are now just a half game behind the Cardinals in the Wild Card race and as of this moment the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are a game out following the Nationals win, and are trailing 2-0 to Arizona in the top of the sixth.
The Cardinals and Nationals will be back at it again tomorrow as it will be the second game of their current four game series in Washington. The defending champs will look to build on there now 71-60 record with Adam Wainwright on the mound.
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