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May 13: Cardinals 11, Senators 1
Game 34: Cardinals 11, Senators 3, at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Rec/Std/GB: 13-21, 4th, 11 GB Cubs
Key moments: Preston Tucker hit the first of four Cardinals home runs with a two-run blast off Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer, staking his team to a 2-0 lead. Jacob Wilson followed with a three-run shot off Scherzer in the third, making the STL advantage 5-0. The Cardinals made it lopsided in the sixth, a three-run homer from Stephen Piscotty off Brett Anderson making it 9-1. A.J. Pollack capped the homerfest with a two-run homer off Matt Lindstrom in the eighth.
Player of the game: Tucker was 2 for 4 with a homer, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Notes: Alex Reyes was impressive in his first MLB start, allowing one run on four hits over seven innings. He struck out five and walked three. ... Seth Maness pitched the eighth inning, allowing two runs. Jake Odorizzi posted a scoreless ninth. ... Dee Gordon was 1 for 4 with two runs scored for the Cardinals. ... Piscotty was 2 for 4 with two runs scored, a homer and three RBIs. ... Pollack was 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. ... Wilson was 1 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs. ... Scherzer lasted five innings, giving up five runs on six hits. He struck out two and walked two. ... The Nationals' Andre Eithier was 1 for 4 with two RBIs. ... The victory ended an eight-game losing streak for St. Louis.
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