Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals, April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021, 4:05 PM ET | Nationals Park
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Washington Nationals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021St. Louis CardinalsWashington Nationals
.725
OPS.754
198
HR182
706
Runs724
3.98
ERA4.80
1.30
WHIP1.37
1225
Strikeouts by pitchers1346
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Paul DeJong led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy EdmanRF/2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonCF/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott HurstCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin WilliamsLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew KniznerC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos MartinezP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin DeanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan HelsleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex ReyesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
Alex Avila led Washington Nationals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew StevensonRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Harrison2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trea TurnerSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bell1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex AvilaC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor RoblesCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max ScherzerP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner RaineyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel HudsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadiel HernandezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad HandP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Carlos Martinez went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 1 ER); Max Scherzer went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (9 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Carlos Martinez | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Helsley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Max Scherzer | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tanner Rainey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Hudson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Hand | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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