Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Danny Espinosa's RBI single during a two-run
seventh inning proved to be the difference as the Washington Nationals escaped
with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a four-game
series on Sunday.
Kurt Suzuki smashed a solo home run and added an RBI base hit, while Ian
Desmond chipped in with a run-scoring single for the NL East-leading
Nationals, who have won four of their last five games.
Espinosa's single made a winner of Ryan Mattheus (5-1), who tossed 1 1/3
innings of relief behind starter Stephen Strasburg. Tyler Clippard picked up
his 29th save of the year with a perfect ninth.
Strasburg pitched six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and one walk. He
allowed just two hits in a no-decision.
He is now 3 2/3 innings away from his limit of 160. Once he reaches that
number, he could be shut down by the club for the remainder of the regular
season.
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