Lane Thomas’ single broke a tie in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday
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JOE HARRIS Associated Press
Washington Nationals’ Joey Meneses hits an RBI double during the eighth inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, July 15, 2023, in St. Louis. The contest was the resumption of a game started on Friday, but was suspended due to rain. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Lane Thomas’ single broke a tie in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Thomas’ single scored Alex Call to break a 5-5 tie. CJ Abrams scored an insurance run on a double play for the Nationals in the game that was resumed after rain halted play Friday night in the third inning.
Kyle Finnegan (4-3) earned the decision with two innings of relief. Hunter Harvey earned his ninth save in 14 opportunities.
Jordan Hicks (1-6) took the loss for the Cardinals.
The Nationals broke a 1-1 tie with three runs scored without a hit in the fifth inning. A pair of Andre Pallante walks set up the rally and Dominic Smith scored on a fielder’s choice after advancing to third on a Pallante wild pitch. Willson Contreras had two throwing errors, the second of which allowed Luis García to score, and Nolan Arenado’s throwing error — the third St. Louis miscue of the frame — allowed Abrams to score to make it 4-1.
A Joey Meneses RBI single off Pallante evened the game in the fourth when it resumed. Meneses added an RBI double in the eighth.
Brendan Donovan drew the Cardinals even with a three-run homer off Corey Abbott in the bottom of the fifth. Contreras tied the game at 5-5 with a solo homer off