St. Louis 6, at Washington 1

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Michael McGreevy delivered six strong innings and Alec Burleson drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals methodically dispatched the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park to claim the rubber match of their three-game series. A crowd of 12,686 watched the Cardinals improve to 7-5, while the Nationals fell to 4-8. The most important part of the game was McGreevy’s performance, which stifled any early Washington momentum and set the tone for a dominant evening by the St. Louis pitching staff. After the Nationals put two runners on with none out in the… Read more...