By Hannah McCaffrey
The
St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals on Monday night 12-4, tying
up the best-of-five NLDS series 1-1.
Jordan
Zimmermann was starting pitcher for the Nationals in Game 2 on Monday
night. With a 2.94 ERA, in the regular season, many would expect
Zimmermann to be a tough matchup for the Cardinals. However, Zimmermann
struggled with the powerful Cardinals lineup. He gave up five runs and
seven hits in only three innings before he was taken out of the game.
The
Nationals’ offense did not do a whole lot to help their game. Bryce Harper struggled,
going 1 for 5 and striking out four times.
After
the game reporter Dan Hellie asked Harper if he felt overanxious.
“Do
I look overanxious?” Harper responded.
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| (AP Photo/Ron Glover) |
The
Nationals came out flat, and the Cardinals took advantage of it right of the
gate. Cardinals’ right fielder Carlos
Beltran hit two home runs and never allowed the Nationals back into the game.
The
Cardinals’ defense was also on top of its game.
In the 6th inning, Nationals’ second baseman Danny Espinosa
hit a rocket into the outfield.
Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay made a diving catch, one some are
calling the best defensive play of the series.
The
Cardinals and Nationals meet again on Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Nationals Park
for Game 3 of the series.
A
clip of the full Bryce Harper interview can be seen here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2012/10/09/bryce-harper-do-i-look-overanxious/?tid=pm_sports_pop
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