Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Bryce Harper finished with a two-run home
run and drove in three, as the Washington Nationals pounded the St. Louis
Cardinals, 8-1, in the opener of a four-game series.
Jayson Werth added two hits, two RBI and scored three times for the Nationals,
who have won two in a row to erase the memory of a five-game skid. Jesus
Flores also knocked in two for the NL East leaders.
Edwin Jackson (8-9) tossed eight strong innings, scattering four hits and
walking two with an unearned run while fanning 10.
Jaime Garcia (3-6) lasted just 5 1/3 frames, charged with nine hits and six
runs in defeat for the Cardinals, losers of three straight.
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