WASHINGTON -- Mike Leake threw two pitches he'd like back Thursday. One of them, in the sixth inning, Bryce Harper launched to the third deck in right field. The other, an inning later, Danny Espinosa deposited into the home bullpen.
"A hanging changeup and a hanging slider right where hitters want the ball," Leake said after the Cardinals' 2-1 loss to the Nationals. "If you take those back, it still looks like a zero-run ballgame."
Other than the mistakes to Harper and Espinosa, Leake shut down the Nationals, limiting baserunners and pitching out of danger when necessary.