WASHINGTON • It is probably at this point in the evening with the game seesawing back and forth between two teams that fancy themselves contenders that I should mention the two bullpens that have struggled the most this season in the National League are about to decide this game.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright did not complete the fifth inning. His pitch count soared and before he could get an out in the fifth inning, the Nationals had four hits, a run in, and the tying run at third base.
Nationals starter Tanner Roark got through the fifth, but not with a lead.