GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS
08/18/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS
GAME ID: 13103 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals (22-27) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
Washington (GCL) Nationals (15-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 8 0
Nationals Win with Late Heroics
Washington (GCL) ruined an otherwise fine effort from Iván Rodríguez by toppling St. Louis (GCL), 4-3. The St. Louis (GCL) pitcher threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball. Washington (GCL) reliever Jesús González picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Israel Rodríguez absorbed the loss. The triumph makes Washington (GCL) 15-34.

Dave Matthews delivered a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth to win it for the Nationals. For the game, Matthews went 1-4.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Washington (GCL) field general Wade Davis.
ST. LOUIS (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Carter 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .309 2 12
D. Johnston CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .309 5 17
S. Vega LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .391 9 19
J. Ashley RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 1 6
J. Byrd C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .351 1 9
   b-S. Clark PH, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 4 25
G. Peterson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .295 3 19
P. Medina 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .295 3 20
Á. Moratay DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .286 0 1
   a-C. Norris DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 10
A. Buchanan SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 5 23
Totals 35 3 9 3 5 7 18      
a - C. Norris inserted as DH in the 9th
b - S. Clark pinch hit for J. Byrd in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ashley (2, 4th Inning off R. Silva, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Peterson (10, 8th Inning off D. Kidd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Vega (9, 1st Inning off R. Silva, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnston 3 , S. Vega 4 , J. Ashley 2 , J. Byrd , G. Peterson 2 , P. Medina 2
2-out RBI: D. Johnston , S. Vega , P. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Vega , P. Medina , Á. Moratay
GIDP: P. Medina
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Carter (2) , D. Johnston 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Buchanan (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Carter-Buchanan-Rodríguez, Peterson-Buchanan-Carter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Williams 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .288 1 9
D. Matthews 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .267 0 1
A. Sims DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .327 11 39
J. Tapta 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .318 0 13
R. De La Rosa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 7 28
J. Quintana CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 0 9
J. Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 5 14
T. West LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .284 5 12
E. O'Neil C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 2 5
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. O'Neil (2, 6th Inning off I. Rodríguez, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Williams (9, 10th Inning off I. Rodríguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Tapta (3, 9th Inning off J. Steward, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Williams 3 , D. Matthews , A. Sims , J. Tapta 4 , T. West , E. O'Neil 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Matthews , J. Cruz
GIDP: J. Quintana , E. O'Neil
Sac Fly: D. Matthews
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tapta-Matthews-Williams)
ST. LOUIS (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Rodríguez 7.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 79 6.32   
A. Archuleta H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.54   
J. Steward BS (2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 22 4.08   
I. Rodríguez L (0-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Rodríguez 75
Batters Faced: I. Rodríguez 25, A. Archuleta 2, J. Steward 7, I. Rodríguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Rodríguez 9-7, A. Archuleta 1-0, J. Steward 1-2, I. Rodríguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Rodríguez 79-48, A. Archuleta 6-4, J. Steward 22-16, I. Rodríguez 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Archuleta 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Silva 5.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 88 6.88   
Á. Espinal 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 35 11.12   
D. Kidd 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 5.06   
J. González W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Silva 52
Batters Faced: R. Silva 20, Á. Espinal 9, D. Kidd 8, J. González 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Silva 2-6, Á. Espinal 2-3, D. Kidd 3-2, J. González 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Silva 88-51, Á. Espinal 35-20, D. Kidd 31-15, J. González 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kidd 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iván Rodríguez
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 2304
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