David Freese homers and drives in three runs to lead the Cardinals to a 10 – 9 win over the Nationals. Matt Holliday also homers and Matt Carpenter has a three-run double, snapping a hitting slump for the Redbirds, who had scored only once in their previous 32 innings. Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa homer for Washington, which gives up a run in the 8th to tie the game, and another in the 9th to lose it when Allen Craig leads off with a single against Drew Storen, steals second and comes in on Freese’s single. Jason Motte then picks up his 32nd save.

September 1, 2012August 25, 2019 This Day In Baseball

On September 1, 2012 — David Freese homers and drives in three runs to lead the Cardinals to a 10 – 9 win over the Nationals. Matt Holliday also homers and Matt Carpenter has a three-run double, snapping a hitting slump for the Redbirds, who had scored only once in their previous 32 innings. Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa homer for Washington, which gives up a run in the 8th to tie the game, and another in the 9th to lose it when Allen Craig leads off with a single against Drew Storen, steals second and comes in on Freese’s single. Jason Motte then picks up his 32nd save.

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