Drew, Harper, Eaton lead Nationals' rout of Cardinals
WASHINGTON -- Stephen Drew had three hits and drove in four runs, Bryce Harper had four hits and two walks and Adam Eaton had three hits and three RBIs as the Washington Nationals came from behind three times to crush the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Monday night.
Ryan Zimmerman had three hits and Jayson Werth and Matt Wieters each added two for the Nationals, who had 19 hits to overcome an ugly four-error night. Harper had an impressive game, bunting for a base hit in the sixth, throwing out a runner at first from right field in the seventh and reaching base all six times.
Drew, in the starting lineup at short for the injured Trea Turner, gave the Nationals a 7-5 lead in the sixth with a sacrifice fly to score Harper.
Washington scored seven in the eighth as Drew had a two-run single, Adam Lind had a two-run double and Anthony Rendon had an RBI groundout. Two runs scored when Harper scorched a hard grounder to second.
Stephen Piscotty had two hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals, and Yadier Molina and Matt Carpenter added two hits.
Washington starter Tanner Roark (2-0) got the win and Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright (0-2) suffered the loss.
Harper had an RBI single to left to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead in the first against Wainwright.
Kolten Wong gave the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the second with a two-run double off Roark.
Eaton, batting leadoff, had a two-out RBI single to make it 2-2 in the second, and Piscotty had a two-out RBI single in the third to give the Cardinals a 3-2 edge.
Eaton had an RBI single in the fourth as the Nationals tied the score at 3. But Piscotty and Molina had RBI singles in the fifth as St. Louis grabbed a 5-3 advantage.
Washington responded again in the last of the fifth with three runs to take a 6-5 lead. Drew had an RBI double, Wieters drove in a run with a bloop single and Eaton had a sacrifice fly off reliever Brett Cecil.
NOTES: The Cardinals activated RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right lat strain) from the 10-day disabled list Monday and sent RHP Sam Tuivailala to Triple-A Memphis. Rosenthal pitched a scoreless seventh ... Washington SS Trea Turner (right hamstring strain) went on the 10-day disabled list and OF Michael A. Taylor was called up from Triple-A Syracuse. "Hopefully it heals quickly and I can get back out there," said Turner ... OF Stephen Piscotty (knee soreness) of the Cardinals was back in the starting lineup after he did not start Saturday and Sunday.