James Wood hit his 24th homer, Nathaniel Lowe added a three-run shot and the Washington Nationals beat the St.

Over those eight games, the Cardinals offense has produced eight runs over 42 innings against the lefthanded starters, a span that has included the absence of Ivan Herrera, their leading hitter against lefthanders, while he is recovering from a leg injury. For the season the Cardinals are 16-18 when a lefthander has started against them.

It's Tuesday, July 8 and the Nationals (37-53) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (48-43). Jake Irvin is slated to take the mound for Washington against Sonny Gray for St. Louis.

Sonny Gray and the St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals, under new management, on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.

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After replacing Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez on an interim basis, Miguel Cairo will try to guide this re-tooling team onto a positive track.

Crow-Armstrong had a day, going 4-for-4 with two homers and the two hardest-hit balls of the game (a 111.8 mph single in the seventh and a 110.6 mph solo blast in the first). Busch homered three times and drove in five runs.

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