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- Nootbaar and Donovan homer to help the Cardinals beat the Nationals 4-2</p>
<p>DAVID SOLOMON July 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM</p>
<p>1 / 5Nationals Cardinals BaseballWashington Nationals catcher Riley Adams looks on as St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan runs the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Le)</p>
<p>ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brendan Donovan homered in a three-run third inning, Lars Nootbaar hit a solo homer in the sixth, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night in a game that started after a 2 hour, 19 minute rain delay.</p>
<p>Sonny Gray (9-3) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk and struck out six in five innings.</p>
<p>Steven Matz, Phil Maton and JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save in 23 chances.</p>
<p>Jake Irvin (7-4) allowed four runs on six hits and surrendered a season high-tying four walks in six innings as Washington lost its fourth straight game in Miguel Cairo's debut as interim manager.</p>
<p>Nootbaar hit his 12th homer of the season in the seventh inning on a ball that barely sailed over right fielder Daylen Lile's outstretched glove to put St. Louis ahead 4-2.</p>
<p>Alec Burleson hit a double down the right field line to score Masyn Winn and give the Cardinals a 3-2 third-inning lead.</p>
<p>James Wood hit an RBI single to right field, and Luis García Jr. drove in a run on a fielder's choice to help Washington pull ahead 2-0 in the third.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Donovan hit his eighth home run of the season on the first pitch he saw to tie the game at 2-all after Victor Scott II hit a ground-rule double to right field to lead off the inning.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>Lile hit a single to right field to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. He's three games away from tying Ryan Zimmerman's rookie franchise-best 17-game streak from June 24 through July 18, 2006.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Nationals All-Star LHP MacKenzie Gore (3-8, 3.11 ERA) will face Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.10) on Wednesday night.</p>
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