 Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson each homered to back the pitching of Myles Michaelis, who pitched into the seventh inning and improved his record to 7-7 as the Cardinals shut out the Nationals 6-0 to take 3-4 in their series. Goldschmidt led off the fourth inning with his 12th of the season, while Burleson led off the eighth with his 14th. He drove in three runs. Mitchell Parker went seven innings for the Nationals, but suffered the loss to fall to 5-5. The Nationals complete their homestand 3-5.