 second inning here in the nation's capital the nationals four and the cardinals nothing mackenzie gore staked to the lead he had a one two three first inning on 11 pitches he faces paul goldschmidt leading off normally the first baseman starting as the designated hitter for the third time this year go into the line the left-hander fires home and the pitch is a little bit high with a fastball ball one to goldschmidt hitting just 229 in 84 games