WASHINGTON —The Cardinals inched their way back into Game 4 of the National League Championship Series Tuesday night, scoring three runs to cut the Washington lead to 7-4 in the fifth inning. But the rally died as both Paul Goldschmidt and Marcell Ozuna struck out for the third time apiece in the game.
After 7 1/2 innings, the score still was 7-4 although the Cardinals had the potential go-ahead run at the plate in the eighth in Matt Carpenter, one of the top hitters of all time with the bases loaded. But Carpenter, pinch hitting for Harrison Bader, grounded hard to second, strandinig three runners.