The Cardinals unloaded on Washington relief pitcher Jacob Turner, scoring five times in the fourth inning to open up an 8-1 lead on Friday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals have scored eight or more runs in four of their past six games.
Nationals manager Dusty Baker took his time to lift struggling starter Tanner Roark, and it was clear why. The bullpen wasn't going to do much better.
The fourth featured two doubles and a home run by Paul DeJong. DeJong's two-out, two-run homer was his sixth of the season and came in his 100th at-bat in the major leagues.