Welp. For all intents and purposes, Game 3 was essentially a repeat of Games 1 and 2–only this time featuring a clunker on the other side of the ball as well. While the Cardinals briefly showed signs of life at the plate in the top of the 7th, last night’s contest felt as if it were over well before then thanks to a lights-out performance from Stephen Strasburg.
After two trips through the batting order, Marcell Ozuna was the only Cardinal to even make it into scoring position; meanwhile, the third inning proved to be all the offense the Nationals would need to seize a commanding 3-0 series lead.