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Washington Nationals drop series opener to St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, lose 7th in last 11...

Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run off Stephen Strasburg in the first and a two-out, two-run double off Hunter Strickland in the seventh, driving in all four runs for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the series opener in Busch Stadium.

Strasburg vs the Cardinals: Stephen Strasburg held the Cardinals to a run on six hits in 6 23 innings pitched when he faced St. Louis in the nation’s capital back on May 2nd, striking out nine of the 27 batters he faced in what ended up a 2-1 win.