James Wood hit his 24th homer, Nathaniel Lowe added a three-run shot and the Washington Nationals beat the St.

James Wood hit his 24th homer, Nathaniel Lowe added a three-run shot and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Wednesday night to give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory.

Over those eight games, the Cardinals offense has produced eight runs over 42 innings against the lefthanded starters, a span that has included the absence of Ivan Herrera, their leading hitter against lefthanders, while he is recovering from a leg injury. For the season the Cardinals are 16-18 when a lefthander has started against them.

Keith Law of The Athletic has said that Eli Willits, a high school shortstop, might be the answer that the Birds are looking for, and the shortstop even has baseball in his DNA, with his father, Reggie, having coached for the New York Yankees, and his brother, Jaxon, also plays.

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It is Donovan's first All-Star honor as he is the lone representative (thus far) for the Cardinals. He was elected by his peers in the player vote.

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