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Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals walks back to the dugout after striking out in the fifth inning against the St Louis Cardinals.

Washington Nationals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1of the National League Division Series

The Associated Press reports:

ST. LOUIS - The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, pinch hitter Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth and Washington beat the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Sunday in an NL playoff opener.

The Nationals, who had never come close to making the playoffs since moving from Montreal for the 2005 season, overcame a wild start by 21-game winner Gio Gonzalez.

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