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ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 to snap a three-game skid. Leading off the ninth, Goldschmidt hit a 2-2 sinker from Dylan Floro into the left field stands for his 16th homer of the season and eighth career walk-off shot. It was the Cardinals' second walk-off win of the season and first since Nolan Gorman homered on April 22 against Arizona. Ryan Helsley got the win with a scoreless ninth. Willson Contreras homered in the first inning for St. Louis.
