Major League Baseball

FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals 3
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Minnesota Twins 0
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Top Performers

STL

  • Austin Dean LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Lane Thomas RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Evan Mendoza 3B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Max Schrock 2B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

MIN

  • Nelson Cruz DH H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Trevor Larnach LF H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Gabe Snyder 1B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Josh Donaldson 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

STL wins series 2-0

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

MIN

  1. Max KeplerRF22
  2. Josh Donaldson3B3
  3. Jorge PolancoSS11
  4. Nelson CruzDH32
  5. Eddie RosarioLF9
  6. Miguel Sano1B22
  7. Marwin Gonzalez2B14
  8. Alex AvilaC6
  9. Gilberto CelestinoCF43

Substitutes

  1. Matt WallnerRF38
  2. Drew Maggi3B39
  3. Gabe Snyder1B93
  4. Trevor LarnachDH9
  5. Brent RookerLF25
  6. Ryan JeffersC27
  7. Travis Blankenhorn2B47
  8. Jack ReinheimerSS78
  9. DaShawn Keirsey Jr.CF49

STL

  1. Matt Carpenter3B13
  2. Max Schrock2B80
  3. Rangel RaveloDH35
  4. Austin DeanRF1
  5. Justin WilliamsLF26
  6. Lane ThomasCF35
  7. Andrew KniznerC19
  8. Edmundo SosaSS33
  9. John Nogowski1B69

Substitutes

  1. Evan Mendoza3B91
  2. Oscar HernandezC18

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33213 9th Inning
  2. Foul Out 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    28694 6th Inning
  3. Foul Out 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    28694 6th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    29168 5th Inning
  5. Play Result 3-0

    Schrock hit sacrifice fly to right, Sosa scored.

    29168 5th Inning
  6. Sacrifice Fly 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    29168 5th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
    42214 4th Inning
  8. Play Result 2-0

    Dean homered to left.

    42214 4th Inning
  9. Home Run 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42214 4th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    42214 4th Inning
  11. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42214 4th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    42214 3rd Inning
  13. Play Result 1-0

    Nogowski grounded out to third, Knizner scored, Sosa to second.

    42214 3rd Inning
  14. Ground Out 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42214 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 3-0

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    33213 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 3-0

    Jeffers grounded out to third.

    33213 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33213 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Alex Reyes pitches to Ryan Jeffers

    33213 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    33213 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 3-0

    Rooker struck out swinging.

    33213 9th Inning
  8. Strike Swinging 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33213 9th Inning
  9. Strike Swinging 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33213 9th Inning
  10. Strike Swinging 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33213 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Alex Reyes pitches to Brent Rooker

    33213 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    33213 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-0

    Larnach singled to right, Snyder to second.

    33213 9th Inning
  14. Single 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33213 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Alex Reyes pitches to Trevor Larnach

    33213 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 3-0

    Larnach hit for Cruz

    9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    33213 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 3-0

    Snyder singled to center.

    33213 9th Inning
  19. Single 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33213 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Alex Reyes pitches to Gabe Snyder

    33213 9th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    33213 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 3-0

    Maggi struck out looking.

    33213 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking

    33213 9th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33213 9th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33213 9th Inning
  26. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Alex Reyes pitches to Drew Maggi

    33213 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 3-0

    Reyes relieved Ponce de Leon

    33213 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 3-0

    Hernández catching.

    9th Inning
  29. Start Inning 3-0

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  30. End Inning 3-0

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    40870 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 3-0

    Schrock grounded out to pitcher.

    40870 9th Inning
  33. Ground Out 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40870 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Cody Stashak pitches to Max Schrock

    40870 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    40870 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 3-0

    Mendoza singled to deep right.

    40870 9th Inning
  37. Single 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40870 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0

    Cody Stashak pitches to Evan Mendoza

    40870 9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    40870 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 3-0

    Nogowski popped out to shortstop.

    40870 9th Inning

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