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St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins

2000-07-17 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 20171 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind L to R · 3:04

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Minnesota Twins 8–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 8th. Pat Hentgen earned the win. Jim Edmonds went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	1	8	13
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	11

W: Pat Hentgen L: Mike Lincoln SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Randazzo · 1B: Mike Winters · 2B: Mike Fichter · 3B: Ted Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	5	0	0	0	0	2
Edgar Renteria	3	2	2	0	2	0
Jim Edmonds	5	2	3	3	0	1
Fernando Tatis	4	1	2	2	0	0
Thomas Howard	4	0	2	1	1	1
Eduardo Perez	5	1	2	0	0	1
Chris Richard	4	1	1	1	1	1
Mike Matheny	5	0	0	1	0	0
Placido Polanco	4	1	1	0	1	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cristian Guzman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jay Canizaro	3	0	3	0	2	0
Matt Lawton	4	0	1	0	1	0
David Ortiz	5	0	0	1	0	0
Corey Koskie	4	0	1	0	0	0
Midre Cummings	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chad Allen	4	0	1	0	0	3
Jacque Jones	3	2	3	1	1	0
Marcus Jensen	4	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Hentgen	6.0	7	3	5
Heathcliff Slocumb	2.0	1	1	2
Alan Benes	0.2	3	0	0
Dave Veres	0.1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Lincoln	4.1	7	4	3
Hector Carrasco	2.2	2	0	2
Jason Ryan	0.1	1	0	0
Travis Miller	0.2	2	1	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fernando Vina: 9/F89D
Edgar Renteria: W
Jim Edmonds: S9/L34.1-2
Fernando Tatis: HP.2-3;1-2
Thomas Howard: K
Eduardo Perez: K/C

Bot 1

Cristian Guzman: K
Jay Canizaro: D7/F7LD
Matt Lawton: W
David Ortiz: 8/F78D
Corey Koskie: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Top 2

Chris Richard: HR/F8RXD
Mike Matheny: 13/G15-
Placido Polanco: W
Fernando Vina: 9/F89S-
Edgar Renteria: 4(1)/FO/G4MS

Bot 2

Midre Cummings: K/C
Chad Allen: S7/G6
Jacque Jones: CS2(24)
Jacque Jones: W
Marcus Jensen: 6/P6-

Top 3

Jim Edmonds: D9/F9M
Fernando Tatis: 3/P34
Thomas Howard: S8/G4M.2-H
Eduardo Perez: 7/F78D
Chris Richard: WP.1-2
Chris Richard: K

Bot 3

Cristian Guzman: S8/G4M
Jay Canizaro: W.1-2
Matt Lawton: 53/G56S.2-3;1-2
David Ortiz: 43/G4S.3-H;2-3
Corey Koskie: 8/F8LM

Top 4

Mike Matheny: 43/G4S
Placido Polanco: 63/G6S
Fernando Vina: 31/G34S

Bot 4

Midre Cummings: 8/F8LM
Chad Allen: K/C
Jacque Jones: S8/G4
Marcus Jensen: K

Top 5

Edgar Renteria: S7/L7S
Jim Edmonds: 8/F8LXD
Fernando Tatis: HR/F7D+.1-H
Thomas Howard: W
Eduardo Perez: S9/L4.1-2
Chris Richard: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Matheny: 9/P4D
Placido Polanco: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Bot 5

Cristian Guzman: 63/G6S
Jay Canizaro: S9/L34D
Matt Lawton: 63/G6S.1-2
David Ortiz: 63/G6S

Top 6

Fernando Vina: K
Edgar Renteria: S7/G56
Jim Edmonds: K+CS2(26)/DP/C

Bot 6

Corey Koskie: 31/G3-
Midre Cummings: 63/G6MS
Chad Allen: K/C

Top 7

Fernando Tatis: 6/FL
Thomas Howard: D9/G4
Eduardo Perez: 63/G6MS.2-3
Chris Richard: 43/G34

Bot 7

Jacque Jones: S9/G34
Marcus Jensen: S9/G34.1-2
Cristian Guzman: 13/SH/BG3S-.2-3;1-2
Jay Canizaro: W
Matt Lawton: 43(B)6(1)/GDP/G4S.3-H

Top 8

Mike Matheny: 63/G6S
Placido Polanco: S8/G4M
Fernando Vina: K
Edgar Renteria: W.1-2
Jim Edmonds: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Fernando Tatis: D7/L7LS
Thomas Howard: FC5/G5-.2X3(5);B-1#

Bot 8

David Ortiz: 31/G3
Corey Koskie: S7/L78S
Midre Cummings: K/C
Chad Allen: K

Top 9

Eduardo Perez: S6/G6M.B-2(E6/TH1)
Chris Richard: 13/G25-.2-3
Mike Matheny: 63/G6S.3-H(UR)
Placido Polanco: 3/G34S-

Bot 9

Jacque Jones: HR/F89XD+
Marcus Jensen: 7/FL/F7LSF
Cristian Guzman: 7/F78XD
Jay Canizaro: S7/G6
Matt Lawton: WP.1-2
Matt Lawton: S8/G4M.2-3
David Ortiz: 53/G6S-

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Chris Richard $HR on first pitch in major leagues

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