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St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins

2015-06-17 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 34381 · 69°F · Wind 10 mph to RF · 2:47

Minnesota Twins defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Jason Heyward singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Mark Reynolds scores. Randal Grichuk to 2nd. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 4th — Eduardo Nunez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Peter Bourjos. Eddie Rosario scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Jhonny Peralta singles on a line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Matt Carpenter to 2nd — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Tom Milone L: Carlos Martinez SV: Glen Perkins

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Ed Hickox · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Kolten Wong	4	0	0	0	0
Matt Carpenter	4	0	1	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0
Mark Reynolds	4	1	1	0	2
Randal Grichuk	4	0	1	0	2
Yadier Molina	4	0	1	0	1
Jason Heyward	3	0	2	1	0
Peter Bourjos	3	0	1	0	1
Pete Kozma	2	0	0	0	1
Jon Jay	1	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Dozier	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Mauer	4	0	1	0	0	2
Trevor Plouffe	4	1	1	0	0	1
Torii Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Rosario	4	2	2	0	0	0
Eduardo Nunez	2	0	2	2	1	0
Kennys Vargas	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Herrmann	2	0	1	0	1	1
Byron Buxton	3	0	0	0	0	2
Shane Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Martinez	6.2	5	3	6
Randy Choate	0.1	0	0	1
Matt Belisle	1.0	2	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Tommy Milone	7.0	5	5
Casey Fien	0.2	1	1
Glen Perkins	1.1	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kolten Wong: 53/G56
Matt Carpenter: 7/F78D
Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56

Bot 1

Brian Dozier: 63/G6
Joe Mauer: D7/L78D+
Trevor Plouffe: 4(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 2

Mark Reynolds: D8/F89XD+
Randal Grichuk: S7/G6.2-3
Yadier Molina: K
Jason Heyward: S8/L6MD.3-H;1-2
Peter Bourjos: K+SB3;SB2
Pete Kozma: K

Bot 2

Torii Hunter: 8/F8LXD+
Eddie Rosario: 43/G4
Eduardo Nunez: D7/L7LS
Kennys Vargas: 43/G34

Top 3

Kolten Wong: 6/F6-
Matt Carpenter: 8/F8LXD+
Jhonny Peralta: 63/G6

Bot 3

Chris Herrmann: K
Byron Buxton: 53/G6S-
Brian Dozier: W
Joe Mauer: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 4

Mark Reynolds: 63/G6
Randal Grichuk: K23
Yadier Molina: 53/G56S-

Bot 4

Trevor Plouffe: D7/L5D+
Torii Hunter: K
Eddie Rosario: S9/L34+.2-3
Eduardo Nunez: PO3(E3).3-H(NR);1-3
Eduardo Nunez: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(UR)
Kennys Vargas: K

Top 5

Jason Heyward: S9/G34
Peter Bourjos: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Pete Kozma: 2/F2LF-

Bot 5

Chris Herrmann: W
Byron Buxton: K
Brian Dozier: 6/F56D-
Joe Mauer: K

Top 6

Kolten Wong: 31/G34-
Matt Carpenter: 6/F56D
Jhonny Peralta: 63/G6

Bot 6

Trevor Plouffe: 63/G6
Torii Hunter: 63/G6
Eddie Rosario: 3/G3

Top 7

Mark Reynolds: K
Randal Grichuk: 5/F5SF-
Yadier Molina: S7/L78D+.BX2(74)

Bot 7

Eduardo Nunez: W
Kennys Vargas: 46(1)/FO/G34-
Chris Herrmann: S8/L4MD.1-2
Byron Buxton: K
Brian Dozier: HP.2-3;1-2
Joe Mauer: K

Top 8

Jason Heyward: 7/F78D
Peter Bourjos: D9/L3
Jon Jay: K
Kolten Wong: 7/F7D+

Bot 8

Trevor Plouffe: K
Torii Hunter: 8/L8RXD+
Eddie Rosario: T8/L89XD+
Eduardo Nunez: S6/MREV/G6S-.3-H
Shane Robinson: 14(1)/FO/L13

Top 9

Matt Carpenter: S8/L8LM
Jhonny Peralta: S7/L7LM.1-2
Mark Reynolds: K
Randal Grichuk: K
Yadier Molina: 13/G13S-

Notes & reviews

replay,8,nunee002,MIN,westj901,MIN04,,Y,M,MIN,C $when Eduardo Nunez was called out at 1B, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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