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St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins

2018-05-15 Β· Night game Β· Target Field Β· Att: 24259 Β· 76Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph to CF Β· 2:45

Minnesota Twins defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–1. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 3rd β€” Carson Kelly singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Harrison Bader scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 7th β€” Byron Buxton singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Luke Gregerson. Logan Morrison scores. Byron Buxton to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Luke Gregerson. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Eduardo Escobar singles on a line drive to center fielder Tommy Pham. Brian Dozier scores. Eddie Rosario to 2nd β€” worth 17% in win probability.

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Line score

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W: Jose Berrios   L: Brett Cecil   SV: Fernando Rodney

Umpires β€” HP: Scott Barry Β· 1B: Angel Hernandez Β· 2B: Paul Nauert Β· 3B: D.J. Reyburn Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tommy Pham400003
Matt Carpenter400002
Jose Martinez400001
Marcell Ozuna400001
Jedd Gyorko300002
Paul DeJong200010
Harrison Bader311002
Kolten Wong200000
Carson Kelly201100
Greg Garcia100001

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Joe Mauer401001
Brian Dozier311010
Eddie Rosario401002
Eduardo Escobar402101
Max Kepler400000
Logan Morrison411000
Byron Buxton311000
Ehire Adrianza301000
Bobby Wilson311201

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jack Flaherty5.2513
Brett Cecil0.1100
Luke Gregerson0.1200
Sam Tuivailala1.2102

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jose Berrios7.12110
Addison Reed0.2002
Fernando Rodney1.0000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tommy Pham: 53/G56+
  • Matt Carpenter: K
  • Jose Martinez: 63/G6

Bot 1

  • Joe Mauer: 43/G4+
  • Brian Dozier: W
  • Eddie Rosario: K
  • Eduardo Escobar: 8/F78D

Top 2

  • Marcell Ozuna: 8/F89M
  • Jedd Gyorko: K
  • Paul DeJong: 3/G34+

Bot 2

  • Max Kepler: 8/F8LXD+
  • Logan Morrison: 5/F4-
  • Byron Buxton: 9/L9D+

Top 3

  • Harrison Bader: S8/G6M
  • Kolten Wong: 13/G15S-.1-2
  • Carson Kelly: S8/G6+.2-H
  • Tommy Pham: K
  • Matt Carpenter: 7/F7D

Bot 3

  • Ehire Adrianza: S9/L9M+
  • Bobby Wilson: PO1(13)
  • Bobby Wilson: K
  • Joe Mauer: K

Top 4

  • Jose Martinez: K
  • Marcell Ozuna: K
  • Jedd Gyorko: 53/G56+

Bot 4

  • Brian Dozier: 8/F78D
  • Eddie Rosario: 13/G34S-
  • Eduardo Escobar: S8/G4M+
  • Max Kepler: 3/F3SF-

Top 5

  • Paul DeJong: W
  • Harrison Bader: K
  • Kolten Wong: 5/F5F-
  • Carson Kelly: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 5

  • Logan Morrison: 5/F4-
  • Byron Buxton: 8/F8RD+
  • Ehire Adrianza: 43/G34

Top 6

  • Tommy Pham: K
  • Matt Carpenter: K
  • Jose Martinez: 9/F9D+

Bot 6

  • Bobby Wilson: 3/F34-
  • Joe Mauer: 63/G6MD+
  • Brian Dozier: S6/G56
  • Eddie Rosario: S9/L9S+.1-3
  • Eduardo Escobar: S8/L8RS.3-H;1-2
  • Max Kepler: 9/F34D-

Top 7

  • Marcell Ozuna: 53/G5+
  • Jedd Gyorko: K
  • Paul DeJong: 8/F8RD

Bot 7

  • Logan Morrison: D9/F89D+
  • Byron Buxton: S1.2-H(E1/TH)(NR);B-2
  • Ehire Adrianza: WP.2-3
  • Ehire Adrianza: 3/G34S
  • Bobby Wilson: HR/F7D+.3-H
  • Joe Mauer: S9/G4+
  • Brian Dozier: 7/F78M
  • Eddie Rosario: K

Top 8

  • Harrison Bader: K
  • Kolten Wong: HP
  • Greg Garcia: K
  • Tommy Pham: K

Bot 8

  • Eduardo Escobar: K
  • Max Kepler: 8/F8RXD+
  • Logan Morrison: 43/G4+

Top 9

  • Matt Carpenter: 8/F8LD
  • Jose Martinez: 53/G56
  • Marcell Ozuna: 63/G6