Minnesota Twins @ St. Louis Cardinals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Mauer1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .425 | .374 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .290 | .391 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .349 | .487 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .309 | .366 | .609 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .310 | .557 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .263 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .143 | .333 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .204 | .295 | .278 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .405 | .333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
a-singled to center for T Hildenberger in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BKepler (10, Gant); Rosario 2 (10, Sherriff, Gant); Grossman (6, Gant); Wilson (1, Sherriff)
- RBIKepler (13), Rosario (25), Wilson 2 (2), Grossman 2 (11)
- 2Out RBIRosario
- SFWilson
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-12 (Kepler 1-1, Rosario 1-1, Romero 0-2, Wilson 0-1, Grossman 1-2, LaMarre 1-1, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 0-2, Escobar 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Dozier-Mauer)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
H. BaderCF |
M. OzunaLF |
K. Wong2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .158 | .315 | .307 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .400 | .327 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .270 | .310 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .252 | .283 | .336 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .457 | .639 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .341 | .492 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .313 | .341 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .293 | .472 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
a-grounded to third for M Bowman in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BDeJong (7, Romero)
- SHGant
- GIDPGyorko
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-5 (Carpenter 0-1, Kelly 0-1, Fowler 0-1, Wong 0-2)
- Fielding
- AssistsBader (Wilson at Home)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Romero(W, 2-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 97-57 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-8 | 3.52 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-23 | 1.29 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 137-88 |
- Pitching
- HBPKelly (By Romero)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRomero 14/24; Hildenberger 3/3; Magill 5/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRomero 20-14-12-11; Hildenberger 4-2-0-2; Magill 9-2-7-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRomero 7-2; Hildenberger 2-0; Magill 2-2
- Game ScoresF Romero 72
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Gant(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 97-61 | 4.32 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21-16 | 5.14 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-18 | 6.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 5.14 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 160-103 |
- Pitching
- WPGant
- IBBAdrianza (By Bowman)
- HBPAdrianza (By Sherriff)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGant 17/24; Bowman 4/7; Sherriff 5/7; Gregerson 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGant 16-6-23-16; Bowman 5-2-6-3; Sherriff 8-0-5-5; Gregerson 1-4-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGant 4-7; Bowman 2-0; Sherriff 0-1; Gregerson 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Gant 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kepler doubled to right, Mauer scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Rosario doubled to right, Kepler scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Wilson hit sacrifice fly to center, Escobar scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Grossman doubled to deep center, Escobar scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Grossman singled to right, Rosario scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Wilson doubled to left, Grossman scored. | 6 | 0 | ||
MIN wins 2-0
Game Information
Busch Stadium
1:00 AM, 8 May 2018
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 40,182
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters
- First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Third Base Umpire - Sean Barber
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

