Minnesota Twins @ St. Louis Cardinals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Sano1B |
J. CaveRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .333 | .456 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .262 | .464 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .348 | .552 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .317 | .354 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .293 | .424 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .294 | .443 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .295 | .326 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .290 | .286 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .300 | .447 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .243 | .255 |
| 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
a-struck out looking for Jax in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BAstudillo (7, LeBlanc)
- RBISimmons (20)
- 2Out RBISimmons
- GIDPGordon
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-6 (Simmons 2-2, Kepler 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Jax 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Astudillo-Polanco-Sanó)
- AssistsCave (Arenado at 2nd base)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
H. BaderCF |
T. Edman2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .335 | .412 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .342 | .454 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .320 | .501 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .325 | .509 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .289 | .380 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .357 | .529 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .303 | .376 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .295 | .394 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .298 | .293 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
a-singled to left for Helsley in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BGoldschmidt (18, Coulombe); Edman (24, Duffey)
- RBIArenado (62), Bader (26), Edman 3 (31)
- 2Out RBIArenado, Edman 3
- SFBader
- GIDPCarlson
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP3-7 (Molina 0-2, Arenado 1-1, Bader 1-1, DeJong 0-2, Edman 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBO'Neill (9, 2nd base off Jax/Garver); Edman (18, 2nd base off Jax/Garver)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Gallegos-DeJong-Goldschmidt)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Duffey(L, 2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83-52 | 6.41 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32-16 | 3.79 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 1.84 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 138-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCoulombe 4/7; Duffey 1/7; Jax 11/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCoulombe-5-1-2-6; Duffey-3-4-4-5; Jax-19-4-14-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCoulombe 3-0; Duffey 1-1; Jax 4-9
- Game ScoresG Jax 59
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Helsley(W, 6-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 85-57 | 4.17 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.64 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 1.89 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 120-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLeBlanc 14/25; Reyes 3/3; Gallegos 1/3; Helsley 2/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLeBlanc-16-10-11-20; Reyes-3-1-1-3; Gallegos-0-1-0-3; Helsley-5-1-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLeBlanc 6-8; Reyes 1-2; Gallegos 1-1; Helsley 1-1
- Game ScoresW LeBlanc 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Simmons singled to left, Sanó scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Bader hit sacrifice fly to left, O'Neill scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Edman doubled to right, Bader scored, Goldschmidt scored and O'Neill scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Arenado singled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Arenado thrown out at second. | 1 | 5 | ||
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
Busch Stadium
1:15 AM, 31 July 2021
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 34,036
Game Time:2:45
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
- First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
- Second Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
- Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
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 |

