Twins 3-1 Cardinals (27 Jun, 2009) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

40-35, 21-17 home


MIN
STL

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

TwinsTop 1st
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ground Out
- M Cuddyer safe at first on error by third baseman J Thurston, J Morneau scored, J Kubel to second.
  2
  0
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CardinalsBottom 1st
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- C. Perez pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- D Span in left field.
  3
  1
- C Gomez in center field.
  3
  1
- C Duncan hit for C Perez.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- R. Franklin pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
3
Cardinals
1

Game 1

27/6

Twins
3
Cardinals
5

Game 2

27/6

Twins
6
Cardinals
2

Game 3

28/6

Busch Stadium

1:15 AM, 27 June 2009

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 44,159

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Minnesota Twins

St. Louis Cardinals

G. Perkins3-4

A. Wainwright8-5

J. Nathan18

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Ground Out