Twins 6-0 Cardinals (8 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

20-13, 12-6 home


MIN
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	6	11	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

F. Romero2-0

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 3 BB

J. Gant1-1

5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Gant pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Strike Looking
  Changeup 80
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 82
  5
  Ball
  Two-seam FB 94
  6
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
- Mauer to second on wild pitch by Gant.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Gant pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Gant pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Gant pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Gant pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Gant pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- M. Bowman pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- F. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- M. Bowman pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- T. Hildenberger pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- Garcia hit for Bowman.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- R. Sherriff pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- LaMarre hit for Hildenberger.
  6
  0
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- M. Magill pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- L. Gregerson pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- M. Magill pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- DeJong to second on fielder's indifference.
  6
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
3 Strike Looking	Changeup	80
4 Ball	Changeup	82
5 Ball	Two-seam FB	94
6 Ball	Four-seam FB	93

Twins
6
Cardinals
0

Game 1

8/5

Twins
7
Cardinals
1

Game 2

8/5

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

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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