Twins 5-3 Cardinals (4 Aug, 2023) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

48-62, 24-31 home


MIN
STL

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

TwinsTop 1st
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Castro stole third.
  2
  0
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Solano to second on wild pitch by Liberatore.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- D. VerHagen pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- D. VerHagen pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- S. Gray pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- Z. Thompson pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- G. Jax pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- Farmer at second base.
  5
  2
- Gallo in left field.
  5
  2
- Castro at third base.
  5
  2
- Gallo in left field.
  5
  2
- Kepler in right field.
  5
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Naile pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- J. Duran pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- Burleson to third on wild pitch by Duran.
  5
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	93

Twins
3
Cardinals
2

Game 1

2/8

Twins
3
Cardinals
7

Game 2

3/8

Twins
5
Cardinals
3

Game 3

4/8

Busch Stadium

12:45 AM, 4 August 2023

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 36,949

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Segal
First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Ben May
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson

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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