MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/07/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 849 - MONDAY, MAY 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (12-23) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 1
St. Louis Cardinals (13-21) 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 8 0
Twins Stun Cardinals, 6-5
Minnesota second baseman Ian Kinsler made his presence felt in the 6-5 Twins triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals. Kinsler went 4 for 5 with 4 singles. Even with the win, the Twins have a dismal 12-23 record.

Freddie Freeman hit a 2-run double off Brad Ziegler in the top of the ninth, which put the Twins in front, 6-5. In addition to the double, Freeman had 1 single, while going 2 for 5.

"Glad to get this win," said Kinsler. "But we need to keep playing at a high level."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .303 4 10
W. Merrifield LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .289 4 11
F. Freeman 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .266 7 21
A. Garcia RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .278 9 25
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 7 23
M. Franco 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .225 8 16
R. Perez C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .152 0 0
M. Rojas SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .246 2 10
   b-K. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 6 14
   d-E. Sogard SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
R. Lopez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Arano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Lind PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 1 4
   J. Nicasio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Kahnle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Kendrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 5 11
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6 2 4 14      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for V. Arano in the 7th
b - K. Morales pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th
c - H. Kendrick pinch hit for T. Kahnle in the 9th
d - E. Sogard substituted for K. Morales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (6, 6th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 1 out) R. Perez (2, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Rojas (6, 2nd Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Freeman (6, 9th Inning off B. Ziegler, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Lind (1, 7th Inning off C. Gearrin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Garcia (3, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (7, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , M. Franco 3 , R. Perez 2 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia 3 , F. Freeman 3 , I. Kinsler 4 , A. Jones 4 , A. Lind 2
2-out RBI: A. Garcia , F. Freeman , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman
GIDP: W. Merrifield , M. Rojas
Sac Bunt: R. Lopez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Rojas-Kinsler-Freeman, Kinsler-Rojas-Freeman, Rojas-Kinsler-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .368 2 15
H. Bader CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .248 8 25
J. Martinez LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .288 6 19
M. Reynolds 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 1 6
A. Avila C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 5 17
B. Phillips RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .198 5 12
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 0 10
Y. Gomes 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .267 5 12
W. Chen P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-H. Perez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 0 2
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 1
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 4 15      
a - H. Perez pinch hit for W. Chen in the 6th
b - E. Escobar pinch hit for B. Ziegler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (11, 3rd Inning off R. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Gomes (5, 6th Inning off R. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies 3 , B. Phillips , Y. Gomes 5 , A. Avila , J. Martinez , H. Perez
2-out RBI: O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Phillips , Y. Gomes
GIDP: O. Albies , M. Reynolds , J. Martinez
Sac Bunt: W. Chen
Hit by Pitch: H. Bader
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Albies-Hechavarria-Reynolds, Albies-Hechavarria-Reynolds)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Lopez 5.1 7 5 4 4 3 1 97 59 8.47   
V. Arano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.02   
J. Nicasio 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 2.49   
T. Kahnle W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 3.00   
D. Robertson SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 35
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 27, V. Arano 1, J. Nicasio 3, T. Kahnle 4, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 6-6, V. Arano 1-0, J. Nicasio 1-1, T. Kahnle 1-2, D. Robertson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 97-59, V. Arano 6-3, J. Nicasio 14-9, T. Kahnle 8-6, D. Robertson 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Nicasio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen 6.0 9 4 4 2 1 1 75 52 6.28   
C. Gearrin H (2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 8.04   
Z. Littell H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 2.35   
B. Ziegler L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 20 13 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 37
Batters Faced: W. Chen 26, C. Gearrin 3, Z. Littell 5, B. Ziegler 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 10-4, C. Gearrin 0-0, Z. Littell 0-4, B. Ziegler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 75-52, C. Gearrin 12-9, Z. Littell 16-12, B. Ziegler 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Littell 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Kinsler
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 18238
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