MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/17/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2668 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (76-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Minnesota Twins (81-59) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 X 10 11 1
Twins, McBride Blast Cardinals, 10-0
The Minnesota Twins pinned a convincing loss on the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-0, at Target Field. Bret McBride was a main factor in the win. He was 3-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 and driving in 5 for Minnesota. Minnesota starter Adam Pennington was credited with the win after throwing 87 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 9-6. Minnesota is now 81-59. St. Louis is 76-64.

With Minnesota leading 6-0 in the bottom of the eighth, McBride came up to bat against St. Louis pitcher Jason Weisel. McBride hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 28th home run of the season put the Twins on top, 10-0.

"We can't expect to win," said St. Louis manager Leyland Thomas, "when we play like that."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivas LF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .276 15 54
J. Gunter 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 13 52
   d-K. Halford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 4
P. Lewis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 22 64
D. Smeal C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 4 15
J. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .239 16 54
F. Contreras RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 9 16
S. Freeman DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 11 35
T. Warren SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 1 7
   a-D. Agurkis PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 3 12
B. Forrey CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 3 34
   b-C. Gutshall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 23 82
   c-L. Putman CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 9
Totals 29 0 6 0 3 6 11      
a - D. Agurkis pinch hit for T. Warren in the 8th
b - C. Gutshall pinch hit for B. Forrey in the 8th
c - L. Putman substituted for C. Gutshall in the 8th
d - K. Halford pinch hit for J. Gunter in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Gunter , J. Brown , F. Contreras , S. Freeman , T. Warren , B. Forrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivas , J. Gunter
GIDP: D. Smeal
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Rivas (7) , T. Warren (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Carpenter 2B 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .299 23 71
B. Hinson CF 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 .259 10 67
J. Duren DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .307 22 58
B. McBride 3B 5 2 3 5 0 1 0 .273 28 84
V. Aristondo 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .254 16 63
H. Tian RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 11 50
   a-M. Leon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 3
   b-S. Wilhelm RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 3 3
K. Eby LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .241 13 49
B. Duncan C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .286 9 48
B. Carson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .216 7 42
Totals 34 10 11 10 8 12 17      
a - M. Leon pinch hit for H. Tian in the 5th
b - S. Wilhelm substituted for M. Leon in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Carpenter (48, 1st Inning off S. Gbur, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Duncan (16, 8th Inning off J. Reddington, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. McBride (1, 3rd Inning off S. Gbur, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Eby (7, 8th Inning off J. Reddington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wilhelm (3, 8th Inning off J. Reddington, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McBride (28, 8th Inning off J. Weisel, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Carpenter 3 , B. Hinson , B. McBride 8 , S. Wilhelm 4 , K. Eby 4 , B. Duncan 2 , B. Carson
2-out RBI: K. Eby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hinson , J. Duren , K. Eby
Sac Fly: J. Duren
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Carpenter (20) , B. Hinson (40) , B. McBride (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pennington (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Aristondo-Carson-Pennington)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gbur L (8-7) 3.1 6 3 3 2 6 0 73 4.35   
J. Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.23   
B. Robinson 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 47 4.39   
J. Reddington 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 14 3.00   
D. Romeo 0.0 0 3 3 3 0 0 15 3.86   
J. Weisel 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 16 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gbur 38
Batters Faced: S. Gbur 18, J. Castillo 3, B. Robinson 11, J. Reddington 3, D. Romeo 3, J. Weisel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gbur 1-3, J. Castillo 1-0, B. Robinson 2-4, J. Reddington 0-0, D. Romeo 0-0, J. Weisel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gbur 73-47, J. Castillo 12-9, B. Robinson 47-29, J. Reddington 14-9, D. Romeo 15-3, J. Weisel 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Romeo 1-1 , J. Weisel 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pennington W (9-6) 7.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 87 2.97   
R. Aranda H (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.54   
T. Waterbury 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pennington 70
Batters Faced: A. Pennington 24, R. Aranda 4, T. Waterbury 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pennington 7-5, R. Aranda 2-0, T. Waterbury 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pennington 87-54, R. Aranda 23-15, T. Waterbury 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Aranda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret McBride
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 38662
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