MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/19/2097
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2683 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2097 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (61-80) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (38-103) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
Twins Fell Cardinals, 4-2
The Minnesota Twins bested the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, at Busch Stadium. Emilio Gonzales was one of the standouts. He went 2-3 with 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. Minnesota reliever Alberto Marshall picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Bill Rosario was tagged with the loss. Earning his 6th save for Minnesota was Matt Gromaski.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Joe Looby? The Minnesota left fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Twins on top, 2-0. For the game, Looby had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Gonzales told a Minnesota Gazette reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.

The Twins now have a mark of 61-80.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Whitlock 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .319 3 37
K. Gerard RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .228 12 40
   a-B. Widby PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 26 66
   b-A. Ceron RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 2 7
W. Maki CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303 8 33
E. Gonzales 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .258 29 82
J. Looby LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .223 20 64
M. Sakkal DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .250 0 0
D. Mayes 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .270 6 26
N. White SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 4 11
F. Madrigal C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 6 35
Totals 35 4 10 4 4 10 18      
a - B. Widby pinch hit for K. Gerard in the 9th
b - A. Ceron substituted for B. Widby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Looby (17, 1st Inning off B. Rosario, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Mayes 2 (24, 4th Inning off B. Rosario, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Rosario, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Gerard (12, 1st Inning off B. Rosario, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Whitlock , K. Gerard 4 , B. Widby , E. Gonzales 2 , J. Looby 3 , D. Mayes 4 , F. Madrigal
2-out RBI: E. Gonzales , J. Looby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Whitlock , M. Sakkal
Hit by Pitch: E. Gonzales
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sakkal (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Whitlock (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Whitlock-White-Mayes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Agullar 2B, 3B, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .218 1 11
T. Zirkle LF, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .187 3 21
   e-W. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 16 29
   f-D. Gonzalez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 17 54
J. Rush C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .170 5 26
C. Baca RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 0 28
   a-G. Vega PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 2
C. Malhado 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202 0 15
   b-K. McEachern PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .104 0 2
   c-B. Smolka RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 21 56
M. Powers 1B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .183 0 11
T. Purkey SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 2 14
   d-N. Argo PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .196 7 21
D. Cessor DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .182 6 21
J. Goldberg CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .236 0 25
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 10 23      
a - G. Vega pinch hit for C. Baca in the 6th
b - K. McEachern pinch hit for C. Malhado in the 6th
c - B. Smolka substituted for K. McEachern in the 7th
d - N. Argo pinch hit for T. Purkey in the 7th
e - W. Martinez pinch hit for T. Zirkle in the 8th
f - D. Gonzalez substituted for W. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Goldberg 2 (20, 8th Inning off M. Prado, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Gromaski, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Zirkle , C. Malhado , B. Smolka , M. Powers , N. Argo , D. Cessor , J. Goldberg 4
2-out RBI: J. Goldberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Agullar 2 , J. Rush , C. Baca , K. McEachern
GIDP: G. Vega
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Zirkle (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rosario (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Goldberg-Rush)
OF assists: 1 (Goldberg(Mayes at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Black 4.2 3 0 0 1 6 0 79 7.02   
A. Marshall W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 4.50   
M. Prado 1.1 3 2 0 0 3 0 28 3.14   
M. Gromaski SV (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Black 63
Batters Faced: S. Black 18, A. Marshall 8, M. Prado 8, M. Gromaski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Black 5-3, A. Marshall 4-2, M. Prado 1-0, M. Gromaski 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Black 79-49, A. Marshall 25-13, M. Prado 28-20, M. Gromaski 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Marshall 2-0 , M. Gromaski 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rosario L (3-11) 5.1 8 4 4 3 3 1 108 7.17   
W. Moreno 2.1 1 0 0 1 6 0 38 4.37   
B. Ballard 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rosario 36
Batters Faced: B. Rosario 26, W. Moreno 9, B. Ballard 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rosario 2-9, W. Moreno 0-1, B. Ballard 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rosario 108-68, W. Moreno 38-23, B. Ballard 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Moreno 1-0 , B. Ballard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Rosario
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emilio Gonzales
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 17297
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