Minnesota Twins @ St. Louis Cardinals

44-61, 20-31 Away

Final

52-52, 29-21 Home


MIN
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	12	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

J. Alcala3-5

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

J. Woodford2-3

3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Woodford pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 91
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 83
  3
  Ball
  Sinker 91
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  6
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 82
- Rooker safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Arenado.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsBottom 1st
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Woodford pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Woodford pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- Nootbaar hit for Woodford
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Polanco safe at first on fielding error by shortstop DeJong.
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsBottom 4th
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Astudillo hit for Ober
  7
  1
- A. Miller pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Sosa at second base.
  8
  1
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- J. Alcala pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- A. Miller pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- J. Alcala pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- L. Garcia pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Rondón at third base.
  8
  1
- Knizner catching.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- C. Thielbar pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- L. Garcia pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- Cave hit for Thielbar
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- J. Minaya pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- Kepler in right field.
  8
  1
- Larnach in left field.
  8
  1
- Cave in center field.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Miller pitching for STL
  MIN
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- A. Colome pitching for MIN
  MIN
  STL
- Carpenter hit for J. Miller
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	91
2 Strike Swinging	Changeup	83
3 Ball	Sinker	91
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	92
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
6 Strike Swinging	Slider	82

Twins
1
Cardinals
5

Game 1

7/30

Twins
8
Cardinals
1

Game 2

7/31

Twins
3
Cardinals
7

Game 3

8/1

Busch Stadium

7:15 PM, July 31, 2021Coverage: FS1

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 33,432

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
First Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barrett

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	45	40	.529	-	L1
Cleveland	45	42	.517	1	W1
Minnesota	42	46	.477	4.5	W1
Detroit	38	49	.437	8	W3
Kansas City	35	52	.402	11	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	53	31	.631	-	W3
Chicago	49	38	.563	5.5	W5
St. Louis	44	39	.530	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	43	44	.494	11.5	L2
Cincinnati	39	46	.459	14.5	L4

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Minnesota Twins @ St. Louis Cardinals

J. Alcala3-5

J. Woodford2-3

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