MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
03/29/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 604 - SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) 2 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 X 12 15 1
Cardinals Toast Twins, 12-2
St. Louis registered a win at Busch Stadium by beating the Minnesota Twins, 12-2. Pitcher Ed Franklin was one reason why the Cardinals triumphed. With the loss, Minnesota falls to 0-2.

St. Louis got a big at-bat from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native Cristián Gómez, who in the bottom of the third hit a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 9-0.

"We did a lot of things right," said Franklin.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .111 0 0
L. Aguilar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
A. Townsend DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
G. Corporan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
F. Mejia C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Fernández 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .375 1 2
A. Cochran RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-T. Garcia PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Watts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
S. Iwamoto CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .571 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 6 14      
a - T. Garcia pinch hit for A. Cochran in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fernández (1, 2nd Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Iwamoto (2, 5th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Aguilar (1, 8th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Fernández (1, 9th Inning off J. Cooper, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra , L. Aguilar 2 , F. Mejia , R. Fernández 6 , G. Watts , S. Iwamoto 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Aguilar , G. Corporan , A. Cochran , S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
   c-C. Hewer PH, RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
S. Cortés CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .500 0 0
   d-R. Ramirez PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
A. White 2B 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .375 1 4
Z. Taylor DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .222 0 2
J. Heyward LF, CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .125 0 2
A. Romero 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .429 1 2
   a-L. Tirado PH, SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Gómez C 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 .143 1 3
J. Álvarez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .429 0 1
C. Jarvis SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   b-E. Anderson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-I. Wilson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 15 12 3 8 16      
a - L. Tirado pinch hit for A. Romero in the 7th
b - E. Anderson pinch hit for C. Jarvis in the 7th
c - C. Hewer pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 7th
d - R. Ramirez pinch hit for S. Cortés in the 7th
e - I. Wilson substituted for E. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Cortés (2, 1st Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Álvarez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , Z. Taylor (1, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Tirado (1, 7th Inning off J. López, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hewer (1, 7th Inning off J. López, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. White (1, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Gómez (1, 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Romero (1, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación , C. Hewer 2 , S. Cortés 2 , A. White 5 , Z. Taylor 2 , J. Heyward , A. Romero 5 , L. Tirado 2 , C. Gómez 4 , J. Álvarez 3 , C. Jarvis , E. Anderson
2-out RBI: C. Hewer , A. White , J. Heyward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cortés , Z. Taylor , J. Heyward
Hit by Pitch: A. White
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (1) , Z. Taylor (1) , C. Jarvis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. White (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Turner L (0-1) 2.0 7 7 7 1 1 1 41 31.50   
B. McDonald 3.0 5 3 3 1 3 2 55 9.00   
J. López 1.2 3 2 2 0 4 0 37 10.80   
A. López 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 10
Batters Faced: J. Turner 14, B. McDonald 15, J. López 8, A. López 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 4-1, B. McDonald 2-4, J. López 1-0, A. López 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 41-24, B. McDonald 55-35, J. López 37-23, A. López 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 1-1 , A. López 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. López
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Franklin W (1-0) 7.1 7 0 0 0 6 0 102 0.00   
J. Cooper 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 36 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 70
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 29, J. Cooper 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 6-9, J. Cooper 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 102-74, J. Cooper 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cooper 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Franklin
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 40456
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