MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/26/2040
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1756 - TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (45-35) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (44-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Twins Win at St. Louis, 3-1
The Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1. Minnesota pitcher and East Lyme, Connecticut, native Mike Russell led the way. Minnesota, at 45-35, occupies first place in the American League Central Division.

Josh Jessee was a prime contributor to the Minnesota win. He was 1-5. In the top of the fifth with two out, the fan favorite hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 2-0, in favor of the Twins.

Afterward, Twins manager Joshua Hester was ebullient. "That was a fun game to coach," he told a group of reporters, adding, "I hope it was just as fun to watch."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lopez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .283 18 53
B. Putney LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .303 0 5
J. Jessee DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .282 26 72
M. Tucker CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .225 0 5
E. Mason RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .321 0 37
P. Toth 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 5 15
E. Pena 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .296 0 33
D. Oberholtzer SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .246 0 22
B. Anderson C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .127 1 4
Totals 37 3 11 3 1 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Tucker (3, 5th Inning off W. Catalan, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Putney (4, 5th Inning off W. Catalan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lopez (18, 9th Inning off C. Bingham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lopez 4 , B. Putney 4 , J. Jessee , M. Tucker 2 , E. Mason 2 , P. Toth 2 , E. Pena
2-out RBI: B. Putney , J. Jessee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jessee , M. Tucker , E. Mason , E. Pena , D. Oberholtzer
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Putney 2 (3) , E. Mason (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Vallejo LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 12 41
   a-V. Serrato LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 1 2
C. Aldana 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289 9 24
K. Nearhood CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .347 15 45
A. Delgado RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 22 56
G. Orduna 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 15 51
P. Sevin DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .277 10 36
D. Dumas SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .262 6 14
S. Felt 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263 1 18
S. Obey C 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .230 4 27
   b-C. Fultineer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 2 12
Totals 31 1 4 1 6 5 19      
a - V. Serrato substituted for A. Vallejo in the 7th
b - C. Fultineer pinch hit for S. Obey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Orduna (12, 2nd Inning off M. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Sevin (16, 7th Inning off M. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Aldana , K. Nearhood , G. Orduna 2 , P. Sevin 2
2-out RBI: S. Obey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Serrato , C. Aldana , P. Sevin , S. Felt
Hit by Pitch: S. Felt
Team LOB: 10
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Russell W (4-2) 7.0 2 1 1 4 4 0 110 4.50   
B. Williams H (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.10   
A. Burg H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 2.78   
J. Elliott SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Russell 69
Batters Faced: M. Russell 28, B. Williams 5, A. Burg 4, J. Elliott 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Russell 8-9, B. Williams 0-2, A. Burg 0-2, J. Elliott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Russell 110-63, B. Williams 14-11, A. Burg 22-10, J. Elliott 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Elliott 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Russell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Catalan L (5-7) 5.2 8 2 2 1 4 0 95 6.07   
D. Barone 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 33 2.37   
C. Bingham 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Catalan 48
Batters Faced: W. Catalan 26, D. Barone 8, C. Bingham 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Catalan 7-6, D. Barone 1-3, C. Bingham 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Catalan 95-66, D. Barone 33-22, C. Bingham 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Barone 1-0 , C. Bingham 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Russell
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:59 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 25470
Special Notes: Alex Vallejo was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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