MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/23/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2507 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (72-56) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
Minnesota Twins (68-60) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Twins Drop 4-3 Decision to Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a win at Target Field, knocking off the Minnesota Twins, 4-3. On the mound for St. Louis was left-hander Drew Rom, who played a pivotal role in the win. Rom went 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. His record improves to 6-5. Ryan Helsley picked up the save, his 27th.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Brendan Donovan? The St. Louis second baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 4-1. For the game, Donovan had 1 double and 2 singles in 3 at-bats.

"Nice, tidy little win," Donovan said after the game.

St. Louis, at 72-56, occupies first place in the National League Central Division.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .258 16 53
A. Burleson LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .291 17 73
   a-T. O'Neill LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 5 24
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254 16 56
N. Gorman DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .230 33 80
L. Nootbaar CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 25 86
J. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .222 9 29
W. Contreras C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273 13 48
B. Donovan 2B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .255 3 36
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .257 14 52
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 8 20      
a - T. O'Neill substituted for A. Burleson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Donovan (13, 6th Inning off E. Uceta, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Gorman (3, 1st Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Burleson 2 , N. Gorman 3 , J. Walker , W. Contreras 2 , B. Donovan 4 , P. Goldschmidt
2-out RBI: A. Burleson , N. Gorman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Edman , A. Burleson , N. Arenado , L. Nootbaar
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Donovan (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Goldschmidt-Edman-Goldschmidt)
OF assists: 1 (Nootbaar(Jeffers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .301 21 49
J. Miranda 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 18 52
W. Maldonado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .238 34 84
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 24 50
J. Polanco DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 23 64
R. Jeffers C 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .240 18 52
A. Kirilloff LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 19 48
C. Correa SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .267 18 61
M. Wallner RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .206 30 70
Totals 32 3 6 2 3 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wallner (30, 7th Inning off G. Gallegos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis , J. Miranda 2 , W. Maldonado , A. Kirilloff , M. Wallner 4
2-out RBI: M. Wallner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , W. Maldonado , M. Wallner
GIDP: M. Wallner
Hit by Pitch: R. Jeffers
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rom W (6-5) 6.0 2 1 0 3 3 0 93 3.45   
G. Gallegos H (9) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 25 3.90   
J. Beeks H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.80   
R. Helsley SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rom 66
Batters Faced: D. Rom 23, G. Gallegos 7, J. Beeks 3, R. Helsley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rom 7-7, G. Gallegos 0-1, J. Beeks 1-0, R. Helsley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rom 93-59, G. Gallegos 25-17, J. Beeks 12-8, R. Helsley 14-10
WP: G. Gallegos
Hit Batsmen: G. Gallegos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober L (6-8) 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 92 4.40   
E. Uceta 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 30 5.79   
A. Scherff 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 35 4.26   
M. Canterino 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 44
Batters Faced: B. Ober 23, E. Uceta 5, A. Scherff 8, M. Canterino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 1-10, E. Uceta 1-1, A. Scherff 0-3, M. Canterino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 92-59, E. Uceta 30-16, A. Scherff 35-22, M. Canterino 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Scherff 2-0 , M. Canterino 2-0
WP: M. Canterino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Drew Rom
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 35719
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