MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/16/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 961 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RHE
St. Louis Cardinals (16-25) 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 10112
Minnesota Twins (13-29) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 8161
Martinez Helps Cardinals Beat Twins
St. Louis and Minnesota duked it out at Target Field and the Cardinals came out victorious.

Jose Alberto Martinez left his imprint on the 10-8 St. Louis win against the Minnesota Twins. Martinez was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. St. Louis reliever Fernando Abad picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Matt Harvey was saddled with the loss. Earning his 7th save for St. Louis was Mark Melancon.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from center fielder Brett Phillips. For the game, Phillips was 1 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Martinez told the St. Louis News.

The Cardinals are now 16-25, while the Twins fall to 13-29.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCOREMINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
PlayerABRHRBIBBKLOBAVGHRRBI
A. Bregman SS6231015.246211
A. Avila C3000211.199618
B. Phillips CF5112034.208817
O. Albies 2B3310210.335217
E. Escobar 3B5210003.17603
J. Martinez RF5234022.283723
H. Bader LF4000112.239826
Y. Gomes 1B4012010.253514
A. Hechavarria DH4010123.285011
Totals391011961220   
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (8, 1st Inning off M. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Escobar (1, 3rd Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (8, 1st Inning off M. Harvey, 1 on, 1 out) J. Martinez (7, 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 1 on, 1 out) A. Bregman (2, 8th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies , B. Phillips 4 , A. Hechavarria , Y. Gomes , J. Martinez 7 , E. Escobar 2 , A. Bregman 6
2-out RBI: Y. Gomes , J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Phillips 2 , H. Bader , A. Bregman 2
Hit by Pitch: Y. Gomes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Rodney (1) , J. Martinez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-Albies-Gomes, Escobar-Albies-Gomes)
PlayerABRHRBIBBKLOBAVGHRRBI
A. Jones CF6000047.279723
W. Merrifield LF4030101.275413
I. Kinsler 2B4100016.290413
F. Freeman 1B4130111.268824
M. Franco 3B5110005.2351021
A. Garcia RF5221035.2751026
A. Lind DH4210102.20014
R. Perez C5133013.21113
E. Sogard SS5032013.31602
Totals42816631133   
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (8, 4th Inning off F. Abad, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Sogard (2, 3rd Inning off F. Abad, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Perez (1, 9th Inning off F. Rodney, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Garcia (10, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lind , W. Merrifield 3 , M. Franco , R. Perez 6 , A. Garcia 5 , F. Freeman 4 , E. Sogard 4
2-out RBI: R. Perez , A. Garcia , E. Sogard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Lind 2 , W. Merrifield , A. Garcia , I. Kinsler 2 , A. Jones
GIDP: M. Franco , I. Kinsler
Hit by Pitch: I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (6)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Kinsler (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCOREMINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPIPSERA   
L. Giolito 2.131101122146.85   
F. Abad W (1-1)1.230012043266.95   
C. Gearrin 1.132202026177.65   
Z. Littell H (3)1.231122036212.89   
F. Rodney 1.234004132230.00   
M. Melancon SV (7)0.1100000650.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 44
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 8, F. Abad 9, C. Gearrin 7, Z. Littell 10, F. Rodney 10, M. Melancon 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 2-2, F. Abad 1-2, C. Gearrin 1-1, Z. Littell 0-3, F. Rodney 1-0, M. Melancon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 22-14, F. Abad 43-26, C. Gearrin 26-17, Z. Littell 36-21, F. Rodney 32-23, M. Melancon 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gearrin 1-0 , Z. Littell 2-2 , F. Rodney 1-1
WP: F. Rodney
Hit Batsmen: F. Rodney
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPIPSERA   
M. Harvey L (1-3)4.085524197535.66   
J. Nicasio 2.010012023161.98   
A. Meyer 0.11221011266.17   
W. Peralta 0.20000101093.18   
V. Arano 1.011102117115.30   
T. Kahnle 0.10212101663.10   
A. Ramos 0.20000201282.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 28
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 22, J. Nicasio 8, A. Meyer 3, W. Peralta 2, V. Arano 4, T. Kahnle 4, A. Ramos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 2-6, J. Nicasio 2-2, A. Meyer 0-1, W. Peralta 0-1, V. Arano 0-1, T. Kahnle 0-0, A. Ramos 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 97-53, J. Nicasio 23-16, A. Meyer 12-6, W. Peralta 10-9, V. Arano 17-11, T. Kahnle 16-6, A. Ramos 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramos 3-2
WP: A. Ramos
Hit Batsmen: A. Ramos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Alberto Martinez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM MST
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 10421
Special Notes: SP Lucas Giolito was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 9th inning.
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