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Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBMarch 30, 2025Busch Stadium

TwinsMinneapolisMIN0-3

Twins 2, Cardinals 9

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon3-0
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
MIN100100000250
STL03500010–9100

W Andre PallanteL Bailey OberSV Steven Matz

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Matt Wallner walks.
  2.  Carlos Correa grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Alec Burleson. Matt Wallner to 2nd.
  3.  Byron Buxton singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Matt Wallner scores. Byron Buxton to 2nd.MIN 63%
  4.  Trevor Larnach grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. Byron Buxton to 3rd.
  5.  Ryan Jeffers grounds out softly, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Andre Pallante.

Bot 1st

  1.  Lars Nootbaar walks.MIN 52%
  2.  Willson Contreras lines out to left fielder Harrison Bader.
  3.  Brendan Donovan walks. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.
  4.  Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging.
  5.  Alec Burleson pops out to catcher Ryan Jeffers in foul territory.MIN 61%

Top 2nd

  1.  Ty France grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Willi Castro grounds out, pitcher Andre Pallante to second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Jose F Miranda grounds out softly, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner.MIN 52%
  2.  Pedro Pagés hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive down the left-field line. Nolan Gorman to 3rd.STL 61%
  3.  Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Nolan Gorman scores. Pedro Pagés scores.STL 78%
  4.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Willi Castro to first baseman Ty France.
  6.  Willson Contreras flies out to right fielder Matt Wallner.

Top 3rd

  1.  Harrison Bader grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Matt Wallner doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Carlos Correa walks.
  4.  Byron Buxton strikes out swinging.STL 75%
  5.  Trevor Larnach grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton.
  2.  Nolan Arenado doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Harrison Bader. Brendan Donovan to 3rd.STL 87%
  3.  Alec Burleson doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Brendan Donovan scores. Nolan Arenado scores.STL 93%
  4.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
  5.  Pedro Pagés homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Alec Burleson scores. Nolan Gorman scores.
  6.  Victor Scott II flies out to left fielder Harrison Bader.
  7.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
  8.  Lars Nootbaar walks.
  9.  Willson Contreras lines out to left fielder Harrison Bader.

Top 4th

  1.  Ryan Jeffers flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Ty France grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Willi Castro homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
  4.  Jose F Miranda singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  5.  Harrison Bader grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bot 4th

  1.  Brendan Donovan called out on strikes.
  2.  Nolan Arenado walks.
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, third baseman Jose F Miranda to shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Ty France. Nolan Arenado out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st.

Top 5th

  1.  Matt Wallner strikes out swinging.
  2.  Carlos Correa grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Byron Buxton strikes out swinging.

Bot 5th

  1.  Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder Harrison Bader.
  2.  Pedro Pagés singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton.
  3.  Victor Scott II grounds into a force out, right fielder Matt Wallner to shortstop Carlos Correa. Pedro Pagés out at 2nd. Victor Scott II to 1st.
  4.  Masyn Winn walks.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to left fielder Harrison Bader.

Top 6th

  1.  Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging.
  2.  Ryan Jeffers grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Ty France grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bot 6th

  1.  Willson Contreras flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton.
  2.  Brendan Donovan grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Nolan Arenado grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Ty France.

Top 7th

  1.  Willi Castro doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  2.  Jose F Miranda strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Harrison Bader flies out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Matt Wallner pops out to third baseman Nolan Arenado in foul territory.

Bot 7th

  1.  Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Nolan Gorman homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
  3.  Pedro Pagés grounds out to first baseman Ty France.
  4.  Victor Scott II grounds out, second baseman Willi Castro to first baseman Ty France.

Top 8th

  1.  Carlos Correa grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Byron Buxton grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Trevor Larnach pops out to third baseman Nolan Arenado.

Bot 8th

  1.  Masyn Winn pops out to shortstop Willi Castro.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar lines out sharply to second baseman Edouard Julien.
  3.  Willson Contreras grounds out, pitcher Randy Dobnak to catcher Ryan Jeffers to first baseman Ty France.

Top 9th

  1.  Ryan Jeffers lines out sharply to center fielder Michael Siani.
  2.  Ty France grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Willi Castro pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

Top 1st

  1.  MIN 1, STL 0Byron Buxton singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Matt Wallner scores. Byron Buxton to 2nd.MIN 63%

Bot 2nd

  1.  MIN 1, STL 3Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Nolan Gorman scores. Pedro Pagés scores.STL 78%

Bot 3rd

  1.  MIN 1, STL 5Alec Burleson doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Brendan Donovan scores. Nolan Arenado scores.STL 93%
  2.  MIN 1, STL 8Pedro Pagés homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Alec Burleson scores. Nolan Gorman scores.

Top 4th

  1.  MIN 2, STL 8Willi Castro homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

Bot 7th

  1.  MIN 2, STL 9Nolan Gorman homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

Win probability

Bot 2nd · Biggest swing #1 · MIN 1–3 STL

Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Nolan Gorman scores. Pedro Pagés scores.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 78%STL +17 pts

Game leaders

TwinsMinneapolis

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Matt Wallner RF3110011.091
Carlos Correa SS3000010.000
Edouard Julien 2B0000000.000
Byron Buxton CF4011002.083
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. LF0000000.000
Trevor Larnach DH4000001.300
Ryan Jeffers C4000000.125
Ty France 1B4000000.091
Willi Castro SS4121100.400
Jose F Miranda 3B3010001.200
Harrison Bader CF3000000.286
Totals32252125

2B: Wallner, Castro.HR: Castro.RBI: Buxton, Castro.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Bailey Ober L2.2888337727.00
Randy Dobnak5.121121791.69

Video

3:15Twins vs. Cardinals HighlightsMLB video
1:16Oliver Marmol after a 9-2 win vs. the Twins0:28Victor Scott II's three-run homer (1)0:48Andre Pallante strikes out three0:54Bailey Ober strikes out three
All 17 clips

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