BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/04/2009
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BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 25 - SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 0
Minnesota Twins (1-1) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 X 5 8 1
Twins Prevail, 5-3, Over St. Louis
Minnesota starter Felix Hernandez had a strong outing against the St. Louis Cardinals at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-3 win. The win puts Minnesota at 1-1.

The Twins got a big at-bat from catcher Ramon Castro. For the game, Castro went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead.

"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Castro told the Minnesota Herald.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 0 0
A. Pagan CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 1
A. Ethier LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .400 0 1
   a-C. Gomez PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
M. Teixeira 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .167 1 2
R. Doumit C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 1
D. Young RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 2
P. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286 0 0
J. Cantu 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .167 1 1
L. Maza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Roberts PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2 5 9 14      
a - C. Gomez pinch ran for A. Ethier in the 8th
b - B. Roberts pinch hit for L. Maza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (2, 9th Inning off T. Beam, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cantu (1, 7th Inning off F. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , A. Ethier , P. Alvarez , J. Cantu 4 , B. Roberts 2
2-out RBI: J. Cantu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , A. Pagan , P. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: L. Maza
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gomez (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Young(Barajas at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
T. Helton DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
J. Bautista 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .143 1 2
   a-M. Alvarez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Varner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Barajas RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .429 0 1
G. Guzman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Rodgers 2B 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .000 0 1
M. Teahen 3B, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .400 0 1
R. Mateo CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
R. Castro C 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .286 1 2
Totals 29 5 8 5 5 4 15      
a - M. Alvarez pinch ran for J. Bautista in the 8th
b - N. Varner substituted for M. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Barajas 2 (2, 4th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Castro (1, 3rd Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton , J. Barajas 4 , M. Teahen , R. Mateo 3 , R. Castro 4
2-out RBI: R. Mateo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Helton , R. Mateo , R. Castro
Sac Bunt: R. Castro
Sac Fly: M. Rodgers
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ramirez (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beckett L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 101 3.86   
N. Masset 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 11 9.00   
J. Barraza 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 14 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beckett 55
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 29, N. Masset 3, J. Barraza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beckett 8-9, N. Masset 0-1, J. Barraza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beckett 101-68, N. Masset 11-2, J. Barraza 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barraza 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Hernandez W (1-0) 7.2 4 2 2 4 7 1 117 2.35   
J. Motte H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 18.00   
T. Beam SV (1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Hernandez 66
Batters Faced: F. Hernandez 32, J. Motte 2, T. Beam 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Hernandez 9-7, J. Motte 0-0, T. Beam 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Hernandez 117-73, J. Motte 8-4, T. Beam 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Motte 2-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Felix Hernandez
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 31950
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