BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/30/2009
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BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 371 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (11-14) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (17-8) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Cardinals Make It 4 Straight with 3-1 Win
In a low-scoring contest, St. Louis pitcher Chan Ho Park was marvelous in his team's 3-1 win. Park picked up the win for St. Louis, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 3-1. With the win, St. Louis elevates its record to 17-8.

Andre Ethier, who finished 2nd in the NL in OPS with 1.112 in 2006, came through for St. Louis with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The left fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Ethier said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ramirez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .223 1 8
T. Helton DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 4 14
   a-M. Alvarez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 2
J. Bautista 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .233 4 14
J. Barajas RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 3 10
G. Guzman LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 5 9
   b-N. Varner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 7
M. Rodgers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 2 8
   c-R. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
M. Teahen 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312 0 3
R. Mateo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 2 9
R. Castro C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 2 9
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 7 13      
a - M. Alvarez inserted as DH in the 8th
b - N. Varner pinch hit for G. Guzman in the 9th
c - R. Torres pinch hit for M. Rodgers in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bautista (4, 6th Inning off C. Park, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Ramirez , J. Bautista 4 , G. Guzman , M. Teahen 2 , R. Castro
2-out RBI: J. Bautista
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Helton , R. Castro
GIDP: J. Barajas
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Ramirez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ramirez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .291 0 3
A. Pagan CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 0 9
A. Ethier LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .310 5 18
   a-C. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 4
M. Teixeira 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .278 5 17
R. Doumit C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 3 17
D. Young RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .318 2 14
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 6 20
J. Cantu 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .159 2 8
B. Roberts SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 3
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 4 11      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ethier (5, 1st Inning off I. Snell, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Teixeira (3, 3rd Inning off I. Snell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ethier (5, 3rd Inning off I. Snell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , A. Ethier 6 , M. Teixeira 2 , J. Cantu , B. Roberts 2
2-out RBI: I. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , D. Young
Sac Bunt: A. Pagan
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cantu-Roberts-Teixeira)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Snell L (0-4) 6.0 7 3 2 2 2 1 119 5.01   
T. Vasquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.84   
L. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Snell 48
Batters Faced: I. Snell 28, T. Vasquez 3, L. Ramirez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Snell 10-6, T. Vasquez 1-1, L. Ramirez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Snell 119-77, T. Vasquez 13-7, L. Ramirez 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Park W (3-1) 6.2 5 1 1 2 4 1 92 5.32   
N. Masset H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 7.36   
C. Sabathia H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.06   
J. Barraza SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Park 62
Batters Faced: C. Park 25, N. Masset 3, C. Sabathia 1, J. Barraza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Park 6-8, N. Masset 1-0, C. Sabathia 0-1, J. Barraza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Park 92-58, N. Masset 13-9, C. Sabathia 3-2, J. Barraza 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Masset 1-0 , C. Sabathia 1-0 , J. Barraza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chan Ho Park
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 28228
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