MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
03/29/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 354 - SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 X 7 11 0
Contreras, Cardinals March to 7-2 Victory
St. Louis catcher William Contreras helped his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-2. Contreras went 3 for 4 for the Cardinals. St. Louis starter Freddy Peralta was credited with the win after throwing 95 pitches over 6.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. St. Louis goes to 2-0 with the win.

With St. Louis leading 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Contreras hit a 2-run single off Minnesota hurler Ronny Henriquez. It was the 6th hit of the season for Contreras and put his team ahead, 5-2.

"It was a good win," said St. Louis manager Tyler Wagner. "Not without blemish, but good."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Simpson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Chourio CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Aranda DH 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .333 1 2
K. Carpenter RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
R. Lewis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
C. Mayo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Rushing C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
L. Jimenez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .333 0 0
T. Sweeney SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Rushing (1, 2nd Inning off F. Peralta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Aranda (1, 6th Inning off F. Peralta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Simpson 2 , J. Aranda 4 , K. Carpenter , D. Rushing 2 , L. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mayo , L. Jimenez
Sac Fly: J. Aranda
Hit by Pitch: J. Aranda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Simpson 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lewis (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
L. Nootbaar RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .714 0 1
M. Muncy DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .143 0 0
A. Bregman 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .125 0 0
W. Contreras C 4 1 3 4 0 1 2 .750 3 6
C. Walker 1B 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 .400 0 2
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0
E. Arroyo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .143 0 0
J. Siri CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7 7 9 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (2, 5th Inning off J. Winckowski, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Blanco (1, 1st Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (3, 8th Inning off T. Stephan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 5 , L. Nootbaar 2 , A. Bregman , W. Contreras 6 , C. Walker 2 , E. Arroyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Muncy , R. Palacios , E. Arroyo 2 , J. Siri
Sac Fly: W. Contreras , C. Walker
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (1) , L. Nootbaar (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lopez L (0-1) 2.1 4 2 2 4 2 0 62 7.71   
J. Winckowski 2.1 3 1 0 0 4 0 41 0.00   
R. Henriquez 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 30 27.00   
T. Harris 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.00   
T. Stephan 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 35
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 15, J. Winckowski 11, R. Henriquez 7, T. Harris 6, T. Stephan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 2-3, J. Winckowski 2-1, R. Henriquez 1-1, T. Harris 1-2, T. Stephan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 62-36, J. Winckowski 41-28, R. Henriquez 30-15, T. Harris 23-13, T. Stephan 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Winckowski 3-0 , R. Henriquez 2-0 , T. Harris 1-0
WP: R. Henriquez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Peralta W (1-0) 6.1 4 2 2 1 6 1 95 2.84   
I. Hamilton 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
D. Lee 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.00   
R. Garrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Peralta 62
Batters Faced: F. Peralta 24, I. Hamilton 3, D. Lee 6, R. Garrett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Peralta 5-8, I. Hamilton 0-1, D. Lee 1-1, R. Garrett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Peralta 95-58, I. Hamilton 18-11, D. Lee 28-18, R. Garrett 10-7
Hit Batsmen: D. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Contreras
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 32399
Special Notes: SP Reynaldo Lopez was injured while pitching.
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