St. Louis Cardinals vs. Minnesota Twins

Thursday, March 27th, 2025 3:15PM CST

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Game Recap

In their rain-delayed opener on Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals earned a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins, a win aided by a home run from Lars Nootbaar and five solid innings pitched by Sonny Gray.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, March 27th, 2025

Time: 3:15PM CST

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 47,395

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 000021000

Game Stats


St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Herrera (1, Varland)

Home Runs: Arenado (1, 8th inning off Jax 0 on, 1 Out); Nootbaar (1, 2nd inning off López 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Arenado (1), Donovan (1), Herrera (1), Nootbaar 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Herrera, Nootbaar 2

Ground Into Double Play: Burleson

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Contreras 0-1, Donovan 1-1, Herrera 1-2, Burleson 0-1, Nootbaar 1-1, Winn 0-1, Walker 0-1, Scott II 0-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Burleson 1; Winn 1; Walker 1


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gray 13/20; Maton 3/4; Helsley 2/4; King 2/2; Leahy 4/4; Roycroft 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gray-11-12-14-11; Maton-4-1-0-3; Helsley-4-4-5-1; King-2-0-1-2; Leahy-3-1-6-3; Roycroft-2-1-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gray 2-6; Maton 0-2; King 1-0; Leahy 1-1; Roycroft 1-1

Game Scores: S Gray 55


St. Louis Cardinals Fielding

Cardinals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Donovan-Winn-Contreras)


St. Louis Cardinals Baserunning

Cardinals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Walker (1, 2nd base by López)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Castro (1, King); Bader (1, Helsley)

Home Runs: Bader (1, 5th inning off Gray 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Castro (1), Bader 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Castro

Ground Into Double Play: Correa

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Castro 1-1, Bader 0-1, France 0-2, Miranda 0-2, Jeffers 0-1, Wallner 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: France 1; Miranda 2; Jeffers 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Balks: López

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Topa 2/2; López 12/22; Jax 3/4; Sands 0/3; Varland 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Topa-0-0-9-1; López-12-11-15-19; Jax-3-2-8-2; Sands-1-3-1-2; Varland-1-0-3-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Topa 0-1; López 8-3; Jax 0-1; Sands 0-2; Varland 2-1

Game Scores: P Lopez 42


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Correa-France)

Errors: López (1, throw)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Keirsey Jr. (1, 2nd base off Maton/Herrera)


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