Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Mar 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	8	1	7
STL	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-	5	10	0	6

loss:

P. Lopezwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

S. Graysave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Helsley

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- A former standout high school quarterback who dreamed years ago of starring someday at the University of Southern California, outfielder Lars Nootbaar was forced to think quickly and call an audible before his Cardinals faced the Twins on Opening Day at Busch Stadium. While taking part in...

Scoring Summary

MINSTL

1
Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Carlos Correa. Lars Nootbaar scores. [1 run]
01
2
Lars Nootbaar homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Jordan Walker scores. [2 runs]
03
3
Ivan Herrera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Wallner. Brendan Donovan scores. [1 run]
04
5
Harrison Bader homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Jose Miranda scores. [2 runs]
24
6
Willi Castro doubles (1) on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Trevor Larnach scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. [1 run]
34
8
Nolan Arenado homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Matt WallnerRF	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	.000
2Carlos CorreaSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
3Byron BuxtonCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
4Trevor LarnachDH	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.667
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Ryan JeffersC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250
6Ty France1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.250
7Willi Castro2B	1	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	.333
8Jose Miranda3B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	5	.250
9Harrison BaderLF	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.500

TOTAL	8	34	3	3	11	3	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Pablo LopezRHP	5.0	8	4	2	3	0	1	87	3.60
Louis VarlandRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.00
Cole SandsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0.00
Griffin JaxRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	21	13.50
Justin TopaRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	0.00

TOTAL	8.0	10	5	3	5	2	2	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lars NootbaarLF	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.500
2Willson Contreras1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.000
3Brendan Donovan2B	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.500
4Nolan Arenado3B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.500
5Alec BurlesonDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
6Ivan HerreraC	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.667
Michael SianiPR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Jordan WalkerRF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.333
Pedro PagesC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Victor Scott IICF-RF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.000
9Masyn WinnSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
TOTAL	10	33	5	5	5	2	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Sonny GrayRHP	5.0	4	2	2	6	2	1	77	3.60
Kyle LeahyRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	22	13.50
John KingLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00
Chris RoycroftRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0.00
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
Ryan HelsleyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	19	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	11	3	1	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINSTL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Matt Wallner flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Correa strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
POP OUT — Byron Buxton pops out to third baseman Nolan Arenado. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Lars Nootbaar singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner.
00
BALK — With Willson Contreras batting, Lars Nootbaar advances to 2nd on a balk.
00
STRIKEOUT — Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Carlos Correa. Lars Nootbaar scores. [1 run]
01
LINEOUT — Nolan Arenado lines out to right fielder Matt Wallner. [2 outs]
01
SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder Harrison Bader. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.
01
GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Ty France. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

STL

3Runs5

8Hits10

1Errors0

.235Batting Avg.303

34At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In5

3Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts5

7Left on Base6

13Total Bases17

Game Details

Thursday, March 27, 2025 · 4:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 47,395 (104.2%)

weather: 63 degrees, cloudy