Twins @ Cardinals
June 26, 2009

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 0
Cardinals 1 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 0
Cardinals 1 7 1

Rick Ankiel Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .242
OBP .667 .298
At Bats 3 182
Hits 2 44
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 20

Joe Nathan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 17
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Busch Stadium - June 26, 2009
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Strikeout
Joe Nathan
Joe Mauer
Justin Morneau
Matt Tolbert
Joe Crede
Brendan Harris
Denard Span
Carlos Gomez
Michael Cuddyer
Rick Ankiel
Colby Rasmus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 7 0 8
St. Louis Cardinals 1 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Glen Perkins
Losing Pitcher Adam Wainwright
Save Joe Nathan
Game Winning RBI Jason Kubel
Attendance 44,159
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Ankiel strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nathan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 9 Joe Nathan now pitching. Rasmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Rasmus reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Harris hits a line drive into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out.
Top 9 Ryan Franklin now pitching. Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jose Mijares now pitching. Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tolbert scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Greene strikes out.
Bottom 8 Chris Duncan pinch hits for Chris Perez. Duncan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thurston moves to second.
Bottom 8 Denard Span now playing left field. Matt Guerrier now pitching. Carlos Gomez now playing center field. Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Tolbert strikes out.
Top 8 Crede hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chris Perez now pitching. Cuddyer hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Molina hits a line drive towards first. Morneau reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ankiel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Span. Ankiel reaches second base with a double. Rasmus goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rasmus bunts towards first. Morneau fields the ball and throws to Perkins covering. Safe.
Top 7 Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morneau takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Wainwright covering, for the out.
Top 7 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wainwright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Perkins bunts towards the mound. Wainwright fields it and throws to first for the out. Cuddyer moves to third. Crede moves to second.
Top 6 Tolbert strikes out.
Top 6 Crede hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cuddyer moves to second.
Top 6 Cuddyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubel scores.
Top 6 Kubel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Kubel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Molina hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ankiel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morneau hits a line drive into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Harris strikes out.
Top 5 Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Wainwright covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rasmus hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perkins strikes out.
Top 4 Tolbert hits a fly ball into left field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Crede hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Greene strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wainwright hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Mauer trying to get to home. Ankiel throws the ball in to Molina who tags Mauer, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 3 Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubel for the out. Mauer moves to second.
Top 3 Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mauer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thurston strikes out.
Bottom 2 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harris strikes out.
Top 2 Span hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wainwright, and towards Greene, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Tolbert moves to third.
Top 2 Perkins bunts towards the mound. Wainwright fields it and throws to first for the out. Tolbert moves to second.
Top 2 Tolbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ludwick hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pujols hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Pujols reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Rasmus strikes out.
Bottom 1 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crede hits a popup towards short. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston juggles the ball. That's an error on Thurston. Morneau scores. Kubel moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Kubel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mauer scores. Morneau moves to third.
Top 1 Morneau takes first base on ball four. Mauer moves to second.
Top 1 Mauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Harris strikes out.
Top 1 Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.