Five-run rally pushes Cardinals past Twins
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[September 09, 2020]
Matt Carpenter triggered a
five-run rally to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting
Minnesota Twins 6-4 in the second half of their interleague
doubleheader.
The Twins (27-18) won the first game 7-3.
Carpenter hit a single, scored a run and later drew a run-scoring
walk as the Cardinals (18-17) scored five times in the third inning.
They erased a 2-0 deficit against losing pitcher Randy Dobnak (6-3),
who retired just eight batters.
Cardinals starting pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon allowed two runs on
five hits in three innings. Reliever Genesis Cabrera (3-1) earned
the victory and closer Giovanny Gallegos earned his fourth save.
The Twins struck first by taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
Miguel Sano poked a leadoff single and Brent Rooker smacked a
two-run homer.
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In the third inning the Twins threatened again. Josh Donaldson hit a
leadoff double and Nelson Cruz walked. But Cardinals left fielder
Tyler O'Neill made a diving catch to rob Rooker of a potential
two-run double.
Dobnak lost control in the bottom of the inning as the Cardinals
sent 11 batters to the plate.
Carpenter hit a single up the middle leading off. Dobnak hit Matt
Wieters with a pitch, walked Harrison Bader and hit Tommy Edman to
force home a run.
Paul DeJong walked on four pitches to bring another run home. Brad
Miller drove home Bader with a fielder's choice grounder, then
Rangel Ravelo's RBI single into left field made it 4-2.
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Twins right fielder Jake Cave (60) dives and catches a ball hit by
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (not pictured) during the
second inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA
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Caleb Thielbar relieved Dobnak and walked Carpenter to make it 5-2.
Thielbar finally ended the rally by getting Wieters to fly out
during a 19-pitch, 10-minute battle.
Donaldson led off the fifth inning with a walk off of reliever John
Gant. Cruz singled and both runners moved up on Eddie Rosario's
groundout. Sano hit a run-scoring grounder to cut the lead to 5-3.
Kolten Wong expanded that lead to 6-3 with his RBI infield single in
the sixth inning. Cruz blasted his 15th homer of the season to cut
the lead to 6-4 in the seventh.
--Field Level Media
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