Scott, Pages each hit 3-run homers to propel Cardinals over Twins 9-2
[March 31, 2025]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Victor Scott II and Pedro Pages each hit
three-run homers to propel the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-2 win over the
Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Nolan Gorman also homered for St. Louis, which swept the series and is
off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2006.
It marks the 17th 3-0 start in franchise history covering 134 years.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Victor Scott II (11) celebrates with teammates
after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball
game Sunday, March 30, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas) |
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Willi Castro homered for the Twins, who lost
their first three games for the first time since 2016.
The contest was halted by rain for 58 minutes in the middle of
the fifth inning.
Pages had three hits. Alec Burleson added a two-run double for
the Cardinals.
Andre Pallante gave up two runs on four hits over five innings.
Scott homered in the third off Bailey Ober, who surrendered
eight earned runs over 2 2/3 innings.
Burleson kick-started a five-run uprising in the third with his
double for a 5-1 lead. Pages ripped his first homer of the
season four batters later.
Steven Matz tossed four scoreless innings in relief for his
first career save.
Key stat
The Cardinals longest winning streak to open the season is
seven, which came in 1962 with wins over the New York Mets,
Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia.
Key moment
Pallante, nursing a 3-1 lead, worked out of a two-on, one-jam in
the third by retiring Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach.
Up next
Twins: RHP Chris Paddack will face Chicago White Sox LHP Martin
Perez in the first of a three-game series in Chicago on Monday
afternoon. Paddack went 1-0 in five spring training starts,
striking out 21 in 17 innings.
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas will face Los Angeles Angels LHP
Tyler Anderson in the first of a three-game set in St. Louis on
Monday.
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