minnesota twins at st.

louis cardinals
may 20, 2006

top of the first

brad thompson takes the mound for the cardinals.
luis castillo singled to left. <--1>
carlos guillen struck out. <--1>
the twins put on the hit and run.
vladimir guerrero singled to left, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
j.d. drew grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <3-->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

brad radke takes the mound for the twins.
johnny damon popped up to second. <--->
tim hummel flied out to right. <--->
alex rodriguez struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

torii hunter doubled into the right field corner. <-2->
nomar garciaparra singled through the left side, scoring a run. <--1>
justin morneau walked. <-21>
yadier molina struck out. <-21>
brad radke flied out to center. <-21>
nomar garciaparra tagged up and reached third. <3-1>
toby borland came in to pitch for the cardinals. <3-1>
luis castillo walked. <321>
carlos guillen popped up to short. <321>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the second, minnesota leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the second

ryan howard grounded to third. <--->
melvin mora struck out. <--->
matt treanor walked. <--1>
sammy sosa struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, st. louis trails 1 to 0.

top of the third

vladimir guerrero grounded to second. <--->
j.d. drew walked. <--1>
torii hunter singled through the hole. <-21>
nomar garciaparra grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, minnesota leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the third

jerry hairston grounded to second. <--->
chone figgins pinch hit for toby borland. <--->
chone figgins popped up to the second baseman. <--->
johnny damon grounded to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, st. louis trails 1 to 0.
top of the fourth
pedro astacio came in to pitch for the cardinals. <--->
justin morneau singled to center. <--1>
yadier molina popped up to short. <--1>
brad radke popped up foul down the first base line. <--1>
luis castillo singled over the first baseman, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
carlos guillen struck out. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, minnesota leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

tim hummel homered around the foul pole in left. <--->
alex rodriguez struck out. <--->
ryan howard homered over the right field fence. <--->
melvin mora grounded to third. <--->
matt treanor grounded to first base. <--->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, st. louis leads 2 to 1.

top of the fifth

vladimir guerrero popped up behind home plate. <--->
j.d. drew homered over the right field fence. <--->
torii hunter flied out to left. <--->
nomar garciaparra grounded to short. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 2.

bottom of the fifth

sammy sosa popped up to short. <--->
jerry hairston hit an infield single to the shortstop. <--1>
pedro astacio popped up behind home plate. <--1>
johnny damon grounded to first. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 2.

top of the sixth

justin morneau struck out. <--->
yadier molina grounded to second. <--->
jose cruz pinch hit for brad radke. <--->
jose cruz hit an infield single to short. <--1>
luis castillo popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 2.

bottom of the sixth

dennys reyes came in to pitch for the twins. <--->
tim hummel doubled in the right field gap. <-2->
alex rodriguez walked. <-21>
dennys reyes threw a wild pitch. <32->
ryan howard walked. <321>
melvin mora grounded to first. <321>
matt treanor popped up to short. <321>
sammy sosa walked, scoring a run. <321>
dennys reyes threw a wild pitch - a run scored. <32->
jerry hairston homered into the right field seats for three rbis. <--->
pedro astacio flied out to right. <--->
5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, st. louis leads 7 to 2.
top of the seventh
carlos guillen struck out. <--->
vladimir guerrero singled to center. <--1>
j.d. drew grounded to second. <--1>
torii hunter lined out to center. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, minnesota trails 7 to 2.

bottom of the seventh

beau kemp came in to pitch for the twins. <--->
johnny damon struck out. <--->
tim hummel flied out to left. <--->
alex rodriguez singled to left. <--1>
ryan howard walked. <-21>
melvin mora doubled to right, scoring a run. <32->
matt treanor singled to center field, scoring a run. <3-1>
sammy sosa grounded to short. <3-1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, st. louis leads 9 to 2.

top of the eighth

nomar garciaparra hit an infield single to third. <--1>
justin morneau struck out. <--1>
yadier molina grounded to the pitcher for a double play (1-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, minnesota trails 9 to 2.

bottom of the eighth

jerry hairston struck out. <--->
orlando palmeiro pinch hit for pedro astacio. <--->
orlando palmeiro struck out. <--->
johnny damon popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, st. louis leads 9 to 2.

top of the ninth

chris bootcheck came in to pitch for the cardinals. <--->
mike cuddyer pinch hit for beau kemp. <--->
mike cuddyer reached first on a fielding error by the first baseman. <--1>
luis castillo singled in the right field gap, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
carlos guillen reached first on a throwing error by the second baseman - a run
scored. <3-1>
vladimir guerrero grounded to third. <32->
j.d. drew walked. <321>
torii hunter hit an infield single to first, scoring a run. <321>
bartolome fortunato came in to pitch for the cardinals. <321>
nomar garciaparra grounded to the pitcher, scoring a run. <3-1>
justin morneau struck out. <3-1>

cardinals win: 9-5