Game 75: Twins take first game at Busch Stadium
Minnesota @ St. Louis (Game 1 of 3)
The Twins were unable to win any games when the team went down to St. Louis to face the Cardinals during the 1987 World Series. Since interleague play started in 1997, the Twins are 2-7 in Busch Stadium. All of those games took place at the old Busch Stadium, though, which was closed in 2005. Glen Perkins got the Twins off on the right foot in the new Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006, with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals.
The Twins got off to a fast start by scoring a pair of runs against the Cardinals in the first inning. Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau would both pick up two out walks and Mauer would score on a single from Jason Kubel. Morneau would score on a fielding error by Joe Thurston to make it 2-0 before the home team even got to bat.
Glen Perkins would cut through the Cardinals lineup and retire 10 batters after giving up a double to Albert Pojols in the first inning. Meanwhile, the Twins would put another run on the board in the sixth inning with an RBI single from Cuddyer that scored Kubel.
Perkins would run into trouble in the seventh and give up a two out double to Rick Ankiel that scored Colby Rasmus from first base. Perkins, though, would get Yadier Molina to ground out to first base to end the inning. Perkins would leave after seven complete innings giving up one run off four hits with three strike outs.
Matt Guerrier would come in to the pitch in the eighth inning and gave up back-to-back singles before getting Tyler Green to strike out swinging. Jose Mijares would replace Guerrier and get credit for pitching 2/3 inning with one pitch by getting Skip Schumaker to ground into a double play.
Joe Nathan was brought in to the ninth inning and gave up a lead off double to Colby Rasmus to start out the inning. Nathan would then strike out Pujols, get Ryan Ludwick to ground out and strike out Ankiel to close out the game and earn his 18th save of the season.
The Twins are now 1-0 against the Cardinals in the new Busch Stadium and 11-5 in interleague play.
Attendance: 44,159 (Busch Stadium)
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