SCORECARD
SEVENTH INNING
St. Louis: Jason Heyward hit a two-out homer to right off Twins starter Mike Pelfrey.
St. Louis 1, Twins 0
EIGHTH INNING
Twins: Joe Mauer hit a two-out homer to left off reliever Kevin Siegrist.
St. Louis 1, Twins 1
NINTH INNING
Twins: Kennys Vargas hit a two-out homer to right off reliever Carlos Villanueva.
Twins 2, St. Louis 1
St. LouisABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Wong 2b300010.286
Carpenter 3b402000.294
Peralta ss400001.306
Reynolds 1b400002.253
Molina dh401000.286
Heyward rf311100.260
Bourjos cf300001.252
Jay lf301000.229
Cruz c300000.214
Totals3115114
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b300012.260
Mauer dh411100.253
Plouffe 3b301010.249
Hunter rf301010.260
Rosario lf401001.277
Nunez ss300001.309
Suzuki c301011.227
Vargas 1b412100.235
Buxton cf300001.125
Totals3027246
St. Louis000 000 100—150
Twins000 000 011—270
LOB—St. Louis 4, Twins 7. 2B—Carpenter 2 (20). HR—Heyward (6), off Pelfrey; Mauer (3), off Siegrist; Vargas (4), off Villanueva. RBI—Heyward (20), Mauer (36), Vargas (11). S—Nunez. DP—St. Louis 2, Twins 1.
ST. LOUISIPHRERBBSONPERA
Garcia640024891.76
Maness H, 910001083.28
Siegrist BS, 2-52/311102231.78
Belisle01001072.25
Choate1/30000032.92
Villanueva L, 3-22/31110091.09
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Pelfrey8411131032.97
Boyer W, 2-2110001102.25
Inherited runners-scored—Maness 2-0, Choate 2-0. IBB—off Maness (K.Suzuki). Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert; First, Ed Hickox; Second, Mike Estabrook; Third, Joe West. T—2:38. A—34,648 (39,021).
The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year pleaded for accountability, saying players need to be benched if they don’t give their all on defense.
