Tuesday's Twins-Cardinals game recap
July 29, 2020 at 5:31AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Josh Donaldson, Twins
Make yourself at home: A single, a sacrifice fly, and an opposite-field home run in his first Target Field game with the Twins.
BY THE NUMBERS
33 Runs scored by the Twins in four games, tying them with the Rays for most in the majors.
1970 The lone season the Twins scored more runs (34) in their first four games than this one.
11 Career home runs by Donaldson in Target Field, 10 of them as an opponent.
ON DECK
After newcomers Kenta Maeda and Homer Bailey recorded victories in their Twins debuts, Rich Hill gets his chance in the finale of two-game series. Miles Mikolas had been scheduled to start for St. Louis, but instead he will miss the season because of forearm surgery; Daniel Ponce de Leon will start instead.
PHIL MILLER
about the writer
Caleb Thielbar, a native of Randolph, Minn., was the first player to appear for both the St. Paul Saints and the Twins. Now, he’s headed to the Windy City.
