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St. Louis Tops Minnesota 9-2 - Recap

St. Louis moneyline bettors cashed on Sunday courtesy of a 9-2 win against the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis won as a -110 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Andre Pallante earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 2, and allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Victor Scott II in the win.

Minnesota got a 5.1-inning outing from Randy Dobnak in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 2 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Willi Castro had 2 hits in the loss for the Twins.

St. Louis enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-5 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Steven Matz who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.

Next game, St. Louis takes its act home to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Chicago.