The 2019 Twins -- the "Bomba Squad" of Upper Midwest legend -- displayed their record-setting power in crushing the 1961 Cards in games two through five.
Game One: Cardinals 4, Twins 2: Miguel Sano's bid for a first-inning grand slam fell short (he got a sac fly out of it) and Bob Gibson went eight innings for the win in the opener. Bill White and Carl Swataski each hit two-run homers in the third to accound for all of St. Louis' runs.
Game Two: Twins 10, Cardinals 2: Mitch Gaver homered in his first three at-bats and the Twins scored in six of their eight innings at the plate. CJ Cron also went deep for Minnesota. Martin Perez pitched into the sixth for the win.
Game Three: Twins 15, Cardinals 3: The game was scoreless for three tinnings, but the Twins scored nine times in the top of the fouth. Eddie Rosario drove in four runs in the inning with a single and a three-run homer, and Sano hit the first of his two homers in the frame. Jake Odorizzi shut out St. Louis for four innings but left after allowing three runs in the fifth, with Curt Flood homering for the Cardinals.
Game Four: Twins 4, Cardinals 0: Michael Pineda and the Minnesota bullpen combined for a four-hitter. Sano homered twice more, a two-run blast in the first and a solo shot in the second. Pineda had the other RBI with a single that eluded the range of Cardinal shortstop Bob Lillis/
Game Five: Twins 16, Cardinals 3: The Twins batted around twice, sending 10 hitters to the plate in the second inning (five runs) and 11 in the sixth (six runs). The Twins hit no homers but clubbed eight doubles among their 17 hits (plus five walks). Bob Gibson got just five outs, one less than Kyle Gibson, who pitched the final two innings for Minnesota.
Projected rotation: All pitchers will be fully rested for the second round. Jose Berrios will pitch Game One. The Twins should consider replacing Willians Astudillo on the active roster with Devin Smeltzer.
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