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IMPACT PLAYERS
Game 1: Josh Donaldson, Twins
His three-run home run, his first as a Twin with runners on base, provides an early lead that Jose Berrios protected.
Game 2: Rangel Ravelo, St. Louis
His bases-loaded single was the only RBI hit during the Cardinals' five-run third inning
by the numbers
1 Home runs that Josh Donaldson has hit in Busch Stadium, his 28th different ballpark with a homer
1 Career home runs by Brent Rooker, who connected just one day after Ryan Jeffers hit his first, too
19 Pitches needed by Caleb Thielbar to retire Matt Wieters, the most by a Twin in one at-bat since at least 1980
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