St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins
· Major League Baseball
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Ryan Kreidler comes through late to lead Twins to 5-4 win against Cardinals
Kreidler had a pinch-hit single and scored the tying run in the seventh for Minnesota, which took two of three games in the series. Victor Caratini hit a two-run homer for the Twins in the fourth.
Andrew Morris (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning of relief, striking out three of the four batters he faced. Yoendrys Gómez earned his sixth save of the season and fifth with the Twins.
Kreidler made a diving stop and throw from shortstop in the ninth to get José Fermín at first after a successful replay challenge by Minnesota manager Derek Shelton.
Byron Buxton had three hits for the Twins and drove in a run during the seventh-inning rally.
St. Louis reliever George Soriano (3-1) gave up one run and three hits in 1 2/3 innings. He allowed the tying run to score in the seventh after inheriting a bases-loaded jam from JoJo Romero with one out.
JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson homered for the Cardinals. Michael McGreevy allowed two runs in six innings.
McGreevy has given up two runs or fewer 10 times in 14 starts this season but hasn’t won since May 8.
Wetherholt had a two-run homer, his 10th, and an RBI single. Burleson opened the scoring with his 13th home run of the season in the fourth. He's homered in five of his past six games and has a career-high 14-game hitting streak.
Twins: RHP Mike Paredes (0-0, 4.35 ERA) makes his second major league start Monday in Texas against LHP MacKenzie Gore (4-5, 4.18) and the Rangers.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Wetherholt flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Church struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Fermín grounded out to shortstop. Minnesota Twins challenged call on the field was overturned |
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9th Inning | Gómez relieved Morris |
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9th Inning | Arcia at second base. |
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8th Inning | Buxton struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 STL |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 13 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 35 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 3 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 139 | Pitches | 142 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 3.4 | Runs Created | 7.5 |
| .200 | Batting Average | .371 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .371 | Slugging Percentage | .543 |
| .257 | Secondary Average | .286 |
| .243 | On Base Percentage | .421 |
| .615 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .964 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.8 |
| 30.0 | Batter Rating | 43.0 |
| 17.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.76 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .171 | Isolated Power | .171 |
| 0.18 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
| .057 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.086 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 78.0 | MLB Rating | 95.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 23,026 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 43 | 26 | .623 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 38 | 35 | .521 | 7 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 36 | 37 | .493 | 9 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 34 | 37 | .479 | 10 | W1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 38 | 32 | .543 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 39 | 33 | .542 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 34 | 40 | .459 | 6 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 30 | 42 | .417 | 9 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 29 | 44 | .397 | 10.5 | L1 |