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St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9–8 on Friday, June 12, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 8 77-85
at Minnesota Twins 9 77-85

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 12 0
Minnesota Twins 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 9 11 0
  • W: Anthony Banda (2-0)
  • L: Ryne Stanek
  • S: Andrew Morris

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Alec Burleson (12)
  • Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton (21), Kody Clemens (10), Royce Lewis (5), Brooks Lee (11)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–0
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. 1–1
Top 2nd St. Louis Cardinals Blaze Jordan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Lars Nootbaar scores. Masyn Winn to 2nd. 2–1
Top 2nd St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Kody Clemens. Masyn Winn scores. Blaze Jordan to 3rd. 3–1
Bottom 5th Minnesota Twins Tristan Gray singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn. Royce Lewis scores. Victor Caratini to 3rd. 3–2
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Byron Buxton scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. 3–3
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Kody Clemens scores. 3–4
Top 7th St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson walks. Jimmy Crooks scores. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Iván Herrera to 2nd. 4–4
Top 7th St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. 7–4
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Luke Keaschall scores. Byron Buxton scores. 7–7
Top 8th St. Louis Cardinals José Fermín singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tristan Gray. Bryan Torres scores. Blaze Jordan to 2nd. 8–7
Bottom 8th Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. 8–8
Bottom 8th Minnesota Twins Brooks Lee homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. 8–9

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 .252
Iván Herrera DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265
Alec Burleson 1B 4 2 1 2 1 2 .290
Jordan Walker RF 5 0 1 3 0 1 .300
Lars Nootbaar LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .222
Masyn Winn SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .231
Jimmy Crooks C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200
Bryan Torres PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Pedro Pagés C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Blaze Jordan 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 .500
Nathan Church CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Nelson Velázquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .348
José Fermín CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .270
Totals 39 8 12 8 3 11
Pitcher
Kyle Leahy 5.0 8 4 4 1 5 1 77 4.64
George Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.83
Gordon Graceffo (H, 4) 0.2 0 2 2 2 0 0 13 2.14
Ryne Stanek (L, 2-1)(BS, 2) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 3 23 5.60

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Trevor Larnach LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Austin Martin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Byron Buxton CF 3 3 3 1 1 0 .266
Kody Clemens LF 3 2 1 3 1 0 .246
Josh Bell DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .229
Royce Lewis 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 .198
Victor Caratini C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214
Brooks Lee 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .239
Tristan Gray SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .261
Luke Keaschall 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .243
Orlando Arcia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Totals 32 9 11 9 3 6
Pitcher
Joe Ryan 6.0 6 3 3 0 8 1 102 3.17
Taylor Rogers (H, 7) 0.2 0 2 2 2 2 0 22 5.33
Eric Orze (BS, 4) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 16 5.06
Yoendrys Gómez 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 4.13
Anthony Banda (W, 2-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.55
Andrew Morris (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.10

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
12 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
7:12 PM
Time of game
2:48 (:29 delay)
Attendance
23,089
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Iassogna, First Base: Adam Beck, Second Base: Jen Pawol, Third Base: Jeremie Rehak

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Minnesota Twins 9 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page

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Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 Final Game page
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