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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Minnesota Twins 9: final score and stats

Minnesota Twins beat St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals 8 to Minnesota Twins 9, on Friday, June 12, 2026 at Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals.

MLBFriday, June 12, 2026

St. Louis Cardinals37-308

Final

Minnesota Twins32-399

DateJun 12, 2026

Start time8:10 PM ET

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

TVMLB.TV

Attendance23,089

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
St. Louis Cardinals	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	8
Minnesota Twins	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	-	9

Top performers

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageBlaze Jordan · 2-4, RBI, 2 K

Home RunsAlec Burleson · 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 K

Runs Batted InJordan Walker · 1-5, 2B, 3 RBI, K

MLB RatingAlec Burleson · 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 K

Minnesota Twins

Batting AverageByron Buxton · 3-3, HR, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB

Home RunsByron Buxton · 3-3, HR, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB

Runs Batted InKody Clemens · 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

MLB RatingByron Buxton · 3-3, HR, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB

Team comparison

St. Louis CardinalsMinnesota Twins

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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37-30Record32-39

4th in NL CentStanding3rd in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

St. Louis Cardinals

Richard Fitts SP · Lat - Surgery

Out

Max Rajcic RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Hunter Dobbins SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Minnesota Twins

Cole Sands RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

David Festa SP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Mick Abel SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Anthony Banda RP · Lat - Surgery

Out

Jeff Hoffman RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	20	.252	.359	.390
Ivan Herrera	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	21	.265	.393	.410
Alec Burleson	1-4	4	2	1	2	1	1	2	23	.290	.356	.494
Jordan Walker	1-5	5	0	1	3	0	0	1	20	.300	.356	.558
Lars Nootbaar	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	16	.222	.323	.519
Masyn Winn	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	.231	.311	.316
Jimmy Crooks	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	19	.200	.286	.360
Bryan Torres	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.341	.462
Pedro Pages	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.254	.347
Blaze Jordan	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	24	.500	.500	.500
Nathan Church	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.250	.282	.394
Nelson Velazquez	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.348	.400	.652
Team	12-39	39	8	12	8	1	3	11	173

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Kyle Leahy	5.0	8	4	4	1	5	1	77-49	4.64	77
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	2.83	8
Gordon Graceffo	0.2	0	2	2	2	0	0	13-5	2.14	13
Ryne Stanek	1.1	3	3	3	0	1	3	23-15	5.60	23
Team	8.0	11	9	9	3	6	4	121-74		121

Minnesota Twins

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Trevor Larnach	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.250	.358	.372
Austin Martin	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.354	.328
Byron Buxton	3-3	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	11	.266	.328	.585
Kody Clemens	1-3	3	2	1	3	1	1	0	18	.246	.315	.487
Josh Bell	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	15	.229	.284	.365
Royce Lewis	2-3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	12	.198	.285	.349
Victor Caratini	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.214	.309	.302
Brooks Lee	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	14	.239	.295	.420
Tristan Gray	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	14	.261	.300	.395
Luke Keaschall	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	13	.243	.322	.309
Orlando Arcia	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.313	.370
Team	11-32	32	9	11	9	4	3	6	121

Minnesota Twins

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Joe Ryan	6.0	6	3	3	0	8	1	102-67	3.17	102
Taylor Rogers	0.2	0	2	2	2	2	0	22-11	5.33	22
Eric Orze	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	16-8	5.06	16
Yoendrys Gomez	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	15-10	4.13	15
Anthony Banda	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	4.55	9
Andrew Morris	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	5.10	9
Team	9.0	12	8	8	3	11	1	173-108		173

Season series

MIN wins series 2-1

Jun 14, 2026STL 4, MIN 5

Jun 13, 2026STL 9, MIN 6

Jun 12, 2026STL 8, MIN 9

Team pages

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Frequently asked questions

Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins?

Minnesota Twins won, 9-8, on Friday, June 12, 2026.

What was the final score of St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins?

St. Louis Cardinals 8, Minnesota Twins 9.

Who were the top performers?

St. Louis Cardinals: Blaze Jordan (2-4, RBI, 2 K batting average). Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton (3-3, HR, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB batting average).

Where is St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins played?

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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