Key facts
- Ryan Kreidler's RBI double in the eighth inning secured a 5-4 win for the Minnesota Twins over the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The Twins won two out of three games in the series.
- Victor Caratini hit a two-run homer for the Twins, while JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson homered for the Cardinals.
- Andrew Morris earned the win in relief, and Yoendrys Gómez secured his sixth save.
- Ryan Kreidler also contributed a game-tying single and run scored in the seventh inning.
Ryan Kreidler’s RBI double in the eighth inning drove in Luke Keaschall to complete the Minnesota Twins’ comeback and secure a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The win gave the Twins the series, taking two out of three games.
Kreidler also played a crucial role in the seventh inning, hitting a pinch-hit single and scoring the game-tying run. Victor Caratini contributed a two-run homer for Minnesota in the fourth inning. Byron Buxton added three hits for the Twins and drove in a run during the seventh-inning rally.
On the pitching front, Andrew Morris (2-2) delivered a scoreless relief inning, striking out three of four batters faced. Yoendrys Gómez closed out the game for his sixth save of the season. In the ninth, Kreidler made a diving stop at shortstop and a throw to first to get José Fermín, a play confirmed by replay.
For the Cardinals, Michael McGreevy allowed two runs over six innings but did not factor into the decision. Reliever George Soriano (3-1) surrendered one run and three hits in 1 2/3 innings, allowing the tying run after inheriting a bases-loaded situation from JoJo Romero. JJ Wetherholt hit his 10th home run and an RBI single, while Alec Burleson opened the scoring with his 13th homer of the season, extending his career-high hitting streak to 14 games.