St. Louis CardinalsvsMinnesota Twins
STL 4/MIN 5
Things to say
Twins edged the Cardinals 5-4 at Target Field.
01
opener
Twins took it 5-4. One-run game the whole way, Cards had chances and couldn't cash. Target Field crowd got their money's worth.
02
key player
Minnesota's bats finally showed up in the heart of the order — that's the lineup they were sold on in March.
03
hot take
Cardinals are 38-31 and still feel like they're coasting. That bullpen's gonna cost them by August.
04
deep cut
Twins are 33-40 and they're still beating teams over .500 at home. Something's working in that clubhouse nobody's talking about.
05
exit
Anyway — curious what they do tomorrow, getaway day usually tells you who actually wants it.
The recap
Twins squeaked one out at Target Field, 5-4 over the Cardinals, and it had that grind-it-out getaway-day feel the whole way. St.
Louis came in with the better record and looked like they'd run away with it, but Minnesota chipped back and the Cards bullpen couldn't hold the rope. One run games like this usually come down to a single mistake pitch in the seventh or eighth, and tonight Minnesota was the team that cashed in.
Cardinals fall to 38-31, Twins claw up to 33-40 and steal one they probably shouldn't have.