MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/12/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1615 - FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (30-39) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 9 2
Minnesota Twins (38-33) 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 X 8 10 0
St. Louis Dealt 8-4 Defeat
The Minnesota Twins powered past the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4, at Target Field. Yasiel Puig went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2, to lead the charge. Jared Turner earned the win for Minnesota. He lasted 6.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 7. With the win, he raised his record to 6-3. With the win, the Twins sit at 38-33.

Early in the game, Puig had a 2-run home run for Minnesota. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Twins on top, 2-0.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Puig told the Minnesota Herald.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 8 24
   a-A. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 5 35
   b-P. Logan LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .241 9 31
J. García DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .244 12 29
B. Page 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 1 9
E. Anderson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .233 7 28
B. Wolfe 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .243 2 5
A. Lamb CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .209 2 19
J. Álvarez SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .279 3 28
I. Wilson C 4 1 1 2 0 2 6 .145 1 9
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 8 19      
a - A. Romero pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 7th
b - P. Logan substituted for A. Romero in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (11, 7th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Wilson (1, 5th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Anderson (7, 9th Inning off T. Meyers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor , J. García , E. Anderson 4 , B. Wolfe , A. Lamb , J. Álvarez 4 , I. Wilson 4
2-out RBI: J. Encarnación , I. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romero , J. García , B. Page , I. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: A. Lamb
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nicholson (2) , W. Henley (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wolfe-Anderson-Page)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 .294 8 34
Y. Puig 1B 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 .293 7 27
D. Badger DH 4 0 0 1 1 0 5 .226 7 35
J. Ruíz LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .323 1 3
S. Jordan 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .263 1 9
J. Jiménez SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .278 7 30
S. Iwamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .211 6 15
A. Martin C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 6 24
J. Peraza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 1 24
Totals 35 8 10 8 4 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Cochran (16, 3rd Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Martin (12, 6th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Puig (7, 1st Inning off K. Nicholson, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Jiménez (7, 3rd Inning off K. Nicholson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 5 , Y. Puig 5 , J. Ruíz , S. Jordan , J. Jiménez 4 , A. Martin 2
2-out RBI: D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Badger , J. Ruíz
GIDP: S. Jordan
Team LOB: 7
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Nicholson L (4-3) 2.1 5 7 7 2 3 2 15 59 5.21   
R. Rodriguez 3.0 3 1 0 0 3 0 11 38 0.00   
W. Henley 2.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 13 53 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 16
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 15, R. Rodriguez 11, W. Henley 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 1-3, R. Rodriguez 3-2, W. Henley 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 59-39, R. Rodriguez 38-28, W. Henley 53-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Henley 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner W (6-3) 6.1 6 2 2 1 7 1 26 85 4.22   
T. Meyers 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 11 45 4.15   
J. Fajardo SV (21) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 59
Batters Faced: J. Turner 26, T. Meyers 11, J. Fajardo 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 7-5, T. Meyers 5-1, J. Fajardo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 85-55, T. Meyers 45-28, J. Fajardo 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Meyers 2-1 , J. Fajardo 3-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Meyers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasiel Puig
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 29980
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