MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/14/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1642 - SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (30-41) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1
Minnesota Twins (40-33) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 1
Late Rally by Twins Seals 4th Straight Win
Target Field played host to some dramatic action.

Minnesota turned a good effort from starter Anthony DeSclafani into a win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Target Field. The final score was 5-2. The Twins, now 40-33, have won 4 in a row.

The decisive blow was delivered by Alex Martin in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a grand slam home run off 29-year old right-handed pitcher Carlos A. Salazar to win the game for Minnesota. The home crowd went nuts.

"I was trying to do what I do, go out there and compete," said DeSclafani.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Cortés LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 0 5
P. Logan CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .205 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 9 31
J. García DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 13 30
A. Romero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .301 5 35
E. Anderson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 7 28
B. Wolfe 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 3 6
D. Williams SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
I. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1 9
Totals 32 2 4 2 0 6 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Wolfe (3, 6th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. García (13, 7th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Cortés , J. García 4 , E. Anderson , B. Wolfe 4
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rose (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Romero-Williams-Crockett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 1 24
Y. Puig 1B, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .291 7 28
A. Townsend RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 8 31
   b-A. Cochran PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 8 34
D. Badger DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .225 7 36
   c-A. Rendon DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 13
S. Jordan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 9
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 7 30
J. Ruíz LF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 1 3
A. Martin C 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .244 7 28
S. Iwamoto CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 6 15
   a-C. Curry PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 2 7
Totals 33 5 8 5 1 7 12      
a - C. Curry pinch hit for S. Iwamoto in the 7th
b - A. Cochran pinch hit for A. Townsend in the 8th
c - A. Rendon inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Puig (17, 1st Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Martin (13, 2nd Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Martin (7, 9th Inning off C. Salazar, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 2 , A. Townsend , D. Badger , S. Jordan , J. Ruíz 2 , A. Martin 6
2-out RBI: D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwamoto
GIDP: A. Cochran
Hit by Pitch: D. Badger
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jordan (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Rose 6.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 23 95 2.41   
K. Heyer H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 4.73   
K. Crockett H (13) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 21 2.10   
C. Salazar L (3-4), BS (3) 0.1 3 4 4 0 0 1 5 14 7.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rose 65
Batters Faced: J. Rose 23, K. Heyer 3, K. Crockett 4, C. Salazar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rose 7-6, K. Heyer 0-1, K. Crockett 2-0, C. Salazar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rose 95-64, K. Heyer 12-9, K. Crockett 21-10, C. Salazar 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crockett 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Salazar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani 7.2 4 2 2 0 5 2 28 102 4.19   
B. Bass 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.85   
E. Schmidt W (5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 19 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 68
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 28, B. Bass 1, E. Schmidt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 6-12, B. Bass 0-1, E. Schmidt 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 102-68, B. Bass 1-1, E. Schmidt 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bass 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony DeSclafani
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 32917
Sunday, June 14th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 66