Ryan Kreidler comes through late to lead Twins to 5-4 win against
Cardinals
[June 15, 2026]
By BRIAN HALL
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Kreidler’s RBI double off the
center-field wall in the eighth inning scored Luke Keaschall and
completed the Minnesota Twins’ comeback in a 5-4 win against the St.
Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Kreidler had a pinch-hit single and scored the tying run in the seventh
for Minnesota, which took two of three games in the series. Victor
Caratini hit a two-run homer for the Twins in the fourth. |
Minnesota Twins' Victor Caratini, left, and Josh Bell, right, celebrate
after scoring off Caratini's home run during the fourth inning of a
baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in
Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) |
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Andrew Morris (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning of relief,
striking out three of the four batters he faced. Yoendrys Gómez
earned his sixth save of the season and fifth with the Twins.
Kreidler made a diving stop and throw from shortstop in the
ninth to get José Fermín at first after a successful replay
challenge by Minnesota manager Derek Shelton.
Byron Buxton had three hits for the Twins and drove in a run
during the seventh-inning rally.
St. Louis reliever George Soriano (3-1) gave up one run and
three hits in 1 2/3 innings. He allowed the tying run to score
in the seventh after inheriting a bases-loaded jam from JoJo
Romero with one out.
JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson homered for the Cardinals.
Michael McGreevy allowed two runs in six innings.
McGreevy has given up two runs or fewer 10 times in 14 starts
this season but hasn’t won since May 8.
Wetherholt had a two-run homer, his 10th, and an RBI single.
Burleson opened the scoring with his 13th home run of the season
in the fourth. He's homered in five of his past six games and
has a career-high 14-game hitting streak.
Up next
Cardinals: Return home for a three-game series with San Diego.
RHP Dustin May (4-6, 4.21 ERA) starts Monday for St. Louis. The
Padres had not announced a scheduled starter.
Twins: RHP Mike Paredes (0-0, 4.35 ERA) makes his second major
league start Monday in Texas against LHP MacKenzie Gore (4-5,
4.18) and the Rangers.
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