St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins

What it means

• Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
• Cardinals 30-34 on the road; Twins 36-25 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Recap · Sep 27

Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4

Preview · Sep 27

Cardinals look to break skid in game against the Brewers

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Recap · Sep 26

Turang's go-ahead homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals 3-2 for 102nd win

Preview · Sep 26

Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Cardinals into game 2

Recap · Sep 26

Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs

Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

• Masyn Winn SS

  Thumb, Soreness, left
  Out
• Richard Fitts SP

  Lat, Surgery, right
  Day-To-Day
• Blaze Jordan 3B

  Ankle, Sprain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Everson Pereira RF

  Hand, Bruise, left
  10-Day-IL
• Joshua Baez LF

  Oblique, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

• Walker Jenkins CF

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  Out
• Byron Buxton CF

  Hip, Surgery, right
  10-Day-IL
• Jeff Hoffman RP

  Forearm, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL
• Mike Paredes SP

  Oblique, Strain, left
  60-Day-IL
• Trevor Larnach LF

  Wrist, Sprain, left
  10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Andre Pallante SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 3.78 ERA, 94 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Masyn WinnSS
2. 2Alec BurlesonLF
3. 3Willson ContrerasC
4. 4Brendan Donovan2B
5. 5Nolan Arenado3B
6. 6Lars NootbaarRF
7. 7Paul Goldschmidt1B
8. 8Matt CarpenterDH
9. 9Victor Scott IICF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

David Festa SP

Probable starter · 2-6, 4.90 ERA, 77 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Willi CastroSS
2. 2Trevor LarnachDH
3. 3Royce Lewis3B
4. 4Matt WallnerLF
5. 5Ryan JeffersC
6. 6Carlos Santana1B
7. 7Max KeplerRF
8. 8Edouard Julien2B
9. 9Austin MartinCF

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 29,634

Officials

James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), Rob Drake (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), John Libka (Third Base Umpire)