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Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB
Twins
56-54
5-3
Final
Cardinals
48-62
Busch Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 5-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Busch Stadium. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Cardinals 4-1 in the 2nd inning. Michael A. Taylor went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins. Alec Burleson went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Aug 3
Taylor, Jeffers, Gray lead Twins to 5-3 win over Cardinals

Michael A. Taylor and Ryan Jeffers each hit a two-run homer, and the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Thursday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
  • Twins 26-30 on the road; Cardinals 24-31 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

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
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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent
Sonny Gray SP
Probable starter · 8-8, 2.79 ERA, 183 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Carlos CorreaSS
  2. 2Kyle Farmer2B
  3. 3Donovan Solano1B
  4. 4Jorge PolancoDH
  5. 5Edouard Julien2B
  6. 6Ryan JeffersC
  7. 7Willi Castro3B
  8. 8Michael A. TaylorCF
  9. 9Matt WallnerRF
Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Matthew Liberatore SP
Probable starter · 3-6, 5.25 ERA, 46 K, 1.48 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Lars NootbaarLF
  2. 2Paul GoldschmidtDH
  3. 3Jordan WalkerRF
  4. 4Alec Burleson1B
  5. 5Tommy EdmanSS
  6. 6Dylan CarlsonCF
  7. 7Andrew KniznerC
  8. 8Taylor Motter3B
  9. 9Jose Fermin2B

The series

MIN wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Cardinals 7, Twins 3 (Aug 2)

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Game info

Venue
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 36,949
Officials
Chris Segal (Home Plate Umpire), CB Bucknor (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), Jeff Nelson (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMIN wins series 2-1

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