6/14 GDT: Cardinals(McGreevy) @ Twins(Bradley) 1:10 PM CT

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Cardinals vs Twins
1:10 PM CT - June 14, 2026
Target Field - Minneapolis, MN
Watch: Cardinals - Cardinals.TV/Twins - Twins.TV
Listen: Cardinals - KMOX 1120,104.1 FM/Twins - TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM

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Pretty SSS for the offenses today on both sides.

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Cardinals and Twins meet in the rubber match of a 3 game series. St. Louis tries to go 4-2 on the current road trip before returning to Busch. The Twins spent the weekend at home hosting the Cardinals and then go back on the road to visit Texas.

St. Louis has a 38-30 record overall and a 19-14 record on the road. The Cardinals are eighth in the NL with 81 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Minnesota is 32-40 overall and 19-19 at home. The Twins are 21-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Neither team has been particularly strong in day games with the Cardinals 13-17 and the Twins 13-21 under the sun.

St. Louis is 15-14 against the American League this season while Minnesota is just 6-14 in interleague play.

LAST 10 GAMES

Cardinals: 7-3, .296 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

Twins: 3-7, .243 batting average, 6.85 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

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Cardinals currently have a +13 Run Differential. The first place Brewers have a differential of +108 and the Pirates +16. Cubs are currently tied in differential with the Cardinals; the Reds are -56.

The Dodgers lead the majors with +143 but even they are not on pace to break any records with the 1884 St. Louis Maroons, who were +458. The worst Run Differential in ML history belongs to the Cleveland Spiders -723 in 1899.

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Since we are facing the Twins, let's have some 1987 Cardinals trivia.

Which Cardinal led the team in hitting into the most double plays, with 24?

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Willie McGee. A common guess might be Jack Clark, who only hit into 5.

The Cardinals made what trade on April Fools Day, 1987?

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In a controversial move, the Cardinals traded Andy Van Slyke and two other players for All-Star catcher Tony Pena. Pena never played up to expectations and Van Slyke went on to have a terrific career with the Pirates.

What players hit home runs for the Cardinals in the 1987 World Series?

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Tommy Herr and Tom Lawless. The Cardinals biggest home run threat, Jack Clark, was injured.

1987 marked the second straight season for this Cardinal player to hit zero home runs in a season.

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Ozzie Smith. He still finished second that season in MVP voting.

Rookie Joe Magrane led St. Louis pitching in what category in 1987?

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Complete games (4)

What unlikely hero homered in Game 7 of the 1987 NLCS to help the Cardinals defeat the Giants and move on to the World Series?

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The Secret Weapon, Jose Oquendo blasted a three run homer and led the Cardinals to victory in game 7. Jose only had one home run during the regular season and was never considered a power hitter during his career.

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Burly getting a DH day and Blaze moves over to first base. Winn also with the day off and JJ is manning SS.

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Is this the first time we're seeing JJ play SS in the majors?