Cardinals Unleash a Power Surge

The St. Louis Cardinals took an early lead against the Minnesota Twins, but the game became a back-and-forth affair. It was the bats of Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker, and Blaze Jordan that made all the difference.

The Cardinals offense started strong, with Masyn Winn walking and Iván Herrera hitting a 417-foot shot into the upper deck of Target Field, giving the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.

St. Louis continued to add to their lead in the top of the 2nd inning, with Blaze Jordan tripling off the right field wall. Pedro Pagés picked him up with a double to right, scoring Jordan.

The Cardinals' offense showed no signs of slowing down, with Nathan Church reaching on an infield ground ball and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Masyn Winn, making it 4-0 Cardinals.

Matthew Liberatore had a strong start, but struggled in the middle innings, giving up solo home runs to Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis, cutting the Cardinals' lead in half.

The bottom of the 5th inning proved to be problematic for Liberatore, as he gave up a 371-foot home run to Luke Keaschall, tying the game at 4-4.

The Cardinals' offense exploded in the top of the 7th inning, with Iván Herrera slamming a 403-foot shot into the left field stands, followed by Jordan Walker's 455-foot home run, the longest of the season at Target Field.

The Cardinals' offense showed no signs of slowing down, with Lars Nootbaar and Alec Burleson singling, bringing Blaze Jordan up, who hit another home run, upping the Cardinals' lead to 9-4.

The Cardinals' bullpen held strong, with Ryne Stanek pitching an uneventful bottom of the 7th, and Chris Roycroft closing out the game in the 8th and 9th innings.

The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up their stay in Minneapolis with a Sunday afternoon game against the Twins, with Michael McGreevy starting for the Cardinals.