Cardinals 9, Twins 6: Herrera Homers Twice in Power-Fueled Win

The lead

June 13, 2026 - Minneapolis - Iván Herrera homered twice with 15 hitting FP in AthX Engine scoring, Blaze Jordan hit his first major league homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

St. Louis finished with 15 team FP on the Saturday card.

How the game turned

Herrera's two-run shot in the first gave St. Louis an early lead. The Twins rallied with homers from Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis to tie it at 6-6 in the fifth.

Herrera and Jordan Walker hit back-to-back homers off reliever Justin Lawrence in the seventh to break the tie. Jordan, in his second MLB game, added a three-run shot in the eighth.

Pitching and matchup notes

Matthew Liberatore worked into the middle innings before the bullpen struggled. Minnesota's pen also faltered in the seventh, handing St. Louis the series momentum after a 9-8 loss in the opener.

Jordan tripled in the second and finished 4-for-8 with four RBIs across his first two games since being called up from Triple-A.

Bats that changed the board

Herrera's 15 FP night was the hitter headline on a card full of homers. AthX Engine graded the Cardinals at 15 team FP in a slugfest decided in the late innings.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

AthX Engine rewards multi-homer catchers and late-inning rallies in high-scoring games. Herrera's second multihomer game of his career carried most of St. Louis' daily value, separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

The Cardinals and Twins finish the series Sunday at Target Field, per the MLB schedule.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, CBS Sports/AP recap, ESPN scoreboard, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*