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Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer for the
Twins, who lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.
Dakota Hudson (2-0) made a successful return to the Cardinals
rotation, allowing three runs on two hits over seven innings
while replacing the traded Jack Flaherty. Hudson walked three
and struck out seven.
Reliever Andre Pallante worked a scoreless eighth inning and
JoJo Romero closed out the ninth for the Cardinals.
Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan (9-8) allowed seven runs on nine
hits, including four homers, in four innings. Ryan has allowed
eight homers in his last three games.
The Cardinals broke out to a 4-0 second-inning lead. After
O'Neill and Walker hit their homers, Tommy Edman reached on a
single and Nootbaar hit his two-run blast.
St. Louis' assault continued in the third inning. Nolan Arenado
hit a double, Willson Contreras hit a single and Burleson
blasted his three-run homer to make it 7-0.
Hudson retired the first 11 batters he faced and held the Twins
hitless for 5 1/3 innings. He finally lost steam in the seventh
inning when he walked Max Kepler and hit Kyle Farmer with a
pitch.
Wallner followed with his three-run homer to cut the Cardinals'
lead to 7-3.
In the bottom of the inning, Contreras hit a single, stole
second base and moved to third on a throwing error. But Josh
Winder struck out O'Neill to end the inning and strand
Contreras.
The Twins threatened in the eighth inning when Joey Gallo hit a
leadoff single and Pallante hit Willi Castro with a one-out
pitch. But Pallante escaped the inning when Edouard Julien
grounded into a double play.
--Field Level Media
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