The Cardinals turned a tied game into a rout with five runs in the seventh inning, defeating the Twins 9-6 at Target Field. St. Louis broke open a 4-4 deadlock with a power surge that featured three home runs in the frame.
Ivan Herrera led the assault with two home runs and three RBI. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, connecting for solo shots in the first and seventh innings. Herrera is batting .270 with nine home runs and 31 RBI this season.
The seventh inning began with Herrera's second homer of the night. Jordan Walker followed with a solo shot, then Jordan capped the outburst with a three-run homer that scored Lars Nootbaar and Alec Burleson. The five-run frame turned a tie game into a 9-4 Cardinals lead.
Connor Prielipp took the loss for Minnesota, allowing four runs over six innings. He gave up seven hits and two walks while striking out two. Justin Lawrence was charged with the loss after surrendering four runs in two-thirds of an inning during the Cardinals' seventh-inning rally.
St. Louis snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 37-30. Minnesota fell to 32-39 despite a late rally that included solo homers from Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis in the fourth inning and a two-run shot from Luke Keaschall in the fifth.