Current-feed record
+2wins for Twins
53% Twins · 47% Cardinals
Cardinals have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 7-5.
Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Record
Interleague
Minnesota Twins
St. Louis Cardinals
Series tied 26-26 since 1987
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Twins lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1987 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals insights
Recent form
9-11last 20
Twins won 5-4 on Jun 14, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Twins built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 11 of 18 decided meetings (61%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 5-7, or 42% to Twins.
Twins vs Cardinals postseason head-to-head record
Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals have met 52 times since 1987, 7 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Twins 4-3
- 7 postseason games since 1987
- Playoff share
- 13.5%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 45
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
16W
14W
MIN
STL
53%47%
Minnesota TwinsSt. Louis Cardinals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jun 14
MIN 5-4 STL
MINJun 13
MIN 6-9 STL
STLJun 12
MIN 9-8 STL
MINMar 30
STL 9-2 MIN
STLMar 29
STL 5-1 MIN
STLMar 27
STL 5-3 MIN
STLAug 25
MIN 2-3 STL
STLAug 24
MIN 6-0 STL
MINAug 23
MIN 1-6 STL
STLAug 3
STL 3-5 MIN
MIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | MIN | STL | 5–4 | MIN |
| Jun 13, 2026 | MIN | STL | 6–9 | STL |
| Jun 12, 2026 | MIN | STL | 9–8 | MIN |
| Mar 30, 2025 | STL | MIN | 9–2 | STL |
| Mar 29, 2025 | STL | MIN | 5–1 | STL |
| Mar 27, 2025 | STL | MIN | 5–3 | STL |
| Aug 25, 2024 | MIN | STL | 2–3 | STL |
| Aug 24, 2024 | MIN | STL | 6–0 | MIN |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MIN | STL | 1–6 | STL |
| Aug 3, 2023 | STL | MIN | 3–5 | MIN |
Last Meeting
Jun 14, 2026Final
MIN
5
HOME
STL
4
AWAY
Twinswon by1run
Snapped Cardinals' streak·Game 30 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Twins won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.1 runs on average
3.1runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
MIN↓Trending Down
Last 1040%
Archive since 200253.3%
STL↑Trending Up
Last 1060%
Archive since 200246.7%
Last 10 Results
MIN / STL
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season30 games
16
14
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Minnesota Twins Biggest Win
8–1+7 runs
Jul 31, 2021
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest Win
9–2+7 runs
Mar 30, 2025
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | MIN ↕ | STL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
8-10
MIN
AWAY
4-8
STL
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals all-time record, 1987 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 49
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 16 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 30 games from 2009 to 2026. History Lab: 49 Retrosheet games from 1987 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.Small historical sample: 49 games. Era and inning rates describe these meetings, but should not be treated as a forecast.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
MINSTL
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
MINSTL
42.9
118.4
51.0
242.9
34.7
377.6
59.2
444.9
42.9
536.7
34.7
640.8
44.9
731.3
44.7
834.0
23.5
931.0
0.0
EX100.0
- MIN after scoring first
- 59.3%
- STL after scoring first
- 63.6%
- Lead-change games
- 40.8%
- Beyond nine innings
- 1
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
16 runs
MIN 11, STL 5
Oct 24, 1987 · Postseason
Biggest margin
9 runs
MIN 10, STL 1
Oct 17, 1987 · Postseason
Longest game
10 innings
STL 2, MIN 1
Jul 2, 1997
Largest crowd
55,376
MIN 4, STL 2
Oct 25, 1987 · Postseason
Minnesota Twins largest comeback
3-run deficit
MIN 11, STL 5
Oct 24, 1987 · Postseason
St. Louis Cardinals largest comeback
2-run deficit
STL 6, MIN 4
Sep 8, 2020
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricMINSTL
Hits390391
Home runs4342
Walks132128
Strikeouts314346
Errors1436
Where the rivalry lived
- 0118games
Busch Stadium III
St. Louis, MO
- 0212games
Busch Stadium II
St. Louis, MO
- 0310games
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis, MN
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 30 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
23.3%
Share of the 30 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
76.7%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.1.
Average total
7.7runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
60%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 16 | 14 | 53.3% |
| 8.5 | 11 | 19 | 36.7% |
| 9.5 | 8 | 22 | 26.7% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Minnesota Twins
16 W · 53.3%1.88
St. Louis Cardinals
14 W · 46.7%2.14
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
20%vs 23.3% full archive
-3.3% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
80%vs 76.7% full archive
+3.3% in the last 20
Average total
8.8 runsvs 7.7 runs full archive
+1.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2018 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Twins and Cardinals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals
What is the Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 7 games: Minnesota Twins have 4 wins and St. Louis Cardinals have 3 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1987 through 2026.
How do recent Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals results compare with the complete record?
St. Louis Cardinals have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. The complete decided record is tied 26-26. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1987 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Oct 17, 1987, when Minnesota Twins beat St. Louis Cardinals 10-1 at home. The archive covers 49 meetings from 1987 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals have met 30 times in this archive, which covers the 2009 season onward.