Cardinals vs Twins Game Breakdown

Get ready, sports fans, because today’s MLB showdown at Target Field is not just any regular game! The St. Louis Cardinals are swooping into the Twin Cities with a .500 record, ready to shake things up against the Minnesota Twins, who are sitting pretty near the top of their league. With the first pitch at 02:10 PM EST, the stakes are high and the lines are drawn, with odds makers calling an over/under that’ll have bettors sweating more than today’s partly cloudy, 80-degree weather. Fresh off a decisive encounter where the Twins blanked the Cards, today’s rematch is set to be a sizzler. Will the Cardinals fly high against the odds, or will the Twins double down on their home turf dominance? One thing’s for sure, in this battle of birds and bats, feathers are gonna fly!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 25, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Target Field, Minnesota

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SE at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 74% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+109	-131	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+122	-145	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+13	-14	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

146W-155L

45.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

165W-133L

55.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/23/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Under	-1.5
08/23/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-1.5
08/24/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-2.5
08/24/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Under	-2.5
08/01/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-3.5
08/01/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-3.5
08/02/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Over	+1.5
08/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+1.5
08/03/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-0.5
08/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-0.5

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Twins Vs Over/Under

Erick Fedde

ERA 3.391 | IP 143.3 | 8.0W-7.0L | KO 122.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-20-24	vsMIL	3-2L	5.7	6	2	2	Under
08-13-24	@CIN	1-4L	6.0	6	4	2	Under
08-07-24	vsTB	2-5W	5.0	4	1	6	Under
08-02-24	@CHC	3-6L	5.0	6	5	4	Over
07-27-24	@SEA	6-3L	4.0	6	3	4	Over
07-22-24	@TEX	3-4W	6.3	3	2	5	Under
07-10-24	@MIN	1-3W	5.0	4	0	5	Under
07-03-24	@CLE	8-2L	6.0	3	1	3	Over
06-26-24	@LAD	4-0L	6.0	5	4	5	Under
06-21-24	@DET	1-2W	7.0	5	2	3	Under

Zebby Matthews

ERA 3.6 | IP 10.0 | 1.0W-1.0L | KO 6.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-19-24	@SD	3-5L	5.0	4	5	1	Under
08-13-24	vsKC	3-13W	5.0	5	2	5	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/26	vs MIN	0-6L	5	0	Under
08/25	vs MIN	6-1W	9	1	Under
08/24	@ MIL	3-0W	9	0	Under
08/23	@ MIL	10-6W	13	2	Over
08/22	@ MIL	2-3L	6	1	Under
08/20	@ LAD	1-2L	6	1	Under
08/19	@ LAD	5-2W	11	3	Under
08/18	@ LAD	6-7L	6	3	Over
08/16	vs CIN	2-9L	10	0	Over
08/15	vs CIN	1-4L	4	1	Under
08/14	vs CIN	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/12	vs KC	3-8L	10	1	Over
08/11	vs KC	8-5W	13	3	Over
08/10	@ TB	4-6L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ TB	5-2W	9	0	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/26	@ STL	6-0W	9	3	Under
08/25	@ STL	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/23	vs SD	11-4W	18	1	Over
08/22	vs SD	5-7L	13	1	Over
08/21	vs SD	3-5L	5	0	Under
08/20	vs TEX	5-6L	7	2	Over
08/19	vs TEX	5-2W	8	1	Under
08/18	vs TEX	4-3W	5	2	Under
08/17	vs TEX	3-2W	6	1	Under
08/16	@ KC	1-4L	7	1	Under
08/15	@ KC	13-3W	15	3	Over
08/14	@ KC	8-3W	10	2	Over
08/13	@ CLE	3-5L	11	2	Under
08/12	@ CLE	1-2L	4	0	Under
08/11	@ CLE	6-3W	11	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.1	10.3	0.281	0.425	0.356	0.781	0.320	0.024
#2 Alec Burleson	7.5	9.8	0.270	0.442	0.327	0.770	0.318	0.046
#3 Matt Carpenter	6.8	8.9	0.246	0.390	0.381	0.771	0.313	0.034
#3 Willson Contreras	9.4	12.4	0.263	0.470	0.453	0.923	0.364	0.050
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.8	10.1	0.265	0.397	0.349	0.746	0.307	0.030
#5 Brendan Donovan	7.2	9.4	0.257	0.383	0.360	0.743	0.306	0.021
#6 Tommy Pham	7.0	9.0	0.260	0.390	0.365	0.755	0.309	0.022
#7 Lars Nootbaar	7.2	9.4	0.238	0.391	0.383	0.774	0.313	0.032
#8 Pedro Pages	6.1	7.8	0.242	0.356	0.318	0.674	0.278	0.023
#9 Victor Scott II	4.7	6.2	0.147	0.239	0.211	0.450	0.193	0.009

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	7.9	10.3	0.255	0.404	0.382	0.786	0.320	0.022
#2 Trevor Larnach	6.8	9.0	0.255	0.451	0.364	0.815	0.331	0.051
#3 Jose Miranda	7.5	9.7	0.302	0.480	0.369	0.849	0.348	0.027
#4 Matt Wallner	7.8	10.6	0.273	0.612	0.496	1.107	0.428	0.074
#5 Ryan Jeffers	7.3	9.8	0.239	0.475	0.362	0.837	0.341	0.061
#6 Max Kepler	7.5	9.7	0.264	0.401	0.341	0.741	0.306	0.023
#7 Carlos Santana	6.4	8.5	0.238	0.426	0.370	0.796	0.323	0.044
#8 Edouard Julien	6.1	8.0	0.213	0.351	0.361	0.713	0.291	0.035
#9 Austin Martin	5.4	7.0	0.263	0.363	0.363	0.726	0.298	0.005

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.7

Twins Notable Injuries

Joe Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 7.6
Byron Buxton OUT (OF): Avg: 0.275 SLG:0.528 Last game: 08/14/24. Impact: 3.6
Ryan Jeffers OUT (C): Avg: 0.239 SLG:0.475 Last game: 08/25/24. Impact: 3.8
Brooks Lee OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.347 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 2.1
Brock Stewart OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/31/24. Impact: 0.4