St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-182) Minnesota (+150)

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (31-38) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (37-28) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -182 and the Twins are coming in at +150. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Matthew Liberatore and Connor Prielipp.

The Cardinals have hit 93 doubles as a team and have hit 73 balls out of the park. St. Louis is slugging .391 and have been rung up 524 times, while taking a walk on 220 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have 283 RBI's as well as 534 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .244. They have 294 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.26 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Cardinals pitchers have given up 66 home runs and also 282 runs in total (9th in baseball). St. Louis has conceded 557 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 260 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.00 on the campaign (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 503 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 223 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.17 as a team this year.

Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 71 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 48 holds on the season (4th in baseball). The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 83 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 33 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 102 base runners on the year and 32.4% of those players crossing the plate. The Cardinals have sent 224 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Cardinals have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,271 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 1,757 putouts this year, as well as 610 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 15th in the majors, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Liberatore has pitched in 400 frames and has tallied 333 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Liberatore (19-27 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.54 and he has gone up against 1,731 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.61 (205 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.395. He has surrendered 421 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 137 free passes.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .393 and they are scoring 4.61 runs per game (9th in the league). They have hit 105 doubles, while taking a walk 231 times as well as scoring 318 runs. Minnesota has hit 78 home runs for the season to go along with 300 RBIs. They have been rung up on 591 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 550 hits. The Minnesota Twins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .238 on the campaign.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.385 with a FIP of 4.21 as a squad over the course of the season. They are sitting at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 583. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 348 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (316 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (560 strikeouts vs 258 free passes). They have relinquished 69 home runs and they allow 5.16 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

With 78 save situations, the Twins have recorded 50 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the contest in 27 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.0% out of 120 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 76 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. They rank 11th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 231 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

Out of their 5,466 innings on the diamond, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 506 assists, 42 errors and have a tally of 1,822 putouts this year.

Prielipp (2-4 record in his career) holds a 5.21 ERA while surrendering 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and he has gone up against 191 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 25 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.343 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. During his pro baseball career, Prielipp has surrendered 40 base hits while he has earned 49 K's in 43 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-182)

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