Twins 3' Cardinals 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) -Another National League team got rude treatment from the Minnesota Twins.

Glen Perkins worked seven innings of four-hit ball in 92-degree heat and Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer had key hits in a 3-1 victory over the slumping St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

Joe Mauer was 1 for 2 with two walks and is batting .396 for the Twins, who are 38-37 overall but 11-5 in interleague play. Kubel and Cuddyer each had two hits and an RBI, and Perkins, whose previous three career at-bats were strikeouts, contributed a pair of sacrifices.
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