BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Blaze Jordan hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker each went deep as the St. Louis Cardinals broke open a tie game with a five-run seventh inning and beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 on Saturday afternoon at Target Field.

The victory evened the three-game series after the Twins edged St. Louis 9-8 on Friday. The Cardinals improved to 38-30, while Minnesota fell to 32-40.

St. Louis jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings. Masyn Winn walked to open the game and Herrera followed with a two-run homer, his eighth of the season. In the second, Jordan tripled and scored on a double by Pedro Pagés, who later came home on a sacrifice fly by Winn.

The Twins answered in the fourth. Byron Buxton led off with his 22nd homer, and two batters later Royce Lewis added a solo shot, his sixth, to cut the deficit to 4-2. In the fifth, Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer, scoring Ryan Kreidler, to tie the game at 4-4.

The Cardinals reclaimed control in the seventh. After two quick outs, Herrera launched his second homer of the game, a solo shot to left field. Walker followed with his 18th homer, also to left. Lars Nootbaar then singled, Alec Burleson singled, and Jordan crushed a three-run homer to left-center field, his first of the season, giving St. Louis a 9-4 lead.

Minnesota mounted a late rally. In the eighth, Austin Martin walked, advanced on a single by Buxton and scored on a single by Kody Clemens. In the ninth, the Twins loaded the bases with nobody out on three walks. After a strikeout, Josh Bell grounded into a force out that scored Brooks Lee, but Victor Caratini flied out to end the game.

Matt Svanson earned the win, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. He is 2-1. Justin Lawrence took the loss, falling to 0-3. The Cardinals used five relievers after starter Matthew Liberatore worked five innings.

Jordan finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Herrera went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored. Walker was 1-for-5. For the Twins, Buxton had two hits, including a homer, and Lewis added a homer and a double.

Attendance was 23,408. Game time was 2:44.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 7-4 St. Louis win, and the team’s ELO system gave the Cardinals a 55.70 percent probability of victory. St. Louis was a -1.5 favorite on the spread. The combined 15 runs went under the over/under line of 9.