Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

49-50, 23-25 Away

Final

55-43, 28-20 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. MartinRF	0-3	0	0	0	.245
A. RodenPH-RF	1-1	0	0	0	.235
R. JeffersDH	1-3	0	0	0	.292
J. Bell1B	1-4	0	0	0	.248
V. CaratiniC	1-4	0	0	0	.240
B. Lee3B	1-4	0	0	0	.249
K. Clemens2B	2-4	2	2	2	.243
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Clemens homered to right center (371 feet). 4th: Clemens struck out swinging. 7th: Clemens homered to right center (391 feet). 9th: Clemens struck out swinging.
R. KreidlerSS	0-3	0	0	0	.254
L. KeaschallCF	1-3	0	0	0	.263
T. LarnachLF	0-3	0	0	0	.286

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Bradley	5.0	7	5	3	6	94-59	3.85
M. Paredes	2.0	3	1	1	4	40-27	4.60
K. Rojas	1.0	1	0	0	1	18-13	2.79

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

2:20 PM, July 18, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,508

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
First Base Umpire - James Jean
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman

The Cubs beat the Twins 6-2 as Nico Hoerner ties a career high with 4 hits

— Nico Hoerner had four hits to tie a career high, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits and one run in six sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday.

Jul 18, 2026, 05:24 pm - AP


MIN
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	-	6	11	0

M. Boyd6-1

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

T. Bradley9-4

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN	CHC
1st	Busch homered to right (402 feet).	0	1
2nd	Clemens homered to right center (371 feet).	1	1
2nd	Amaya doubled to left, Hoerner scored and Swanson scored.	1	3
3rd	Hoerner singled to right, Suzuki scored, Happ to third.	1	4
3rd	Ramirez hit a ground rule double, Happ scored, Hoerner to third.	1	5
7th	Clemens homered to right center (391 feet).	2	5
7th	Ramirez singled to right, Busch scored, Hoerner to third.	2	6

Data is currently unavailable.

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL

Minnesota TwinsTwinsMIN

(49-50)

(49-50, 23-25 Away)

(49-50)

Taj Bradley

(9-4, 3.69)

-110

(55-43)

(55-43, 28-20 Home)

(55-43)

Matthew Boyd

(6-1, 4.15)

-150

Twins
5
Cubs
2

Game 1

7/17

Twins
2
Cubs
6

Game 2

7/18

Twins
1
Cubs
10

Game 3

7/19

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	54	47	.535	-	W1
Cleveland	54	50	.519	1.5	L2
Minnesota	51	53	.490	4.5	W2
Detroit	49	54	.476	6	W2
Kansas City	43	61	.413	12.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	64	38	.627	-	W1
Chicago	57	45	.559	7	L1
Pittsburgh	53	50	.515	11.5	L1
St. Louis	52	50	.510	12	L1
Cincinnati	47	54	.465	16.5	W2

Brewers activate Hamilton from IL, reassign Shewmake

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Royals manager Matt Quatraro back after brief leave

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro will be back for the second game of the road series against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night, the club said on social media.

Pete Crow-Armstrong leads 2026 MLB pre-arbitration bonus pool list

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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

The Cubs beat the Twins 6-2 as Nico Hoerner ties a career high with 4 hits

M. Boyd6-1

T. Bradley9-4

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