Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

49-50, 23-25 Away

Final

55-43, 28-20 Home


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

TwinsTop 1st
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 94
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- T. Bradley pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- T. Bradley pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- Swanson stole second.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- T. Bradley pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- T. Bradley pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- T. Bradley pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- M. Boyd pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- M. Paredes pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- C. Thielbar pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- M. Paredes pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- T. Thornton pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- Roden hit for Martin
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- K. Rojas pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CHC
- Roden in right field.
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- J. Webb pitching for CHC
  MIN
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
2 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	94

Twins
5
Cubs
2

Game 1

7/17

Twins
2
Cubs
6

Game 2

7/18

Twins
1
Cubs
10

Game 3

7/19

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

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

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