Twins beat Cubs 5-2.

Final · MLB · Fri Jul 17, 7:05 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Bailey Ober (MIN) vs Colin Rea (CHC)
TV: Twins.TV Presented by Progressive, Marquee Sports Network
Where: Wrigley Field

Twins beat Cubs 5-2. Twins took the lead for good in the 3rd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	7	1
CHC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	1

Win: Bailey Ober. Loss: Colin Rea. Save: Yoendrys Gómez. Home runs: Jeffers (MIN). Jeffers drove in 3 for Twins.

By the numbers: Hits MIN 7, CHC 6; Errors MIN 1, CHC 1; Left on base MIN 12, CHC 17.

Team stats

	MIN	CHC
Hits	7	6
Errors	1	1
Left on base	12	17
Home runs	1	0
Walks	3	4
Strikeouts	10	9

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Larnach LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
Jeffers C	4	1	1	3	0	1	1
Bell DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Clemens 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lewis, R 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lee, B 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Roden RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Martin RF	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Keaschall CF	3	1	2	0	1	0	0
Gray, T SS	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Kreidler SS	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	33	5	7	5	3	10	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Ober (W)	5.1	5	2	2	2	7	88
Nance	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	25
Rogers, Ta	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Morris	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Gómez, Y (S)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	22
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	4	9	151

Chicago Cubs

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Crow-Armstrong CF	3	1	0	0	1	1
Suzuki RF	3	1	1	0	1	1
Busch 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bregman 3B	3	0	0	0	1	2
Happ LF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Hoerner 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Conforto DH	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kelly, C C	4	0	0	0	0	1
Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	2	6	1	4	9

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Rea (L)	6.0	5	4	3	1	6	1	91
Pomeranz	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	21
Hollowell	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8
Rolison	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15
Ferguson, T	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Totals	9.0	7	5	4	3	10	1	142

Play-by-play

Top 1st 4

0 out MIN Trevor Larnach walks.
1 out MIN Ryan Jeffers grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Trevor Larnach out at 2nd. Ryan Jeffers to 1st.
2 out MIN Josh Bell grounds into a force out, first baseman Michael Busch to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Ryan Jeffers out at 2nd. Josh Bell to 1st.
3 out MIN Kody Clemens strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st 5

0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
0 out CHC Seiya Suzuki walks.
0 out CHC Michael Busch singles on a line drive to right fielder Alan Roden. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. MIN 0, CHC 1
1 out CHC Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
3 out CHC Ian Happ grounds into a double play, first baseman Royce Lewis to shortstop Tristan Gray. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Ian Happ out at 1st.

Top 2nd 3

1 out MIN Royce Lewis strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Brooks Lee flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
3 out MIN Alan Roden challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alan Roden called out on strikes.

Bottom 2nd 4

0 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Luke Keaschall.
0 out CHC Michael Conforto singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luke Keaschall. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.
1 out CHC Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.
3 out CHC Dansby Swanson grounds into a double play, shortstop Tristan Gray to second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis. Michael Conforto out at 2nd. Dansby Swanson out at 1st.

Top 3rd 7

0 out MIN Luke Keaschall singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
0 out MIN Tristan Gray reaches on a fielder's choice. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. Luke Keaschall advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by first baseman Michael Busch.
0 out MIN Trevor Larnach singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Luke Keaschall scores. Tristan Gray to 2nd. MIN 1, CHC 1
0 out MIN Ryan Jeffers homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Tristan Gray scores. Trevor Larnach scores. MIN 4, CHC 1
0 out MIN Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
2 out MIN Kody Clemens grounds into a double play, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Josh Bell out at 2nd. Kody Clemens out at 1st.
3 out MIN Royce Lewis flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.

Bottom 3rd 3

1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out on a foul tip.
2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
3 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.

Top 4th 4

1 out MIN Brooks Lee flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
2 out MIN Alan Roden grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea.
2 out MIN Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
3 out MIN Tristan Gray strikes out swinging.

Bottom 4th 4

1 out CHC Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
2 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
2 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to second baseman Kody Clemens. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. Nico Hoerner advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Kody Clemens.
3 out CHC Michael Conforto pops out to third baseman Brooks Lee in foul territory.

Top 5th 3

1 out MIN Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Ryan Jeffers grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
3 out MIN Josh Bell strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th 3

1 out CHC Carson Kelly grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis.
2 out CHC Dansby Swanson grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis.
3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to second baseman Kody Clemens.

Top 6th 3

1 out MIN Kody Clemens flies out to third baseman Alex Bregman.
2 out MIN Royce Lewis lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
3 out MIN Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.

Bottom 6th 6

0 out CHC Seiya Suzuki doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
1 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd.
1 out CHC Alex Bregman walks.
1 out CHC Ian Happ singles on a line drive to right fielder Alan Roden. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
2 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, second baseman Kody Clemens to shortstop Tristan Gray. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Ian Happ out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st.
3 out CHC Michael Conforto flies out to center fielder Luke Keaschall.

Top 7th 6

0 out MIN Austin Martin walks.
0 out MIN Luke Keaschall walks.
0 out MIN Ryan Kreidler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Austin Martin scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd. MIN 5, CHC 2
1 out MIN Trevor Larnach lines out to first baseman Michael Busch.
2 out MIN Ryan Jeffers called out on strikes.
3 out MIN Josh Bell strikes out swinging.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out CHC Carson Kelly grounds out softly, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Royce Lewis.
2 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to second baseman Kody Clemens.

Top 8th 4

1 out MIN Kody Clemens strikes out on a foul tip.
2 out MIN Royce Lewis grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
2 out MIN Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
3 out MIN Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brooks Lee caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carson Kelly to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

Bottom 8th 3

1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki lines out to center fielder Luke Keaschall.
2 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Royce Lewis to pitcher Andrew Morris.
3 out CHC Alex Bregman grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Top 9th 3

1 out MIN Austin Martin strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Luke Keaschall flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
3 out MIN Ryan Kreidler flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

Bottom 9th 4

0 out CHC Ian Happ walks.
1 out CHC Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Cubs challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, first baseman Royce Lewis to shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Ian Happ out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st.
2 out CHC Michael Conforto called out on strikes.
3 out CHC Carson Kelly flies out to center fielder Luke Keaschall.