MIN 2, CHC 8 | Aug 7, 2024 | The Best Box Score

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024•Wrigley Field•75°F, Sunny

MIN

Twins

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Jorge López

LOSS

Trevor Richards

The Cubs cruised past the Twins 8-2 in a dominant performance.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Christian Bethancourt doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Dansby Swanson scores.

Weather: 75°F, SunnyWind: 14 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 35,059Venue: Wrigley Field

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88.9%D

18 missed calls

+17.7% MIN

+0.45 runs MIN

Win Probability

CHC WinMIN Win

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

Game 746842 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Willi CastroSS	5	0	0	0	0	0	.257/.344/.403	99.9	.296	.293
Trevor LarnachLF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.245/.323/.425	108.7	.390	.440
Jose Miranda3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.318/.359/.505	108.1	.269	.302
Matt WallnerDH	3	0	1	1	0	2	.272/.406/.630	114.4	.691	.1123
Ryan JeffersC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.226/.308/.445	106	.162	.179
Carlos Santana1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.244/.329/.419	97.3	.241	.269
Max KeplerRF	3	0	1	0	1	2	.262/.316/.402	105.6	.871	.847
Austin MartinCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.229/.306/.327	99.9	.294	.283
Brooks Lee2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.253/.309/.333	107	.179	.172
Bench
Joe RyanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RichardsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	33	2	6	2	2	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Miranda; Wallner

TB:8

RBI:Lee; Wallner

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	5	2	1	2	0	2	.226/.332/.433	105.8	.314

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe Ryan	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	33-22	89.3	3.60
Trevor RichardsL	0.2	1	3	3	5	0	0	41-17	88	4.91
Cole Sands	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	26-17	91.4	3.27
Josh Winder	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	42-26	89.6	5.40
Caleb Thielbar	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	25-16	84.6	5.76
Totals	8.0	8	8	8	5	8	2	167-98	-	-

WP:Richards 2; Sands

Inherited runners-scored:Sands 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Ryan 33-22; Richards 41-17; Sands 26-17; Winder 42-26; Thielbar 25-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Ryan 2-2; Richards 1-1; Sands 1-2; Winder 2-4; Thielbar 1-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Javier Assad	4.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	75-48	86.3	3.24

Top 1 • MIN

1-0

Matt Wallner doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Trevor Larnach scores.

EV: 114.4 mph354 ftLA: 16°

Bot 1 • CHC

1-1

Michael Busch homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 389 ftLA: 33°

Top 2 • MIN

2-1

Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Carlos Santana scores. Max Kepler to 3rd.

EV: 61.8 mph100 ftLA: 10°

Bot 3 • CHC

2-2

Seiya Suzuki walks. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd.

2-3

Isaac Paredes out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Max Kepler. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch to 3rd.

EV: 92.6 mph316 ftLA: 35°

2-4

Mike Tauchman walks.

Bot 4 • CHC

2-6

Ian Happ homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Bethancourt scores.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 376 ftLA: 34°

Bot 8 • CHC

2-7

Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Mike Tauchman scores.

EV: 97.8 mph30 ftLA: -4°

2-8

Christian Bethancourt doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 87.4 mph229 ftLA: 17°

Bench
Javier AssadP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew SmylyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Porter HodgeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Julian MerryweatherP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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