MIN 5, CHC 2 | Jul 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 18, 2026•Wrigley Field•87°F, Cloudy

MIN

Twins

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Bailey Ober

LOSS

Colin Rea

SAVE

Yoendrys Gómez

The Twins defeated the Cubs 5-2.

★Ryan Jeffers3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Ryan Kreidler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Austin Martin scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd.

Weather: 87°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 2:48Att: 39,855Venue: Wrigley Field

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89.4%C

17 missed calls

+19.7% MIN

+0.68 runs MIN

Win Probability

CHC WinMIN Win

Team	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

Game 824655 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Trevor LarnachLF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.289/.381/.449	104.5	.552	.527
Ryan JeffersC	4	1	1	3	0	1	.291/.400/.552	93.8	.137	.173
Josh BellDH	4	0	1	0	0	2	.248/.306/.427	107.8	.610	.621
Kody Clemens2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.239/.299/.475	104	.239	.222
Royce Lewis1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.216/.292/.392	97.2	.195	.206
Brooks Lee3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.249/.309/.426	96	.155	.145
Austin MartinRF	1	1	0	0	1	1	.248/.361/.326	91.7	-	-
Luke KeaschallCF	3	1	2	0	1	0	.262/.351/.353	95.6	.232	.218
Ryan KreidlerSS	2	0	1	1	0	0	.260/.326/.435	99.3	.252	.242
Bench
Alan RodenRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.188/.278/.188	77.2	.040	.036
Tristan GraySS	2	1	0	0	0	1	.232/.271/.333
Totals	33	5	7	5	3	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Jeffers (3rd off Rea, 2 on, 0 out)

TB:10

RBI:Jeffers 3; Kreidler; Larnach

SB:Martin

CS:Lee

GIDP:Clemens

Team LOB:4

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.288/.385/.526	86	.083

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey OberW	5.1	5	2	2	2	7	88-56	83	4.32
Tommy NanceH	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	25-16	89.1	3.82
Taylor RogersH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	77.2	5.56
Andrew MorrisH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	96.5	3.26
Yoendrys GómezS	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	22-14	92.9	3.43
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	4	9	151-97	-	-

WP:Nance

Inherited runners-scored:Nance 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Ober 88-56; Nance 25-16; Rogers 2-2; Morris 14-9; Gómez 22-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Ober 5-2; Nance 2-1; Rogers 0-1; Morris 2-1; Gómez 1-1

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Colin ReaL	6.0	5	4	3	1	6	1	91-59	88.8	4.74

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Alan Roden challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alan Roden called out on strikes.

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T8Replay review: Twins challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brooks Lee caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carson Kelly to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

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B9Replay review: 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.

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B6Wild pitch by Tommy Nance

Inherited runners-scored:Hollowell 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Rea 91-59; Pomeranz 21-10; Hollowell 8-6; Rolison 15-11; Ferguson 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Rea 7-5; Pomeranz 0-1; Hollowell 0-0; Rolison 1-0; Ferguson 0-2

Bench
Colin ReaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew PomeranzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gavin HollowellP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan RolisonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler FergusonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-