MIN 2, CHC 6 | Jul 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 18, 2026•Wrigley Field•81°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Matthew Boyd

LOSS

Taj Bradley

The Cubs defeated the Twins 6-2.

★Kody Clemens2 HR, 2 RBI

★Nico Hoerner4-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Kody Clemens homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 81°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 39,508Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Nate Tomlinson

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96.1%A

6 missed calls

+8.8% MIN

+0.59 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinMIN Win

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

Game 824657 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alan RodenRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.235/.316/.235	73.3	.891	.811
Ryan JeffersDH	3	0	1	0	1	0	.292/.402/.547	92.1	.366	.337
Josh Bell1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.248/.305/.425	91.9	.195	.180
Victor CaratiniC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.240/.332/.369	97.3	.235	.222
Brooks Lee3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.249/.308/.424	103.3	.199	.243
Kody Clemens2B	4	2	2	2	0	2	.243/.302/.495	106	.643	.1206
Ryan KreidlerSS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.254/.320/.425	106.7	.626	.585
Luke KeaschallCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.263/.351/.353	94.1	.263	.249
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286/.377/.444	104.5	.215	.195
Bench
Austin MartinRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.245/.357/.322	96.4	.028	.024
Taj BradleyP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	2	8	2	1	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Clemens (2nd off Boyd, 0 on, 2 out); Clemens (7th off Thielbar, 0 on, 2 out)

TB:14

RBI:Clemens 2

GIDP:Bell

Team LOB:4

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	0	0	0	0	3	.284/.380/.519	98.6	.081

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Taj BradleyL	5.0	7	5	5	3	6	1	94-59	92.3	3.85
Mike Paredes	2.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	40-27	86.9	4.60
Kendry Rojas	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-13	94.2	2.79
Totals	8.0	11	6	6	4	11	1	152-99	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Bradley 94-59; Paredes 40-27; Rojas 18-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Bradley 2-7; Paredes 1-1; Rojas 0-2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew BoydW	6.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	91-59	83.7	4.15

Game Notes

📺

B2Replay review: Pedro Ramírez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Pedro Ramírez walks. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.

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B3Replay review: Victor Caratini challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Michael Busch called out on strikes.

Bot 1 • CHC

0-1

Michael Busch homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.6 mph💣 402 ftLA: 28°

Top 2 • MIN

1-1

Kody Clemens homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 371 ftLA: 23°

Bot 2 • CHC

1-3

Miguel Amaya doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 99.7 mph232 ftLA: 15°

Bot 3 • CHC

1-4

Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 94.9 mph167 ftLA: 8°

1-5

Pedro Ramírez hits a ground-rule double (4) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

EV: 73.8 mph209 ftLA: 51°

Top 7 • MIN

2-5

Kody Clemens homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.7 mph💣 391 ftLA: 37°

Bot 7 • CHC

2-6

Pedro Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

EV: 68.2 mph182 ftLA: 18°

Bench
Matthew BoydP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trent ThorntonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-