Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. | MIN 0, CHC 1 |
| T2 | Kody Clemens | Kody Clemens homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. | MIN 1, CHC 1 |
| B2 | Miguel Amaya | Miguel Amaya doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. | MIN 1, CHC 3 |
| B3 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. | MIN 1, CHC 4 |
| B3 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez hits a ground-rule double (4) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. | MIN 1, CHC 5 |
| T7 | Kody Clemens | Kody Clemens homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. | MIN 2, CHC 5 |
| B7 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. | MIN 2, CHC 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Taj Bradley started for Twins, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Mike Paredes took the roughest line.
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Taj Bradley
Starter
5.0
94
5
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Taj Bradley threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 40 43% 2 7 11 16 4 Cutter 30 32% 5 5 2 10 8 Splitter 18 19% 4 2 2 7 3 Curveball 6 6% 2 1 0 2 1 - Mike Paredes Reliever 2.0 40 1 4
- Kendry Rojas Middle 1.0 18 0 1
Matthew Boyd started for Cubs, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.
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Matthew Boyd
Starter
6.0
91
1
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Boyd threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 81% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 38% 0 10 7 8 10 Changeup 24 26% 2 1 7 9 5 Curveball 16 18% 0 6 0 10 0 Slider 16 18% 3 4 3 5 1 - Caleb Thielbar Setup 1.0 15 1 2
- Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 10 0 0
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 17 0 1
Where the game turned
- Amaya 2B (2)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Roden RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .235 | .551 | |
| Ryan Jeffers DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .402 | .547 | .949 | |
| Josh Bell 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .305 | .425 | .730 | |
| Victor Caratini C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .332 | .369 | .701 | |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .308 | .424 | .732 | |
| Kody Clemens 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .302 | .495 | .797 | 2 HR (17, 18) |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .320 | .425 | .745 | |
| Luke Keaschall CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .351 | .353 | .704 | |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .377 | .444 | .821 | |
| Austin Martin RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .357 | .322 | .679 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .284 | .380 | .519 | .899 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .352 | .466 | .818 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .239 | .367 | .400 | .767 | HR (12) |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .333 | .353 | .686 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 | .328 | .427 | .755 | |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .313 | .335 | .648 | |
| Pedro Ramírez DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .318 | .417 | .735 | 2B |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .290 | .413 | .703 | 3B, SB |
| Miguel Amaya C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .350 | .356 | .706 | 2B |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Bradley | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 3.85 | L |
| Mike Paredes | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 4.60 | |
| Kendry Rojas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.79 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 4.15 | W |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4.40 | |
| Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.40 | |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.98 |
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Season series: 1-2 with MIN listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.