Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs

Sep 21, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	2	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	9	16	1	12
CHC	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	11	1	12

loss:

A. Millswin: Minnesota Twins logo

K. Barraclough

Game Recap

Sometimes you don’t need to rely too much on the long ball to have a strong offensive showing. And even for a team like the Twins, who are fourth in the Majors in home runs with 213, Tuesday night's performance proved that. The Twins’ bats provided enough spark to help...

Scoring Summary

MINCHC

1
Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd. Byron Buxton steals (6) 2nd base. Luis Arraez scores. Throwing error by catcher Willson Contreras. [1 run] [1 out]
10
1
Josh Donaldson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
1
Willson Contreras out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Rafael Ortega scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
21
2
Trayce Thompson homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
22
3
Willson Contreras homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
23
4
Max Kepler singles on a line drive to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Josh Donaldson scores. [1 run]
33
4
Nick Gordon homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Max Kepler scores. [2 runs]
53
5
Josh Donaldson singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton to 2nd. [1 run]
63
5
Max Kepler singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Byron Buxton scores. Josh Donaldson to 3rd. Max Kepler to 2nd. [1 run]
73
6
Patrick Wisdom singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Rafael Ortega scores. Frank Schwindel scores. [2 runs]
75
7
Miguel Sano doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Josh Donaldson scores. [1 run]
85
7
Mitch Garver singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Miguel Sano scores. Nick Gordon to 2nd. [1 run]
95

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis Arraez2B	1	3	2	0	0	3	0	2	.285
2Byron BuxtonCF	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	.286
3Jorge PolancoSS	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	8	.272
4Josh Donaldson3B	3	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	.251
5Max KeplerRF	3	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.207
6Miguel Sano1B	1	5	1	1	2	0	0	5	.222
7Nick GordonLF	3	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.251
8Mitch GarverC	3	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.251
9Griffin JaxP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Brent RookerPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205
Kyle BarracloughP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Danny CoulombeP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Jorge AlcalaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jake CavePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.182
Tyler DuffeyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Caleb ThielbarP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Willians AstudilloPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.240
Alex ColomeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	16	42	9	8	11	4	1	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Griffin JaxRHP	3.0	4	3	3	6	2	2	72	6.75
Kyle BarracloughRHP	1.2	2	0	0	3	1	0	35	4.82
Danny CoulombeLHP	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	17	3.73
Jorge AlcalaRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	4.28
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	3.51
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	16	3.53
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.75
TOTAL	9.0	11	5	5	14	4	2	168	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rafael OrtegaCF	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.280
2Frank Schwindel1B	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	2	.338
3Ian HappLF	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	.226
4Willson ContrerasC	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	.228
5Patrick Wisdom3B	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	.238
6Matt Duffy2B	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	5	.265
7Trayce ThompsonRF	1	5	1	1	3	0	1	2	.250
8Nico HoernerSS	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.305
9Alec MillsP	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	.034
Scott EffrossP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sergio AlcantaraPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.199
Tommy NanceP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Trevor MegillP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nick MartiniPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150
Michael RuckerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rex BrothersP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000


TOTAL	11	35	5	5	14	4	2	25	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Alec MillsRHP	4.0	6	7	6	4	2	1	91	4.83
Scott EffrossRHP	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	15	4.35
Tommy NanceRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	5.88
Trevor MegillRHP	1.0	4	2	2	2	0	0	19	9.30
Michael RuckerRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	12	7.40
Rex BrothersLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	5.29

TOTAL	9.0	16	9	8	11	4	1	185	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Luis Arraez singles on a line drive to right fielder Trayce Thompson.
00
SINGLE — Byron Buxton singles on a line drive to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Luis Arraez to 3rd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd. Byron Buxton steals (6) 2nd base. Luis Arraez scores. Throwing error by catcher Willson Contreras. [1 run] [1 out]
10
SAC FLY — Josh Donaldson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Max Kepler grounds out sharply, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Frank Schwindel. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Rafael Ortega singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Max Kepler.
20
STRIKEOUT — Frank Schwindel strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
STOLEN BASE 2B — Rafael Ortega steals (9) 2nd base.
20
SINGLE — Ian Happ singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Griffin Jax. Rafael Ortega to 3rd.
20
SAC FLY — Willson Contreras out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Rafael Ortega scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
21
POP OUT — Patrick Wisdom pops out to second baseman Luis Arraez. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

MIN

CHC

9Runs5

16Hits11

1Errors1

.381Batting Avg.314

42At Bats35

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

8Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks4

2Stolen Bases3

11Strikeouts14

12Left on Base12

21Total Bases18

Game Details

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 · 7:40 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 25,594 (61.5%)

weather: 66 degrees, overcast