Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins

Jul 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Hortonwin: Minnesota Twins logo

D. Festasave: Minnesota Twins logo

J. Duran

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Early signs were encouraging Thursday morning for Byron Buxton, a day after he left Wednesday’s 4-2 victory over the Cubs with a left hand contusion. Less than a week before he is scheduled to make his second MLB All-Star Game appearance, Buxton led off with a hit-by-pitch that...

Scoring Summary

CHCMIN

1
Ryan Jeffers singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Seiya Suzuki. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run]
01
1
Carlos Correa doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Ryan Jeffers scores. [1 run]
02
2
Matt Wallner homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
03
4
Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Carlos Correa. Kyle Tucker scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. [1 run]
13
4
Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, third baseman Royce Lewis to second baseman Brooks Lee. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Dansby Swanson out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
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4
Matt Wallner caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Reese McGuire to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Royce Lewis scores. [1 run] [3 outs]
24

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ian HappDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.227
2Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.285
3Seiya SuzukiLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.259
4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.266
5Michael Busch1B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.297
6Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.254
7Nico Hoerner2B	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.284
8Reese McGuireC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.226
9Jon Berti3B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Justin TurnerPH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.213

TOTAL	4	31	2	2	6	2	0	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cade HortonRHP	4.2	6	4	4	5	2	1	94	4.45
Ryan BrasierRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	1.10
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	3.28
Drew PomeranzLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	0.73

TOTAL	8.0	8	4	4	8	2	1	143	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270
Brooks LeePH-2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.263
2Willi Castro2B-LF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.269
3Trevor LarnachDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.253
4Ryan JeffersC	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	.248
5Carlos CorreaSS	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
6Royce Lewis3B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.216
7Matt WallnerRF	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.209
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.103
8Ty France1B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.252
9Harrison BaderLF-CF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.251
TOTAL	8	30	4	3	8	2	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
David FestaRHP	5.1	3	2	2	3	2	72	5.25
Danny CoulombeLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	13	0.69
Brock StewartRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7	2.57
Louis VarlandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	11	1.91
Jhoan DuranRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1.52
TOTAL	9.0	4	2	2	6	2	111	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCMIN

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Ian Happ strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Kyle Tucker grounds out to first baseman Ty France. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
HIT BY PITCH — Byron Buxton hit by pitch.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Byron Buxton steals (17) 2nd base.
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STRIKEOUT — Willi Castro strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Trevor Larnach flies out to left fielder Seiya Suzuki. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Ryan Jeffers singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Seiya Suzuki. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run]
01
DOUBLE — Carlos Correa doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Ryan Jeffers scores. [1 run]
02
GROUNDOUT — Royce Lewis grounds out, third baseman Jon Berti to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CHC

MIN

2Runs4

4Hits8

0Errors0

.129Batting Avg.267

31At Bats30

0Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts8

4Left on Base6

4Total Bases15

Game Details

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 33,470 (86.8%)

weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy