Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins

Jul 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Imanaga(5-3)win: Minnesota Twins logo

S. Woods Richardson(5-4)

Game Recap

Chicago Cubs vs Minnesota Twins game highlights

MINNEAPOLIS -- In the span of six batters, Tuesday night’s game between the Twins and Cubs swiveled from taut to comfortable to out of hand. On a night when Minnesota was doing without closer Jhoan Duran, a three-homer outburst turned a tense game into a laugher as the Twins routed...

Scoring Summary

CHCMIN

1Ryan Jeffers doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run] 01
1Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Ryan Jeffers scores. Carlos Correa to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 02
8Ryan Jeffers homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Byron Buxton scores. [2 runs] 04
8Willi Castro homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 05
8Royce Lewis singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ, deflected by shortstop Dansby Swanson. Carlos Correa scores. [1 run] 06
8Harrison Bader homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Royce Lewis scores. [2 runs] 08
9Justin Turner homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 18

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ian HappLF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.230
2Kyle TuckerRF	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.286
3Seiya SuzukiDH	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	5	.261
4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.269
5Michael Busch1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.297
6Dansby SwansonSS	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.254
Vidal BrujanPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.147
7Carson KellyC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.265
Justin TurnerPH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.215
8Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287
9Matt Shaw3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.203
TOTAL	6	31	1	1	9	5	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shota ImanagaLHP	6.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	83	2.80
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	1.83
Porter HodgeRHP	0.1	5	6	6	1	1	3	27	6.85
Jon BertiRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	10.80


TOTAL	8.0	12	8	8	3	1	3	130	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	.270
2Ryan JeffersDH	3	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	.246
3Willi CastroRF	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.269
4Carlos CorreaSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.260
5Royce Lewis3B	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.215
6Harrison BaderLF	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.254
7Ty France1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.252
8Brooks Lee2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
9Christian VazquezC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.170


TOTAL	12	35	8	8	3	1	3	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Simeon Woods RichardsonRHP	5.0	2	0	0	4	3	0	61	4.08
Danny CoulombeLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	0.71
Brock StewartRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2.67
Cole SandsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4.38
Griffin JaxRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	4.12
Joey WentzLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	20	6.88
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	9	5	1	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCMIN

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Ian Happ flies out to right fielder Willi Castro. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Kyle Tucker strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Seiya Suzuki walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Byron Buxton doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
00
DOUBLE — Ryan Jeffers doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Willi Castro grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. [1 out]
01
SINGLE — Carlos Correa singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd.
01
SAC FLY — Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Ryan Jeffers scores. Carlos Correa to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Harrison Bader strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

CHC

MIN

1Runs8

6Hits12

0Errors0

.194Batting Avg.343

31At Bats35

1Extra-base Hits6

1Home Runs3

1Runs-Batted-In8

5Walks1

0Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts3

8Left on Base5

9Total Bases24

Game Details

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 30,384 (78.8%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy