Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs

Jul 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

T. Bradleywin: Chicago Cubs logo

M. Boyd

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo was merely taking in a game at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Sitting in the right-field bleachers alongside his teammates from the 2016 World Series champions -- who earlier helped dedicate a brand new Champions Gate monument outside the stadium -- the three-time All-Star likely assumed his...

Scoring Summary

MINCHC

1
Michael Busch homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
01
2
Kody Clemens homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
11
2
Miguel Amaya doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. [2 runs]
13
3
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. [1 run]
14
3
Pedro Ramirez hits a ground-rule double (4) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. [1 run]
15
7
Kody Clemens homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
25
7
Pedro Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. [1 run]
26

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Austin MartinRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.245
Alan RodenPH-RF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
2Ryan JeffersDH	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.292
3Josh Bell1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.248
4Victor CaratiniC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240
5Brooks Lee3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249
6Kody Clemens2B	2	4	2	2	2	0	2	1	.243
7Ryan KreidlerSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.254
8Luke KeaschallCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263
9Trevor LarnachLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
TOTAL	8	32	2	2	7	1	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Taj BradleyRHP	5.0	7	5	5	6	3	1	94	3.85
Mike ParedesRHP	2.0	3	1	1	4	1	0	40	4.60
Kendry RojasLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	2.79

TOTAL	8.0	11	6	6	11	4	1	152	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	2	.284
2Seiya SuzukiRF	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.272
3Michael Busch1B	1	4	2	1	3	1	1	3	.239
4Alex Bregman3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.236
5Ian HappLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.219
6Nico Hoerner2B	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.243
7Pedro RamirezDH	2	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.267
8Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	.209
9Miguel AmayaC	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.230

TOTAL	11	35	6	6	11	4	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew BoydLHP	6.0	3	1	1	4	1	1	91	4.15
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	15	4.40
Trent ThorntonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	2.40
Jacob WebbRHP	1.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	17	2.98
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	7	1	2	133	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINCHC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Austin Martin flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Ryan Jeffers flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Josh Bell grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to right fielder Austin Martin. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Seiya Suzuki lines out to third baseman Brooks Lee. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Michael Busch homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

CHC

2Runs6

8Hits11

0Errors0

.250Batting Avg.314

32At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In6

1Walks4

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts11

4Left on Base9

14Total Bases18

Game Details

Saturday, July 18, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 39,508 (94.9%)

weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -163

over/under: 8.5