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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

2026-07-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39508 · 81°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 12 mph, L To R · 2:38

Chicago Cubs defeated Minnesota Twins 6–2. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st — Michael Busch homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Miguel Amaya doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8
CHN	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	11

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Martin RF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Roden RF	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ryan Jeffers DH	3	0	1	0	1	0
Josh Bell 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Victor Caratini C	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brooks Lee 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kody Clemens 2B	4	2	2	2	0	2
Ryan Kreidler SS	3	0	0	0	0	2
Luke Keaschall CF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Trevor Larnach LF	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	5	0	0	0	0	3
Seiya Suzuki RF	4	1	2	0	1	1
Michael Busch 1B	4	2	1	1	1	3
Alex Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ian Happ LF	3	1	0	0	1	1
Nico Hoerner 2B	4	1	4	1	0	0
Pedro Ramírez DH	3	0	2	2	1	0
Dansby Swanson SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Miguel Amaya C	4	0	1	2	0	1