Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Twins 3-0
The Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. Manuel Margot went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.
Recap · Aug 5
Festa strikes out career-high 9, Twins beat Cubs 3-0 and close within 3 1/2 games of Guardians
David Festa struck out a career-high nine over five innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Monday night.
What it means
- Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
- Twins 31-27 on the road; Cubs 30-27 at home.
Latest headlines
ESPN · 4d ago
Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority
ESPN · 5d ago
Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep
ESPN · 5d ago
Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games
Recap · 6d ago
Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep
ESPN · Sep 30
Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1
Recap · Sep 30
Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid
ESPN · Sep 29
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players
ESPN · Sep 28
Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres
Injuries and inactives
Twins3rd in AL Cent- OutWalker Jenkins CFElbow, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILByron Buxton CFHip, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILJeff Hoffman RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes SPOblique, Strain, left
- 10-Day-ILTrevor Larnach LFWrist, Sprain, left
Cubs2nd in NL Cent- 60-Day-ILBen Brown RPNeck, Fracture
- 60-Day-ILJustin Steele SPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILPhil Maton RPKnee, Sprain, right
- 60-Day-ILRiley Martin RPElbow, Strain, left
- 60-Day-ILShelby Miller RPElbow, Surgery, right
Probable starters
Twins3rd in AL Cent
David Festa SP
Probable starter · 2-6, 4.90 ERA, 77 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Willi CastroSS
- 2Trevor LarnachLF
- 3Royce Lewis3B
- 4Matt WallnerDH
- 5Max KeplerRF
- 6Ryan JeffersC
- 7Carlos Santana1B
- 8Manuel MargotCF
- 9Austin Martin2B
Cubs2nd in NL Cent
Kyle Hendricks SP
Probable starter · 4-12, 5.92 ERA, 87 K, 1.45 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Ian HappLF
- 2Michael Busch1B
- 3Isaac Paredes3B
- 4Cody BellingerDH
- 5Mike TauchmanRF
- 6Nico Hoerner2B
- 7Dansby SwansonSS
- 8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
- 9Miguel AmayaC
The series
CHC win series 2-1
Chirp's angle
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Game info
- Venue
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 35,382
- Officials
- Tony Randazzo (Home Plate Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (First Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Second Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
