Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Twins

63-49

3-7

Final

Cubs

56-60

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
CHC	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	X	7

Who won: Cubs 7-3

The Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Twins 3-0 in the 1st inning. Isaac Paredes went 2-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Cubs. Royce Lewis went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Aug 7

Imanaga dominant on mound, Paredes has a homer and 4 RBIs and Cubs top Twins 7-3

Shota Imanaga gave up two hits through seven innings, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run drive for his first homer with the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Twins 31-28 on the road; Cubs 31-27 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

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Pablo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 15-10, 4.08 ERA, 198 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Manuel MargotLF
2Carlos Santana1B
3Royce LewisDH
4Jose Miranda3B
5Willi CastroSS
6Austin MartinCF
7Max KeplerRF
8Christian VazquezC
9Brooks Lee2B

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Shota Imanaga SP

Probable starter · 15-3, 2.91 ERA, 174 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Ian HappLF
2Michael Busch1B
3Seiya SuzukiRF
4Cody BellingerDH
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Nico Hoerner2B
7Dansby SwansonSS
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
9Miguel AmayaC

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 3, Cubs 0 (Aug 5)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 36,653
Officials: Phil Cuzzi (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Tosi (First Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Second Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Third Base Umpire)