The Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Jul 18, 2026 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Twins.
- Taj Bradley pitched 5.0 innings for the Twins, allowing 5 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
- Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Matthew Boyd pitched 6.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 1 earned run with 4 strikeouts.
Minnesota Twins box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Caratini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody Clemens | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Larnach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Keaschall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Bradley | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Mike Paredes | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kendry Rojas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pedro Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Before and after
- Twins · 2026 season · Previous Jul 17, 2026: MIN 5, CHC 2 · Next Jul 19, 2026: MIN 1, CHC 10
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Jul 17, 2026: MIN 5, CHC 2 · Next Jul 19, 2026: MIN 1, CHC 10