Twins vs Cubs

Final · Fri Jul 17 · 8:05 PM ET · Wrigley Field

Minnesota TwinsTwins49-49

FinalJul 17, 2026

Chicago CubsCubs54-43

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

MIN+125

CHC−151

Run line

MIN +1.5−155

CHC −1.5+128

Total O/U

Over 11−119

Under 11−102

Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 11 (7 runs).

Recap

The Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Jul 17, 2026 to move to 49-49.

They scored 4 runs in the third inning.

Score by inning

Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIN	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
CHC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2

W: Ober (7-3) · L: Rea (7-6) · S: Gomez (1-0)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

CHCSingleBusch singled to right, Crow-Armstrong scored, Suzuki to third.0-1

Top 3

MINSingleLarnach singled to left, Keaschall scored, Gray to second.1-1
MINHome runJeffers homered to left center (369 feet), Gray scored and Larnach scored.4-1

Bottom 6

CHCWild PitchSuzuki scored on Nance wild pitch.4-2

Top 7

MINSingleKreidler singled to left, Martin scored, Kreidler to second, Keaschall to third.5-2

Team stats

MINCHC

Hits: 7; 6
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 5; 1
Walks: 3; 4
Strikeouts: 10; 9
Runners Left On Base: 12; 17
Errors: 1; 1

Player stats

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Trevor Larnach LF	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	24	.289	.381	.449
Ryan Jeffers C	1-4	4	1	1	3	1	0	1	16	.291	.400	.552
Josh Bell DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	.248	.306	.427
Kody Clemens 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.239	.299	.475
Royce Lewis 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.216	.292	.392
Brooks Lee 3B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	.249	.309	.426
Alan Roden RF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.188	.278	.188
Austin Martin RF	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	14	.248	.361	.326
Luke Keaschall CF	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	16	.262	.351	.353
Tristan Gray SS	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.232	.271	.333
Ryan Kreidler SS	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	.260	.326	.435

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Bailey Ober P	5.1	5	2	2	2	7	88-56	4.32	88
Tommy Nance P	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	25-16	3.82	25
Taylor Rogers P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	5.56	2
Andrew Morris P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	3.26	14
Yoendrys Gomez P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	22-14	3.43	22

Cubs · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	15	.288	.385	.526
Seiya Suzuki RF	1-3	3	1	1	0	1	1	18	.269	.349	.466
Michael Busch 1B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	23	.239	.367	.393
Alex Bregman 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	2	21	.239	.336	.357
Ian Happ LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	1	20	.221	.329	.430
Nico Hoerner 2B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.235	.307	.328
Michael Conforto DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.243	.329	.479
Carson Kelly C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.268	.357	.393
Dansby Swanson SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.209	.291	.408

Cubs · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Colin Rea P	6.0	5	4	3	1	6	1	91-59	4.74	91
Drew Pomeranz P	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	21-10	5.79	21
Gavin Hollowell P	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8-6	2.61	8
Ryan Rolison P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	2.72	15
Tyler Ferguson P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	6.75	7

Game info

VenueWrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Attendance39,855

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Bruce Dreckman · First Base Umpire: Nate Tomlinson · Second Base Umpire: James Jean · Third Base Umpire: Mark Wegner

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