Twins at Cubs September 22, 2021

Game Time: 7:40 ET

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 24,402

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

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

Game

Season

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Running

9th inning - CS: Ryan Jeffers (2nd base off C. Heuer/ A. Romine)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Donaldson to Arraez to San�)

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Running

9th inning - SB: Nico Hoerner (2nd base off A. Colome/ R. Jeffers)

9th inning - SB: Ian Happ (3rd base off A. Colome/ R. Jeffers)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:2

Umpires: HP-Chris Segal, 1B-James Hoye, 2B-Jordan Baker, 3B-Mark Carlson

Weather: 62 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 18 MPH In From Left

News From September 22, 2021

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Alex Colome

Rough outing, earns save

PMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Colome allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two in the ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against the Cubs.

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Max Kepler

Slugs two homers

OFMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Kepler went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored and a double Wednesday against the Cubs.

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Joe Ryan

Strikes out 11

PMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Ryan (2-1) allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out 11 across five innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Cubs.

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Byron Buxton

Managing foot issue

OFMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Buxton is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs due to a foot injury, though he's available to pinch hit off the bench, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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Hunter McMahon

Activated from IL

PMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

McMahon was activated from the 7-day injured list Sept. 14 and made a start for the Twins' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate that day, striking out four over two scoreless innings.

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Luis Arraez

Draws three walks in win

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September 22, 2021

Arraez went 1-for-3 with three walks and two runs Wednesday in the Twins' 9-5 win over the Cubs.

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Max Kepler

Batting cleanup Wednesday

OFMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Kepler will start in right field and bat fourth Wednesday against the Cubs.

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Jorge Polanco

Sits amid slump

2BMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Polanco is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

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Ryan Jeffers

Back to No. 2 role

CMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Jeffers will start at catcher and bat seventh Wednesday against the Cubs.

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Mitch Garver

Resting Wednesday

CMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Garver is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

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Byron Buxton

Retreats to bench

OFMinnesota Twins

September 22, 2021

Buxton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

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Austin Martin

Ends regular season hot

OFMinnesota Twins AAA

September 22, 2021

Martin posted a modest .254/.399/.381 line for Double-A Wichita after being traded to Minnesota at the deadline, but he finished the regular season on a hot streak, hitting .298/.406/.456 with two homers, three steals and a 9:7 BB:K over his final 16 games.

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Kyle Hendricks

Takes seventh loss

PChicago Cubs

September 22, 2021

Hendricks (14-7) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and no walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings to take the loss Wednesday against the Twins.

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Robinson Chirinos

Leaves with injury

CChicago Cubs

September 22, 2021

Chirinos was removed from Wednesday's loss to the Twins with an apparent left side injury, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

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Frank Schwindel

Extends hitting streak

1BChicago Cubs

September 22, 2021

Schwindel went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.

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Nico Hoerner

Records two hits, two RBI Wednesday

2BChicago Cubs

September 22, 2021

Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.

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Ian Happ

Scores twice in loss

OFChicago Cubs

September 22, 2021

Happ went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.

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Jason Heyward

Not expected back this season

OFChicago Cubs

September 22, 2021

Manager David Ross said Wednesday it's "doubtful" Heyward (concussion) will return from the injured list before the end of the season, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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