MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/06/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2279 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (46-67) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 0
Chicago Cubs (69-47) 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 5 6 0
Cubs Trip Twins, 5-4
The Chicago Cubs got a rain-soaked win over the Minnesota Twins.

A good performance from shortstop Jorge Mateo helped the Chicago Cubs defeat the Minnesota Twins, 5-4. Mateo went 1-2 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times for the Cubs. Chicago reliever Chad Green picked up the win to move to 4-3. Adrian Martinez suffered the loss. John Brebbia, credited with the save, is now 1 for 2 in save opportunities.

Josh Naylor helped out the Chicago cause in the bottom of the first inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the designated hitter went 1 for 4.

"I still think this team can play even better," Mateo told the Chicago Times.

With the victory, the Cubs upped their record to 69-47.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .261 11 45
C. Cron DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .226 17 52
M. Yastrzemski RF, LF 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .245 22 58
P. Wisdom 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .176 15 42
M. Carpenter 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .204 18 41
B. Crawford SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .255 7 29
S. Hilliard LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .201 17 38
   a-H. Renfroe PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 6 21
M. Stassi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 4 11
K. Newman 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .297 2 39
Totals 38 4 11 4 4 11 25      
a - H. Renfroe pinch hit for S. Hilliard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Crawford (20, 4th Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Newman (28, 9th Inning off D. Bednar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Carpenter (1, 1st Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Yastrzemski (22, 1st Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Wisdom (15, 1st Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell , C. Cron , M. Yastrzemski 4 , P. Wisdom 5 , M. Carpenter 4 , B. Crawford 2 , S. Hilliard , K. Newman 3
2-out RBI: M. Yastrzemski , P. Wisdom , M. Carpenter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mitchell , M. Carpenter , B. Crawford 3
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 5 43
J. Suwinski RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .235 31 89
J. Rodriguez CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266 26 62
J. Naylor DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .257 13 55
I. Happ 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .219 17 52
G. Torres 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 17 60
J. Mateo SS 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 .184 2 21
D. Mendick 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 1 6
A. Hedges C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 2 21
Totals 30 5 6 4 2 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodriguez (20, 3rd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mateo (2, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Happ (17, 6th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Suwinski , J. Rodriguez 3 , J. Naylor , I. Happ 4 , J. Mateo 4
2-out RBI: I. Happ
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Suwinski , I. Happ , G. Torres
Team LOB: 3
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez L (5-9) 6.0 6 4 4 0 5 2 77 4.92   
J. Oviedo 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 0 28 4.90   
E. McGee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 49
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 24, J. Oviedo 5, E. McGee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 7-6, J. Oviedo 2-0, E. McGee 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 77-54, J. Oviedo 28-14, E. McGee 15-8
WP: J. Oviedo 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Woodruff 4.1 5 2 2 2 6 2 88 3.36   
C. Green W (4-3) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 30 2.71   
D. Smith H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.61   
B. Raley H (22) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.45   
D. Bednar H (3) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 2.25   
J. Brebbia SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 49
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 20, C. Green 10, D. Smith 3, B. Raley 2, D. Bednar 6, J. Brebbia 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 4-3, C. Green 2-4, D. Smith 1-0, B. Raley 0-0, D. Bednar 0-1, J. Brebbia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 88-54, C. Green 30-19, D. Smith 12-7, B. Raley 10-7, D. Bednar 26-14, J. Brebbia 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Smith 1-0 , J. Brebbia 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Mateo
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 41024
Special Notes: Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 8th inning.
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