Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

5–2

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Minnesota TwinsLeads 7 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 11 of 18

Batting

4.86Runs per game5.04
0.248Batting average0.244
0.323On-base percentage0.336
0.415Slugging percentage0.411
0.738OPS0.747
1.24Home runs per game1.26
8.36Hits per game8.31
120Home runs121
56Stolen bases68

Pitching

4.62ERA4.33
1.37WHIP1.28
8.45Strikeouts per nine7.89
3.67Walks per nine3.12
4.54Runs allowed per game4.28
0.251Opponent batting average0.246
804Pitching strikeouts748
36Quality starts24
27Saves20

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CHC)	Total	MIN ML	CHC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	11	+125	-151
FFanDuel	-1.5	11	+124	-146
BBetMGM	—	11	+125	-155
CCaesars	-1.5	11	+130	-155
BBetOnline	-1.5	11	+133	-147
BBetRivers	-1	11	+132	-150
BBetus	-1.5	11	+130	-145
BBovada	-1.5	11	+129	-154
FFanatics	-1.5	11	+130	-155
LLowVig	-1.5	11	+133	-147
MMyBookie	-1.5	11	+127	-150

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Jul 17, 2026

8:05 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 7 mph

84°

Lineups

MIN

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	7th	24th
CHC	5th	15th

Matchup

MINCHC

48-49Record54-42
49.5%Win %56.3%
26-25Home record27-19
22-24Road record27-23
7-3Last 106-4
2Streak2
-14Run diff+52
14-13Division13-13
5Rest days5

Scores

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

Team Stats

MINStatCHC

5Runs2
7Hits6
1Errors1
1Home runs0
5RBI1
1Stolen bases1
10K (bat)9
9K (pit)10
4BB (pit)3

Player Stats

MIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Josh BellDH	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brooks LeeSS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Royce Lewis3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kody Clemens1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan JeffersC	4	1	1	1	3	0
Luke Keaschall2B	3	1	2	0	0	1
Trevor LarnachLF	3	1	1	0	1	1
Alan RodenLF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan GraySS	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan KreidlerCF	2	0	1	0	1	0
Austin MartinRF	1	1	0	0	0	1

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Bailey OberSP	5.1	5	2	2	2	7
Tommy NanceRP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1
Andrew MorrisRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Yoendrys GomezRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Taylor RogersRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Carson KellyC	4	0	0	0	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	2	0	0
Michael Busch1B	4	0	1	1	0
Michael ConfortoDH	4	0	1	0	0
Ian HappLF	3	0	1	0	1
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	0	0	1
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	1	1	0	1
Dansby SwansonSS	3	0	0	0	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	1	0	0	1

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Colin ReaSP	6.0	5	4	3	1	6
Ryan RolisonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Tyler FergusonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Gavin HollowellRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
Drew PomeranzRP	0.1	1	1	1	2	0

Scoring Summary

89 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Larnach walked.
0-0
Top
Jeffers grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Larnach out at second.
0-0
Top
Bell grounded into fielder's choice to first, Jeffers out at second.
0-0
Top
Clemens struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong walked.
0-0
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong stole second.
0-0
Bottom
Suzuki walked.
0-0
Bottom
Busch singled to right, Crow-Armstrong scored, Suzuki to third.
0-1
Bottom
Bregman struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Happ grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Busch out at second.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Lewis struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Lee flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Roden struck out looking. Minnesota Twins challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner singled to center.
0-1
Bottom
Conforto singled to center, Hoerner to third.
0-1
Bottom
Kelly struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Swanson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Conforto out at second.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Keaschall reached on infield single to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Gray grounded into fielder's choice to first, Keaschall safe at second on throwing error by first baseman Busch, Keaschall safe at third on error.
0-1
Top
Larnach singled to left, Keaschall scored, Gray to second.
1-1
Top
Jeffers homered to left center (369 feet), Gray scored and Larnach scored.
4-1
Top
Bell singled to right.
4-1
Top
Clemens grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Bell out at second.
4-1
Top
Lewis flied out to left.
4-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
4-1
Bottom
Busch struck out swinging.
4-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Lee flied out to left.
4-1
Top
Roden grounded out to first.
4-1
Top
Keaschall singled to left.
4-1
Top
Gray struck out swinging.
4-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Hoerner reached on infield single to second, Hoerner safe at second on throwing error by second baseman Clemens.
4-1
Bottom
Conforto fouled out to third.
4-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Larnach struck out swinging.
4-1
Top
Jeffers grounded out to third.
4-1
Top
Bell struck out swinging.
4-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Kelly grounded out to third.
4-1
Bottom
Swanson grounded out to third.
4-1
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong lined out to second.
4-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Clemens flied out to third.
4-1
Top
Lewis lined out to right.
4-1
Top
Lee grounded out to second.
4-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Suzuki doubled to left.
4-1
Bottom
Busch grounded out to shortstop, Suzuki to third.
4-1
Bottom
Nance relieved Ober
4-1
Bottom
Suzuki scored on Nance wild pitch.
4-2
Bottom
Suzuki scored on Nance wild pitch.
4-2
Bottom
Bregman walked.
4-2
Bottom
Happ singled to right, Bregman to second.
4-2
Bottom
Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Happ out at second, Bregman to third.
4-2
Bottom
Conforto flied out to center.
4-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Pomeranz relieved Rea
4-2
Top
Martin hit for Roden
4-2
Top
Martin walked.
4-2
Top
Martin stole second.
4-2
Top
Keaschall walked.
4-2
Top
Kreidler hit for Gray
4-2
Top
Kreidler singled to left, Martin scored, Kreidler to second, Keaschall to third.
5-2
Top
Larnach lined out to first.
5-2
Top
Hollowell relieved Pomeranz
5-2
Top
Jeffers struck out looking.
5-2
Top
Bell struck out swinging.
5-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Martin in right field.
5-2
Bottom
Kreidler at shortstop.
5-2
Bottom
Kelly grounded out to shortstop.
5-2
Bottom
Swanson struck out swinging.
5-2
Bottom
Rogers relieved Nance
5-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong popped out to second.
5-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Rolison relieved Hollowell
5-2
Top
Clemens struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
Lewis grounded out to shortstop.
5-2
Top
Lee singled to left.
5-2
Top
Lee caught stealing second, catcher to second.
5-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Morris relieved Rogers
5-2
Bottom
Suzuki lined out to center.
5-2
Bottom
Busch grounded out to first.
5-2
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to second.
5-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Ferguson relieved Rolison
5-2
Top
Martin struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
Keaschall flied out to center.
5-2
Top
Kreidler flied out to right.
5-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Gómez relieved Morris
5-2
Bottom
Happ walked.
5-2
Bottom
Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to first, Happ out at second. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.
5-2
Bottom
Conforto struck out looking.
5-2
Bottom
Hoerner to second on fielder's indifference.
5-2
Bottom
Kelly flied out to center.
5-2

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Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Ryan Jeffers
Hits: 9/19 over · last line 0.5
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Byron Buxton
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Taj Bradley
Strikeouts: 11/17 over · last line 6.5
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Joe Ryan
Hits Allowed: 11/16 over · last line 4.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Bailey Ober
Outs: 10/14 over · last line 15.5
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Connor Prielipp
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 5.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Zebby Matthews
Hits Allowed: 8/14 over · last line 5.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

The Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Friday, July 17, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Odds

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