Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

2–6

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Minnesota TwinsLeads 7 of 17

Chicago CubsLeads 10 of 17

Batting

4.86Runs per game5.01
0.248Batting average0.243
0.322On-base percentage0.336
0.414Slugging percentage0.409
0.737OPS0.745
1.23Home runs per game1.25
8.35Hits per game8.29
121Home runs121
57Stolen bases69

Pitching

4.60ERA4.33
1.37WHIP1.28
8.46Strikeouts per nine7.91
3.67Walks per nine3.12
4.51Runs allowed per game4.28
0.251Opponent batting average0.246
813Pitching strikeouts758
36Quality starts25
28Saves20

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	8.5	+135	-163
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+132	-156
BBetMGM	—	8.5	+135	-165
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+140	-165
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+141	-156
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+128	-143
BBetus	-1.5	8	+138	-155
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+127	-152
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+135	-165
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+141	-156
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+135	-159

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Jul 18, 2026

2:20 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 7 mph

90°

Lineups

MIN

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	8th	24th
CHC	5th	15th

Matchup

MINCHC

49-49Record54-43
50.0%Win %55.7%
26-25Home record27-20
23-24Road record27-23
7-3Last 105-5
3Streak-1
-11Run diff+49
14-13Division13-13
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

MINStatCHC

2Runs6
8Hits11
0Errors0
2Home runs1
2RBI6
0Stolen bases1
7K (bat)11
11K (pit)7
4BB (pit)1

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
Kody Clemens1B	4	2	2	2	2	0
Victor CaratiniC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ryan JeffersC	3	0	1	0	0	1
Austin MartinRF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan KreidlerSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Keaschall2B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alan RodenRF	1	0	1	0	0	0

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Taj BradleySP	5.0	7	5	5	3	6
Mike ParedesSP	2.0	3	1	1	1	4
Kendry RojasRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel AmayaC	4	0	1	0	2	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	4	0	1	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	1	2	0	0	1
Michael Busch1B	4	2	1	1	1	1
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Pedro Ramirez2B	3	0	2	0	2	1

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew BoydSP	6.0	3	1	1	1	4
Jacob WebbRP	1.0	3	0	0	0	1
Caleb ThielbarRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2
Trent ThorntonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

80 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Martin flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Jeffers flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Bell grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Suzuki lined out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Busch homered to right (402 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Bregman struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Caratini grounded out to third.
0-1
Top
Lee grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Clemens homered to right center (371 feet).
1-1
Top
Kreidler struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Happ grounded out to first.
1-1
Bottom
Hoerner singled to right.
1-1
Bottom
Ramirez walked, Hoerner to second. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-1
Bottom
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ramirez out at second, Hoerner to third.
1-1
Bottom
Swanson stole second.
1-1
Bottom
Amaya doubled to left, Hoerner scored and Swanson scored.
1-3
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
1-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
Keaschall singled to right.
1-3
Top
Larnach grounded out to catcher, Keaschall to second.
1-3
Top
Martin struck out looking.
1-3
Top
Jeffers walked.
1-3
Top
Bell popped out to first.
1-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Suzuki walked.
1-3
Bottom
Busch struck out looking. Minnesota Twins challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-3
Bottom
Bregman lined out to center.
1-3
Bottom
Happ walked, Suzuki to second.
1-3
Bottom
Hoerner singled to right, Suzuki scored, Happ to third.
1-4
Bottom
Ramirez hit a ground rule double, Happ scored, Hoerner to third.
1-5
Bottom
Swanson flied out to left.
1-5

Inning 4 Top

Top
Caratini lined out to left.
1-5
Top
Lee popped out to shortstop.
1-5
Top
Clemens struck out swinging.
1-5

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Amaya popped out to second.
1-5
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Suzuki singled to left.
1-5
Bottom
Busch struck out looking.
1-5

Inning 5 Top

Top
Kreidler grounded out to second.
1-5
Top
Keaschall struck out looking.
1-5
Top
Larnach fouled out to first.
1-5

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman lined out to third.
1-5
Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Hoerner singled to left.
1-5
Bottom
Ramirez popped out to shortstop.
1-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Martin fouled out to third.
1-5
Top
Jeffers singled to center.
1-5
Top
Bell grounded into double play, third to second to first, Jeffers out at second.
1-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Paredes relieved Bradley
1-5
Bottom
Swanson tripled to center.
1-5
Bottom
Amaya struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
1-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Thielbar relieved Boyd
1-5
Top
Caratini grounded out to shortstop.
1-5
Top
Lee struck out swinging.
1-5
Top
Clemens homered to right center (391 feet).
2-5
Top
Kreidler struck out swinging.
2-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Busch walked.
2-5
Bottom
Bregman struck out swinging.
2-5
Bottom
Happ flied out to center.
2-5
Bottom
Hoerner singled to right, Busch to second.
2-5
Bottom
Ramirez singled to right, Busch scored, Hoerner to third.
2-6
Bottom
Swanson grounded out to second.
2-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Thornton relieved Thielbar
2-6
Top
Keaschall flied out to right.
2-6
Top
Larnach grounded out to second.
2-6
Top
Roden hit for Martin
2-6
Top
Roden singled to left.
2-6
Top
Jeffers grounded out to second.
2-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Roden in right field.
2-6
Bottom
Rojas relieved Paredes
2-6
Bottom
Amaya lined out to right.
2-6
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
2-6
Bottom
Suzuki singled to right.
2-6
Bottom
Busch struck out swinging.
2-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Webb relieved Thornton
2-6
Top
Bell reached on infield single to pitcher.
2-6
Top
Caratini singled to left, Bell to second.
2-6
Top
Lee singled to center, Lee thrown out at first, Caratini to second, Bell thrown out at third.
2-6
Top
Clemens struck out swinging.
2-6

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Player props

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 Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, July 18, 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

DraftKings lists the Chicago Cubs at CHC -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Minnesota Twins +135 and Chicago Cubs -163. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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