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| @ Mil W 6-4 Box | Recap |
vs. Min L 5-9 Box | Recap |
vs. Min L 4-5 Box | Recap |
vs. StL 11:20 AM PT12:20 PM MT1:20 PM CT2:20 PM ET14:20 ET18:20 GMT2:20 11:20 AM MST1:20 PM EST12:20 PM CST1:50 PM VEN22:20 UAE12:20 PM CT |
vs. StL 5:05 PM PT6:05 PM MT7:05 PM CT8:05 PM ET20:05 ET0:05 GMT8:05 5:05 PM MST7:05 PM EST6:05 PM CST7:35 PM VEN4:05 UAE (+1)6:05 PM CT |
Kepler homers twice, Ryan’s 11 Ks lead Twins over Cubs 5-4 | |
CHICAGO (AP) Max Kepler homered twice, rookie Joe Ryan struck out a season-high 11, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 Wednesday night. Kepler staked the Twins to a 2-0 lead with a homer in the first inning and hit his 19th home run in the fourth, a tiebreaking drive. He has 11 multihomer games, including two this year. The Cubs and Twins are both 67-85, nearing the end of disappointing seasons. Chicago lost for the ninth time in 11 games. MORE | |
Cubs Headlines
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | I. Happ | .226 | |||
| HR: | P. Wisdom | 27 | |||
| RBI: | P. Wisdom | 59 | |||
| SB: | R. Ortega | 9 | |||
| W: | K. Hendricks | 14 | |||
| ERA: | K. Hendricks | 4.81 | |||
| Saves: | R. Wick | 4 | |||
| K: | K. Hendricks | 126 | |||
| NL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Y-Milwaukee | 91 | 61 | .599 | - |
| St. Louis | 82 | 69 | .543 | 8.5 |
| Cincinnati | 78 | 74 | .513 | 13 |
| Chi Cubs | 67 | 85 | .441 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh | 57 | 94 | .377 | 33.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .234 (26) | ||||
| Runs: | 659 (21) | ||||
| Hits: | 1165 (29) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 202 (11) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 78 (9) | ||||
| OBP: | .308 (22) | ||||
| SLG: | .406 (18) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2025 (18) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 4.85 (26) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 786 (27) | ||||
| Saves: | 38 (17) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1282 (17) | ||||
| OpBA: | .254 (23) | ||||
| OBP: | .337 (27) | ||||
| SLG: | .439 (24) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.46 (19) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 9/21 | D. Maples | Outrighted to Minors | |||||||
| 9/21 | N. Martini | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 9/21 | A. Rivas | Placed on 10-Day IL (Right middle finger tendon injury) | |||||||
| 9/19 | N. Hoerner | Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment | |||||||
| 9/19 | N. Hoerner | Removed From 10-Day IL (Strained right oblique) | |||||||
| Show Transactions | |||||||||
| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/20 | A. Rivas | Right middle finger tendon injury (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/17 | M. Rodríguez | Right shoulder inflammation (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/12 | J. Heyward | Concussion (on 7-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/8 | M. Hermosillo | Strained left forearm (on 60-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/3 | K. Thompson | Right shoulder inflammation (10-day IL) | |||||||
| Show Injuries | |||||||||
