MIN 5, CHC 4 | Sep 22, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 22, 2021•Wrigley Field•62°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Joe Ryan

LOSS

Kyle Hendricks

SAVE

Alex Colomé

The Twins edged the Cubs 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Max Kepler2 HR, 3 RBI

⚾Joe Ryan11 K in 5.0 IP

Key Moment

Bot 9: Ian Happ singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Cave. Frank Schwindel scores.

Weather: 62°F, Partly CloudyWind: 18 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 24,402Venue: Wrigley Field

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88.1%D

17 missed calls

+19.3% MIN

+0.59 runs MIN

Win Probability

CHC WinMIN Win

Team	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

Game 632400 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.281/.351/.362	97.2	.235	.265
Jake CaveLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.181/.244/.290	74.6	-	-
Josh Donaldson3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.251/.350/.478	109	.189	.216
Max KeplerRF	4	3	3	3	0	0	.213/.312/.428	107.8	.735	.1215
Miguel Sanó1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.220/.305/.469	101.7	.157	.157
Nick GordonCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.251/.308/.368	97.9	.209	.204
Ryan JeffersC	3	0	1	0	1	1	.199/.274/.398	73.5	.226	.243
Andrelton SimmonsSS	3	0	1	1	0	0	.224/.285/.277	93.2	.403	.308
Alex ColoméP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Brent RookerLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.201/.288/.402	103.2	.394	.382
Joe RyanP	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	5	9	4	1	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Kepler (1st off Hendricks, 1 on, 2 out); Kepler (4th off Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Gordon; Jeffers; Kepler; Polanco; Buxton

TB:20

RBI:Simmons; Kepler 3

SB:Gordon

CS:Jeffers

SF:Simmons

Team LOB:5

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafael OrtegaCF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.280/.341/.451	95.2	.444

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe RyanW	5.0	3	2	2	1	11	86-57	87.5	2.45
Juan MinayaH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-9	91.8	2.70
Tyler DuffeyH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-9	87.1	3.45
Jorge AlcalaH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	10-9	91.2	4.20
Alex ColoméS	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	24-16	92	3.98
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	2	18	145-100	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Ryan 86-57; Minaya 13-9; Duffey 12-9; Alcala 10-9; Colomé 24-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Ryan 1-2; Minaya 2-0; Duffey 0-1; Alcala 0-1; Colomé 1-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle HendricksL	5.2	5	4	3	0	3	2	72-52	84.6	4.81

Top 1 • MIN

2-0

Max Kepler homers (18) on a line drive to center field. Josh Donaldson scores.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 411 ftLA: 21°

Bot 2 • CHC

2-2

Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nick Gordon. Ian Happ scores. Matt Duffy scores.

EV: 102.3 mph234 ftLA: 9°

Top 4 • MIN

3-2

Max Kepler homers (19) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 411 ftLA: 27°

Top 6 • MIN

4-2

Miguel Sano reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Matt Duffy. Max Kepler scores.

EV: 74.3 mph107 ftLA: 9°

Top 9 • MIN

5-2

Andrelton Simmons out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Nick Gordon scores.

EV: 82.4 mph283 ftLA: 33°

Bot 9 • CHC

5-3

Ian Happ singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Cave. Frank Schwindel scores.

EV: 108.7 mph287 ftLA: 13°

5-4

Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to first baseman Miguel Sano. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 76.9 mph4 ftLA: -41°

Bench
Robinson ChirinosC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.227/.324/.454	99.7	.044	.075
Nick MartiniPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.208/.190	68.3	-	-
Kyle HendricksP	2	0	0	0	0	1	.120/.154/.140	100.6	.592	.538
David BotePH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.193/.262/.325	95.2	-	-

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