MIN 9, CHC 5 | Sep 21, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 21, 2021•Wrigley Field•66°F, Overcast

MIN

Twins

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Kyle Barraclough

LOSS

Alec Mills

The Twins defeated the Cubs 9-5.

★Nick Gordon3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Josh Donaldson3-for-3, 2 RBI

★Mitch Garver3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Miguel Sano doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Josh Donaldson scores.

Weather: 66°F, OvercastWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 4:05Att: 25,594Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Jordan Baker

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91.4%C

16 missed calls

+4.4% MIN

+0.41 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	2	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	9	16	1
CHC	1	1	1	0	0	2	0

Game 632404 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Arraez2B	3	2	1	0	3	0	.285/.355/.367	96.8	.441	.416
Byron BuxtonCF	5	2	2	0	0	0	.286/.330/.582	106.4	.335	.307
Jorge PolancoSS	6	0	0	0	0	4	.272/.326/.510	88.4	.270	.255
Josh Donaldson3B	3	2	3	2	1	0	.251/.351/.480	108.6	.553	.630
Max KeplerRF	5	1	3	2	0	1	.207/.308/.407	107.4	.660	.609
Miguel Sanó1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	.222/.307/.473	108.9	.254	.412
Nick GordonLF	5	1	3	2	0	0	.251/.309/.365	104.8	.448	.544
Mitch GarverC	5	0	3	1	0	1	.251/.358/.529	110.7	.733	.884
Alex ColoméP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Griffin JaxP	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brent RookerPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205/.293/.410	103
Totals	42	9	16	8	4	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Gordon (4th off Mills, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Sanó; Donaldson

TB:21

RBI:Gordon 2; Sanó; Donaldson 2; Garver; Kepler 2

SB:Gordon; Buxton

SF:Donaldson

Team LOB:12

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafael OrtegaCF	3	2	2	0	1	0	.280/.343/.455	102.9	.456

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Griffin Jax	3.0	4	3	3	2	6	2	72-42	87.6	6.75
Kyle BarracloughW	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	35-21	82.8	4.82
Danny Coulombe	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	17-12	84.4	3.73
Jorge AlcalaH	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	91.8	4.28
Tyler Duffey	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	88.9	3.51
Caleb Thielbar	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	16-12	82.9	3.53
Alex Colomé	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	90.4	3.75
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	4	14	2	168-108	-	-

HBP:Hoerner (by Jax); Ortega (by Jax); Wisdom (by Jax); Wisdom (by Barraclough)

IBB:Jax

Inherited runners-scored:Coulombe 1-0; Alcala 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Jax 72-42; Barraclough 35-21; Coulombe 17-12; Alcala 10-8; Duffey 11-7; Thielbar 16-12; Colomé 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Jax 1-2; Barraclough 2-0; Coulombe 0-1; Alcala 0-1; Duffey 0-1; Thielbar 1-1; Colomé 1-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Alec MillsL	4.0	6	7	6	2	4	1	91-57	83.2	4.83

Top 1 • MIN

2-0

Josh Donaldson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Byron Buxton scores.

EV: 96.3 mph345 ftLA: 25°

1-0

Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd. Byron Buxton steals (6) 2nd base. Luis Arraez scores. Throwing error by catcher Willson Contreras.

Bot 1 • CHC

2-1

Willson Contreras out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Rafael Ortega scores.

EV: 94.0 mph352 ftLA: 32°

Bot 2 • CHC

2-2

Trayce Thompson homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 386 ftLA: 26°

Bot 3 • CHC

2-3

Willson Contreras homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 113.3 mph💣 385 ftLA: 26°