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Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 6–2 on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Minnesota Twins 2 77-85
at Chicago Cubs 6 89-73

Line score

Team
Minnesota Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Chicago Cubs 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 0
  • W: Matthew Boyd (6-1)
  • L: Taj Bradley (9-4)

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Kody Clemens 2 (18)
  • Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch (12)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Chicago Cubs Michael Busch homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. 0–1
Top 2nd Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–1
Bottom 2nd Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. 1–3
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. 1–4
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Pedro Ramírez hits a ground-rule double (4) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. 1–5
Top 7th Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. 2–5
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Pedro Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. 2–6

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Austin Martin RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Alan Roden RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235
Ryan Jeffers DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .292
Josh Bell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248
Victor Caratini C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240
Brooks Lee 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249
Kody Clemens 2B 4 2 2 2 0 2 .243
Ryan Kreidler SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .254
Luke Keaschall CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263
Trevor Larnach LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 32 2 8 2 1 7
Pitcher
Taj Bradley (L, 9-4) 5.0 7 5 5 3 6 1 94 3.85
Mike Paredes 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 40 4.60
Kendry Rojas 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.79

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .284
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .272
Michael Busch 1B 4 2 1 1 1 3 .239
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Ian Happ LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .219
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 4 1 0 0 .243
Pedro Ramírez DH 3 0 2 2 1 0 .267
Dansby Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .209
Miguel Amaya C 4 0 1 2 0 1 .230
Totals 35 6 11 6 4 11
Pitcher
Matthew Boyd (W, 6-1) 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 91 4.15
Caleb Thielbar 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 4.40
Trent Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.40
Jacob Webb 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.98

Game info

Weather
81 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
12 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:21 PM
Time of game
2:38
Attendance
39,508
Umpires
Home Plate: Nate Tomlinson, First Base: James Jean, Second Base: Mark Wegner, Third Base: Bruce Dreckman

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Twins 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 1 at Chicago Cubs 10 Final Game page

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