Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

32-22, 11-17 Away

Final

31-21, 19-13 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
L. Wade Jr.LF	0-4	0	0	0	.229
B. BuxtonCF	1-4	0	0	1	.271
E. RosarioDH	2-4	1	1	2	.253
M. Sano1B	1-4	1	1	1	.217
M. KeplerRF	1-4	1	0	0	.205
J. PolancoSS	2-4	1	0	0	.265
M. Gonzalez2B	0-3	1	0	0	.208
E. Adrianza3B	0-2	0	0	0	.177
J. DonaldsonPH-3B	1-2	2	1	1	.225
A. AvilaC	1-1	0	0	0	.191
J. CavePR	0-0	1	0	0	.222
R. JeffersC	0-0	0	0	0	.283
M. GarverPH-C	1-2	0	0	2	.158

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Pineda	5.0	4	1	1	92-59	3.18
T. Duffey	1.0	0	0	1	8-6	1.69
M. Wisler	2.0	1	0	6	32-24	1.11
T. Clippard	1.0	0	0	1	16-9	2.78

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

8:15 PM, September 19, 2020Coverage: ESPN+

Chicago, Illinois

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Will Little
First Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez

Twins clinch 2nd straight playoff spot, beat Mills, Cubs 8-1

Eddie Rosario, Miguel Sano and Josh Donaldson homered as the Minnesota Twins clinched a second straight postseason berth with an 8-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.

Sep 20, 2020, 12:24 am - Associated Press


MIN
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	8	10	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

M. Pineda2-0

5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

A. Mills5-4

6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN	CHC
1st	Rosario homered to right (400 feet).	1	0
2nd	Bote doubled to shallow left, Contreras scored, Heyward to third.	1	1
6th	Rosario singled to right, Cave scored.	2	1
7th	Sanó homered to left (453 feet).	3	1
7th	Donaldson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Kepler scored on throwing error by shortstop Báez, Gonzalez to second, Polanco to third.	4	1
7th	Garver singled to left, Gonzalez scored and Polanco scored, Donaldson to second.	6	1
7th	Buxton singled to center, Donaldson scored, Buxton out stretching at second.	7	1
9th	Donaldson homered to right (378 feet).	8	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
0
Cubs
1

Game 1

9/18

Twins
8
Cubs
1

Game 2

9/19

Twins
4
Cubs
0

Game 3

9/20

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	34	26	.567	-	L1
Chicago	31	27	.534	2	W4
Minnesota	27	32	.458	6.5	L4
Kansas City	22	36	.379	11	L5
Detroit	22	37	.373	11.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	34	21	.618	-	L1
St. Louis	30	25	.545	4	W1
Chicago	31	27	.534	4.5	L1
Pittsburgh	31	28	.525	5	W2
Cincinnati	29	28	.509	6	L3

Fernando Tatis Jr. crushes 451-foot drive to end HR drought

Fernando Tatis Jr., in an MLB-worst drought, finally hit his first homer of the season with a 451-foot solo shot to left field against the Nationals.

Wade Meckler hits his first grand slam to help the Angels rout the Rays 14-3

— Wade Meckler hit his first grand slam in the majors for the first of Los Angeles' four homers in the Angels' 14-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Game Highlights

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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs

Win Probability

Game Information

Twins clinch 2nd straight playoff spot, beat Mills, Cubs 8-1

M. Pineda2-0

A. Mills5-4

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Fernando Tatis Jr. crushes 451-foot drive to end HR drought

Wade Meckler hits his first grand slam to help the Angels rout the Rays 14-3

Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Game Highlights