Chicago led after the first inning. It did not matter. Minnesota answered with a four-run third that flipped the game for good, and the Twins held on for a 5-2 win at Wrigley Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Ryan Jeffers was the difference. He went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI, turning a tie game into a Minnesota lead with one swing. His homer to left center, measured at 369 feet, was the loudest moment of the afternoon and the one the Cubs never recovered from.
Chicago struck first when Busch singled to right in the first inning, driving in Crow-Armstrong to make it 0-1. Minnesota answered in the third. Larnach singled to left to score Keaschall and tie the game at 1-1, and two batters later Jeffers went deep to bring home Gray and Larnach, making it 4-1 and putting the Twins in front for good. Chicago got single runs back in the sixth, when Suzuki scored on a wild pitch by Nance, and Minnesota tacked on another in the seventh as Kreidler's single to left brought in Martin for a 5-2 cushion.
Colin Rea took the loss for Chicago, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits over 6.0 innings with 6 strikeouts and a walk. Bailey Ober picked up the win for Minnesota despite allowing 2 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings, striking out 7. Minnesota's bullpen was spotless the rest of the way, covering 3.2 innings without allowing a run, while Yoendrys Gomez closed it out with a scoreless inning for his 12th save of the season.
The win pushed Minnesota to 49-49 and extended its winning streak to three games. Chicago fell to 54-43.