Major League Baseball

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Wrigley Field

Match Report

Hendricks sparkles, Cubs edge Twins 1-0 for 5th straight win

Kyle Hendricks tossed eight innings of three-hit, shutout ball to outduel Rich Hill, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Minnesota Twins 1-0 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

MIN

  • Nelson Cruz DH H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Byron Buxton CF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Josh Donaldson 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Eddie Rosario OF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

CHC

  • Ian Happ LF H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Jason Heyward LF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Jason Kipnis 2B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Willson Contreras 1B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

MIN wins series 2-1

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Minnesota Twins

  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CHC

  1. Anthony Rizzo1B48
  2. Kris Bryant3B23
  3. Willson ContrerasC40
  4. Kyle SchwarberLF12
  5. Javier BaezSS28
  6. Jason HeywardRF22
  7. Cameron MaybinLF15
  8. Jason KipnisDH22
  9. Nico Hoerner2B2

Substitutes

  1. Billy HamiltonCF0
  2. Ildemaro VargasPH6
  3. Ian HappCF8

MIN

  1. Byron BuxtonCF25
  2. Josh Donaldson3B3
  3. Nelson CruzDH32
  4. Eddie RosarioLF9
  5. Miguel Sano1B22
  6. Mitch GarverC18
  7. Jake CaveRF11
  8. Jorge PolancoSS11
  9. Marwin Gonzalez2B14

Substitutes

  1. Max KeplerPR22

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 6th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    6321 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 6th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 6th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 5th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    6321 5th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 5th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 5th Inning
  28. Foul Out 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    6321 4th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 4th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 3rd Inning
  31. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 3rd Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 3rd Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 2nd Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 2nd Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 1st Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 1st Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    6321 1st Inning
  38. Play Result 0-1

    Contreras singled to deep center, Rizzo scored, Bryant to third.

    6321 1st Inning
  39. Single 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    6321 1st Inning
  40. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    6321 1st Inning
  41. Strike Looking 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    6321 1st Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 1st Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 1st Inning
  44. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    6321 1st Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 1st Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 1st Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 1st Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 1st Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    30954 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 0-1

    Rosario struck out swinging.

    30954 9th Inning
  3. Strike Swinging 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30954 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    30954 9th Inning
  6. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    30954 9th Inning
  7. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    30954 9th Inning
  8. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30954 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 0-1

    Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Eddie Rosario

    30954 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 0-1

    Kepler ran for Cruz

    9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    30954 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 0-1

    Cruz walked.

    30954 9th Inning
  13. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 8 : Ball 4

    30954 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  15. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    30954 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  18. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    30954 9th Inning
  19. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    30954 9th Inning
  20. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30954 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 0-1

    Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Nelson Cruz

    30954 9th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    30954 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 0-1

    Donaldson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Buxton out at second.

    30954 9th Inning
  24. Ground Out 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    30954 9th Inning
  25. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    30954 9th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    30954 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 0-1

    Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Josh Donaldson

    30954 9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    30954 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 0-1

    Buxton walked.

    30954 9th Inning
  31. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 8 : Ball 4

    30954 9th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

    30954 9th Inning
  35. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    30954 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    30954 9th Inning
  37. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    30954 9th Inning
  38. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30954 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 0-1

    Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Byron Buxton

    30954 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 0-1

    Jeffress relieved Hendricks

    30954 9th Inning

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