Chicago Cubs at Minnesota Twins

· Major League Baseball

Chicago Cubs

54-38, 24-22 Away

Final
2 - 4

Minnesota Twins

45-47, 26-18 Home

Minnesota Twins beat Chicago Cubs 4-2, but Buxton injures hand

Matt Wallner added a solo homer for the Twins in the third, which proved to be enough for right-hander David Festa (3-3), who went 5 1/3 innings and allowed a pair of runs in the fourth inning.

Minnesota’s bullpen tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Closer Jhoan Duran, who was unavailable Tuesday due to illness, earned his 14th save of the season.

The Twins lost All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton to injury. Buxton was hit in the hand in the first inning. He remained in the game initially but came out in the second inning. The Twins announced Buxton suffered a left hand contusion.

Cubs starter Cade Horton (3-3) didn't make it through the fifth inning. He was lifted after 4 2/3 innings and surrendered four runs on six hits. It's the third time in his last four starts he failed to complete five innings.

The Twins added an insurance run in the fourth when Royce Lewis scored while Wallner extended a rundown between first and second base just long enough for Lewis to cross home plate.

Key moment The extent of Buxton’s injury remains to be seen but if it keeps him out for a significant amount of time, it would be costly. It could also mean Buxton won’t participate in the Home Run Derby during All-Star weekend in his home state of Georgia.

Key stat Before scoring in the first inning, Buxton stole his 17th base of the season, making him 17 for 17 on steal attempts this season.

Up next RHP Colin Rea (6-3, 4.13 ERA) will pitch the series finale for the Cubs, while Minnesota counters with RHP Chris Paddack (3-7, 4.64).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Swanson lined out to right.
	9th Inning	Busch grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Crow-Armstrong grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Duran relieved Varland
	8th Inning	Keirsey Jr. struck out swinging.
	8th Inning	Lewis lined out to center.

Statistics

CHC		MIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	2
9	Ground Balls	12
6	Strikeouts	8
2	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
4	Hits	8
0	Stolen Bases	1
2	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	4
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
31	At Bats	30
0	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
8	Runners Left On Base	14
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	4
16	Fly Balls	10
0	Caught Stealing	1
111	Pitches	143
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
4	Total Bases	15
33	Plate Appearances	34
0.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
0	Extra Base Hits	5
-0.1	Runs Created	5.2
.129	Batting Average	.267
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.129	Slugging Percentage	.500
.065	Secondary Average	.300
.182	On Base Percentage	.353
.311	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.853
0.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.2
-0.1	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	6.2
12.0	Batter Rating	34.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	30.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.50
3.36	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.21
.000	Isolated Power	.233
0.33	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.25
.061	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.059
-.065	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.033
4.0	Runs Produced	7.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.8
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.3
63.3	MLB Rating	82.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0