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Cubs 3, Twins 1 — Aug 31, 2021 Recap
Chicago Cubs beat Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Aug 31, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs Minnesota Twins on Aug 31, 2021?
Chicago Cubs won 3-1 on Aug 31, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Cubs covered
Twins -1.5
Total
Under
4 / 9.5
Moneyline
Cubs
+132
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
 Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hermosillo | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alfonso Rivas III | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson Chirinos | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Duffy | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Romine | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco | DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Refsnyder | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Cave | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Gordon | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Davies | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 |
| Manuel RodríguezW | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Adam MorganH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Codi HeuerH | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Rowan WickS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John GantL | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 89 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Ralph Garza Jr. | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cubs
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Twins
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0