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Twins 9, Cubs 5 — Sep 21, 2021 Recap
Minnesota Twins beat Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Sep 21, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs on Sep 21, 2021?
Minnesota Twins won 9-5 on Sep 21, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Twins covered
Cubs -1.5
Total
Over
14 / 8
Moneyline
Twins
+102
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Twins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
 Cubs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Cave | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Miguel Sanó | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Gordon | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Griffin Jax | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Coulombe | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Rooker | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willians Astudillo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Alcántara | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Martini | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Duffy | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trayce Thompson | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alec Mills | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
Box Score — Pitching
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 72 |
| Jorge AlcalaH | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Kyle BarracloughW | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec MillsL | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 91 |
| Scott Effross | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Rex Brothers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Tommy Nance | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Twins
Overall
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0%0-0
0%0-0
Cubs
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0