Cubs at Twins August 31, 2021

Game Time: 8:10 ET

Stadium: Target Field

Attendance: 22,224

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CHC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	0
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1

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CHC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	0
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1

Game

Season

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Running

1st inning - CS: Byron Buxton (2nd base off Z. Davies/ R. Chirinos)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Kepler to San�)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:34

Umpires: HP-Joe West, 1B-Bruce Dreckman, 2B-Ron Kulpa, 3B-Nick Mahrley

Weather: 76 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 12 MPH In From Center

News From August 31, 2021

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Ian Happ

Blasts 17th home run

OFChicago Cubs

August 31, 2021

Happ went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Twins.

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Frank Schwindel

Homers in back-to-back games

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August 31, 2021

Schwindel went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Twins.

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Rowan Wick

Notches first save

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August 31, 2021

Wick fired a perfect ninth inning, striking out two to earn the save in the win over the Twins on Tuesday.

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Manuel Rodriguez

Earns relief win Tuesday

PChicago Cubs

August 31, 2021

Rodriguez (3-2) fired two scoreless innings, allowing just a pair of walks to earn the win against the Twins on Tuesday.

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Zach Davies

Allows one run in no-decision

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August 31, 2021

Davies allowed one earned run on six hits while striking out three across 4.1 innings in the win over the Twins on Tuesday. He did not factor into the decision.

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Willson Contreras

Starts rehab assignment

CChicago Cubs

August 31, 2021

Contreras (knee) reported to Triple-A Iowa to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday.

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Sergio Alcantara

Not starting Tuesday

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August 31, 2021

Alcantara (ankle) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

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John Gant

Takes loss to Cubs

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August 31, 2021

Gant (4-9) allowed two earned runs on three hits while striking out five across five innings, taking the loss to the Cubs on Tuesday.

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Ryan Jeffers

Resting Tuesday

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August 31, 2021

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

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Michael Pineda

Won't return this week

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August 31, 2021

The Twins don't plan to reinstate Pineda (oblique) from the 10-day injured list this week, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

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Joe Ryan

Looks on track for Wednesday debut

PMinnesota Twins

August 31, 2021

The Twins plan to select Ryan's contract from Triple-A St. Paul when rosters expand Wednesday, and he'll likely be in line to start in his MLB debut later that day in Minnesota's series finale with the Cubs, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

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