The Twins got on the board in the bottom of the first. Ryan Jeffers hit an RBI double, then Royce Lewis hit a sac fly RBI to give Simeon Woods Richardson a 2-0 lead to work with. That turned out to be more than enough for SWR, as he only allowed 2 hits and 3 walks in 5 scoreless innings.
He was taken out in the 6th inning to avoid going through the lineup a 3rd time, with Danny Coulombe taking over. From there, a combination of Brock Stewart, Cole Sands, and Griffin Jax kept the Cubs off the board through the top of the 8th.
The Twins lineup didn’t do much in innings 2-7, but finally broke through again against Porter Hodge in the 8th inning. Byron Buxton walked to lead things off, then Ryan Jeffers hit a two-run homer to the upper deck in left. Willi Castro made it back-to-back homers with a blast into the right field flower box. Carlos Correa doubled, then, after a wild pitch, Royce Lewis drove him in with a single to make it 6-0. Harrison Bader capped it all off with a homer to left to make it 8-0, his 11th of the year and 4th in his last 4 games.
Joey Wentz entered for the 9th, and Justin Turner joined the 200 home run club with a solo shot, the Cubs’ only run today.
Studs:
Simeon Woods Richardson: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 SO
Ryan Jeffers: 3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Harrison Bader: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Duds:
NO DUDS TWINS WIN!