Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 3,
Minnesota 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Nick Mahrley, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 22224
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Nick Mahrley, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 22224
Final Scoring Summary
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Michael Hermosillo | PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| Frank Schwindel | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .199 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .256 |
| Matt Duffy | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 |
| Alfonso Rivas | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .286 |
| Robinson Chirinos | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| Andrew Romine | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .179 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Patrick Wisdom (8) | |||||||||
| 3B - Robinson Chirinos (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Frank Schwindel (6), Ian Happ (17) | |||||||||
| TB - Rafael Ortega, Frank Schwindel 4, Ian Happ 4, Patrick Wisdom 2, Matt Duffy, Jason Heyward, Robinson Chirinos 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Frank Schwindel (18), Ian Happ (42), Robinson Chirinos (12) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ian Happ (20), Robinson Chirinos (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew Romine 4 (13) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zach Davies | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Manuel Rodriguez (W 3-2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Codi Heuer (H 3) | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 |
| Adam Morgan (H 3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 |
| Rowan Wick (SV 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.52 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Zach Davies 84-48, Manuel Rodriguez 22-12, Codi Heuer 27-13, Adam Morgan 1-1, Rowan Wick 10-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zach Davies 4-2, Manuel Rodriguez 2-0, Codi Heuer 1-1, Adam Morgan 0-1, Rowan Wick 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zach Davies 18, Manuel Rodriguez 6, Codi Heuer 7, Adam Morgan 1, Rowan Wick 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Manuel Rodriguez 2-0, Codi Heuer 1-0, Adam Morgan 3-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 |
| Jorge Polanco | DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .211 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .189 |
| Jake Cave | PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .184 |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .139 |
| Rob Refsnyder | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 |
| Nick Gordon | PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Luis Arraez (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 3, Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, Brent Rooker, Ben Rortvedt, Rob Refsnyder | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Polanco (78) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrelton Simmons 2 (39), Nick Gordon (8) | |||||||||
| SF - Jorge Polanco (6) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Luis Arraez (6), Josh Donaldson (19) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Byron Buxton (1, 2nd by Davies/Chirinos) | |||||||||
| SB - Miguel Sano (2, 2nd off Davies/Chirinos) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Josh Donaldson (12) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Max Kepler (Ortega at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| John Gant (L 0-3) | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.08 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.54 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.81 |
| Ralph Garza | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 |
| WP - John Gant | ||||||||
| HBP - Robinson Chirinos (by Garza) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - John Gant 89-57, Juan Minaya 24-14, Tyler Duffey 16-11, Caleb Thielbar 26-17, Ralph Garza 17-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - John Gant 5-2, Juan Minaya 1-1, Tyler Duffey 0-0, Caleb Thielbar 0-0, Ralph Garza 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - John Gant 18, Juan Minaya 6, Tyler Duffey 3, Caleb Thielbar 4, Ralph Garza 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Duffey 3-0 | ||||||||