Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 9,
Chi. Cubs 5
When: 7:40 PM ET, Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Chris Segal, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 25594
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Chris Segal, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 25594
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .272 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .222 |
| Nick Gordon | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| Griffin Jax | SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Brent Rooker | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Kyle Barraclough | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Danny Coulombe | RP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Jorge Alcala | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jake Cave | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 |
| Tyler Duffey | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Caleb Thielbar | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Willians Astudillo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Alex Colome | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Josh Donaldson (24), Miguel Sano (22) | |||||||||
| HR - Nick Gordon (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton 2, Josh Donaldson 4, Max Kepler 3, Miguel Sano 2, Nick Gordon 6, Mitch Garver 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Josh Donaldson 2 (67), Max Kepler 2 (49), Miguel Sano (71), Nick Gordon 2 (17), Mitch Garver (30) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Nick Gordon 2 (11) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Luis Arraez (36), Jorge Polanco 3 (45), Miguel Sano (60), Nick Gordon 2 (12) | |||||||||
| SF - Josh Donaldson (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 12 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Byron Buxton (6, 2nd off Mills/Contreras), Nick Gordon (9, 3rd off Brothers/Contreras) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Luis Arraez (8) | |||||||||
| PO - Danny Coulombe (Hoerner at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Griffin Jax | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Kyle Barraclough (W 2-0) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.82 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 |
| Jorge Alcala (H 9) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.28 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.51 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 |
| Alex Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
| HBP - Nico Hoerner (by Jax), Rafael Ortega (by Jax), Patrick Wisdom (by Jax), Patrick Wisdom (by Barraclough) | ||||||||
| IBB - Nico Hoerner (by Jax) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Griffin Jax 72-42, Kyle Barraclough 35-21, Danny Coulombe 17-12, Jorge Alcala 10-8, Tyler Duffey 11-7, Caleb Thielbar 16-12, Alex Colome 7-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Griffin Jax 1-1, Kyle Barraclough 2-0, Danny Coulombe 0-0, Jorge Alcala 0-0, Tyler Duffey 0-1, Caleb Thielbar 1-1, Alex Colome 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Griffin Jax 18, Kyle Barraclough 9, Danny Coulombe 3, Jorge Alcala 3, Tyler Duffey 3, Caleb Thielbar 5, Alex Colome 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Danny Coulombe 1-0, Jorge Alcala 2-2 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .360 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .223 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 |
| Matt Duffy | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .265 |
| Trayce Thompson | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 |
| Nico Hoerner | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .305 |
| Alec Mills | SP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .034 |
| Scott Effross | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sergio Alcantara | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .199 |
| Tommy Nance | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Trevor Megill | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Martini | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 |
| Michael Rucker | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rex Brothers | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Frank Schwindel (13) | |||||||||
| HR - Willson Contreras (21), Trayce Thompson (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Rafael Ortega 2, Frank Schwindel 2, Ian Happ 2, Willson Contreras 5, Patrick Wisdom, Matt Duffy, Trayce Thompson 4, Nico Hoerner | |||||||||
| RBI - Willson Contreras 2 (49), Patrick Wisdom 2 (59), Trayce Thompson (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Patrick Wisdom 2 (25) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Happ 2 (39), Patrick Wisdom (38), Matt Duffy 2 (27), Alec Mills (5) | |||||||||
| SF - Willson Contreras (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Nico Hoerner (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 12 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Nico Hoerner (3, 2nd by Coulombe/Garver) | |||||||||
| SB - Rafael Ortega (9, 2nd off Jax/Garver), Patrick Wisdom (4, 2nd off Jax/Garver), Nico Hoerner (4, 2nd off Jax/Garver) | |||||||||
| PO - Nico Hoerner (1st by Coulombe) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Willson Contreras (7) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Alec Mills (L 6-7) | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.83 |
| Scott Effross | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Tommy Nance | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.30 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.40 |
| Rex Brothers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 |
| WP - Alec Mills | ||||||||
| HBP - Byron Buxton (by Brothers) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Alec Mills 91-57, Scott Effross 15-13, Tommy Nance 22-15, Trevor Megill 19-12, Michael Rucker 12-11, Rex Brothers 26-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Alec Mills 4-2, Scott Effross 0-1, Tommy Nance 1-0, Trevor Megill 0-1, Michael Rucker 0-1, Rex Brothers 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Alec Mills 20, Scott Effross 5, Tommy Nance 5, Trevor Megill 7, Michael Rucker 5, Rex Brothers 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Scott Effross 2-2 | ||||||||