Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 3,
Minnesota 0
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Nick Mahrley, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 21784
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Nick Mahrley, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 21784
Final Scoring Summary
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| Frank Schwindel | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Austin Romine | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| Alfonso Rivas | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| Sergio Alcantara | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 |
| Andrew Romine | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Andrew Romine (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Frank Schwindel (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Frank Schwindel 4, Ian Happ, Jason Heyward, Andrew Romine 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Frank Schwindel 3 (21) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Frank Schwindel 3 (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Patrick Wisdom (25) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Austin Romine (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 1 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Ian Happ (3, 2nd off Ryan/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Steele (W 3-2) | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.48 |
| Adbert Alzolay (SV 1) | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.98 |
| HBP - Brent Rooker (by Steele) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Steele 86-48, Adbert Alzolay 40-30 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Steele 7-3, Adbert Alzolay 4-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Steele 19, Adbert Alzolay 13 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Rob Refsnyder | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .257 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Miguel Sano | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .218 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .197 |
| Willians Astudillo | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Luis Arraez | PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Brent Rooker 2 | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ryan Jeffers (19) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Willians Astudillo (9) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Joe Ryan (L 0-1) | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Ian Gibaut | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Joe Ryan 89-60, Ian Gibaut 24-17, Danny Coulombe 10-8, Juan Minaya 11-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Ryan 3-7, Ian Gibaut 2-1, Danny Coulombe 0-2, Juan Minaya 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Joe Ryan 19, Ian Gibaut 6, Danny Coulombe 3, Juan Minaya 3 | ||||||||