Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 9, Chi. Cubs 5
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 7:40 PM
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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 2003202009161
Chi. Cubs 1110020005111
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Luis Arraez 2B 3 2 1 0 3 0 .285
Byron Buxton CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .286
Jorge Polanco SS 6 0 0 0 0 4 .272
Josh Donaldson 3B 3 2 3 2 1 0 .251
Max Kepler RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 .207
Miguel Sano 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .222
Nick Gordon LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .251
Mitch Garver C 5 0 3 1 0 1 .251
Griffin Jax SP 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
(S)  Brent Rooker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205
(S)  Kyle Barraclough RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Danny Coulombe RP 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
(S)  Jorge Alcala RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jake Cave PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182
(S)  Tyler Duffey RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Caleb Thielbar RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Willians Astudillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240
(S)  Alex Colome RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 9 16 8 4 11  
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 Avg
Rafael Ortega CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .280
Frank Schwindel 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .360
Ian Happ LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .223
Willson Contreras C 3 1 2 2 1 1 .228
Patrick Wisdom 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .238
Matt Duffy 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .265
Trayce Thompson RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .250
Nico Hoerner SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .305
Alec Mills SP 2 0 0 0 0 2 .034
(S)  Scott Effross RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Sergio Alcantara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .199
(S)  Tommy Nance RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Trevor Megill RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Nick Martini PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150
(S)  Michael Rucker RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Rex Brothers RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 11 5 4 14  
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