Simeon Woods Richardson had another good start, with the lineup supporting him early.
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!