Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs, at Target Field, September 1, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Chicago Cubs
Record 58-75
Manager David Ross
Game # 134
On This Date 74-60
Standing 4th (23.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 8-22
Home 33-32
Away 25-43
Extra Innings 4-7
vs. RHP 40-55
vs. LHP 18-20
1-Run Games 17-22
vs. East 12-19
vs. Central 24-32
vs. West 17-12
Inter-League 5-12

CHC Last 10 Games

Justin Steele (#35, 25, LHP, 2-2, 4.15)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 58-74
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 133
On This Date 63-55
Standing 5th (18.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 32-35
Away 26-39
Extra Innings 11-10
vs. RHP 44-44
vs. LHP 14-30
1-Run Games 22-18
vs. East 9-13
vs. Central 28-32
vs. West 13-20
Inter-League 8-9

MIN Last 10 Games

Joe Ryan (25, RHP, MLB Debut)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Aug 31, 2021 CHC3@MIN1
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Sep 01, 2021CHC@MIN8:10pm
Tue, Sep 21, 2021MIN@CHC7:40pm
Wed, Sep 22, 2021MIN@CHC7:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Cubs Batters (4.23 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.23 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 66. Alcala 48. Colome 53. Coulombe* 21. Duffey 32. Garza 65. Gibaut 49. Minaya 56. Thielbar*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
51. Alcantara# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
29. Chirinos G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.533 3/1.666 5/1.400 1/ ··· 5/.200 ···
5. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/ 1/ 3/.000 ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/5.000
32. Hermosillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/.000
66. Ortega* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
67. Rivas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
24. Romine# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 10/.700 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000
25. Romine G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
18. Schwindel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
16. Wisdom G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 1/.000

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
51. Alcantara# G ·  S ·  vP 162 .186 .280 .321 .601 119 .664 43 .426 .548 56 .536 1 0 3 6
29. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP 89 .253 .364 .507 .870 62 .844 27 .931 .999 58 .844 0 0 4 0
5. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 216 .257 .338 .298 .636 151 .665 65 .569 .734 83 .677 4 1 1 2
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 414 .199 .299 .382 .681 325 .696 89 .623 .676 94 .859 2 1 17 1
32. Hermosillo G ·  S ·  vP 30 .143 .200 .393 .593 19 .766 11 .282 .821 30 .593 0 0 2 0
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 326 .211 .279 .329 .608 255 .605 71 .619 .592 42 .708 5 1 6 0
66. Ortega* G ·  S ·  vP 218 .296 .355 .477 .832 184 .938 34 .243 .967 91 .731 8 5 8 1
67. Rivas* G ·  S ·  vP 7 .286 .286 .429 .714 7 .714 .714 7 .714 0 0 0 0
24. Romine# G ·  S ·  vP 59 .179 .220 .250 .470 41 .533 18 .333 .548 50 .371 0 1 1 2
25. Romine G ·  S ·  vP 38 .184 .184 .289 .474 27 .074 11 1.455 .300 29 .517 0 0 1 1
18. Schwindel G ·  S ·  vP 125 .308 .352 .581 .933 82 .792 43 1.226 .893 100 1.041 0 1 7 0
16. Wisdom G ·  S ·  vP 283 .256 .319 .578 .897 190 .889 93 .912 .886 93 .872 3 1 25 6
TOTAL .230 .305 .399 .704 .686 .752 .683 .703 61 33 170 69

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
77. Albers* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·······X· 9.1 .96 5.8 36 .152 .495 19 .393 17 .607 .396 36 .495 1 0 0
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o········· 47.0 4.79 8.8 185 .237 .724 111 .686 74 .784 .797 22 .608 10 4 0
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ·X·oo·X······X 50.2 4.26 7.3 230 .254 .740 127 .575 103 .954 .744 47 .625 7 7 1
53. Coulombe* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·X·····Xo 23.2 3.04 9.1 94 .239 .711 53 .697 41 .730 .567 31 .836 5 2 2
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP X···o·oX·····o 48.1 3.54 8.4 207 .247 .693 131 .637 76 .792 .562 37 .795 3 0 1
33. Gant G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 97.1 3.98 7.5 431 .226 .709 235 .703 196 .716 .744 75 .709 9 9 0
32. Garza G ·  S ·  vP X·o··oX···X··X 21.1 2.95 9.7 88 .218 .730 50 .817 38 .616 .539 39 .564 4 0 0
65. Gibaut G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 3.0 .00 6.0 12 .273 .697 4 .250 8 .875 .697 12 .697 0 0 0
83. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 53.2 6.71 7.4 237 .254 .880 141 .906 96 .839 .916 121 .950 16 5 0
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP X··X···X···X·X 26.1 3.08 9.2 111 .189 .664 70 .712 41 .577 .797 58 .593 3 2 0
82. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 74.2 3.98 9.3 307 .254 .767 159 .686 148 .855 .783 109 .694 15 2 3
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP X··X··Xo·····o 52.0 3.81 11.4 213 .230 .699 134 .766 79 .587 .636 50 .623 7 1 1
TOTAL 4.96 8.4 .256 .775 .759 .765 200 61 21

Twins Batters (4.56 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (5.03 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.56 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (5.03 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Steele* 48. Brothers* 57. Effross 12. Heuer 74. Megill 47. Morgan* 39. Rodriguez 59. Rucker 56. Sampson 50. Wick
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/2.500 ···
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· 3/1.167 1/.000 ··· 2/3.000 ···
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/1.250 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 7/1.214 ··· 8/.125 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.250 ··· 5/.400 1/ ··· 4/1.000 ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 8/1.375 ··· 1/3.000 1/ ··· 4/2.417 ···
38. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
50. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
70. Rortvedt* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/5.000 1/.000
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 5/.000 ··· ··· 4/.000 ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 374 .301 .369 .389 .758 282 .804 92 .614 .804 88 .776 2 2 2 7
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 185 .258 .281 .416 .697 119 .640 66 .802 .713 33 .587 0 0 7 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 130 .328 .369 .672 1.041 85 1.119 45 .902 .784 20 .308 5 1 10 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .184 .255 .309 .564 113 .706 37 .162 .478 43 .681 1 1 3 2
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 418 .256 .359 .490 .849 285 .843 133 .861 .770 88 .889 0 0 21 12
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 138 .227 .283 .305 .587 109 .630 29 .427 .608 39 .453 5 1 1 2
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 229 .200 .284 .400 .684 153 .617 76 .821 .707 60 .581 0 0 11 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 394 .211 .310 .428 .738 284 .817 110 .540 .714 93 .779 9 0 16 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 525 .274 .333 .492 .825 346 .845 179 .786 .745 105 .928 10 5 24 14
38. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 118 .264 .331 .368 .698 70 .614 48 .824 .809 56 .506 0 0 2 1
50. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 150 .189 .287 .379 .665 107 .701 43 .573 1.009 75 .624 0 0 6 0
70. Rortvedt* G ·  S ·  vP 80 .139 .205 .236 .441 62 .427 18 .489 .635 2 1.000 0 0 2 3
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 417 .220 .307 .458 .765 275 .796 142 .705 .927 98 .827 2 1 23 14
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 396 .222 .285 .277 .562 261 .513 135 .659 .548 76 .530 1 0 3 12
TOTAL .242 .317 .423 .741 .751 .720 .746 .711 41 13 185 96

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Steele* G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 26.0 4.15 11.1 114 .222 .759 77 .825 37 .600 .853 58 .920 6 1 1
48. Brothers* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o··X·o·· 47.1 4.94 13.5 204 .202 .706 117 .786 87 .592 .749 31 .643 8 4 0
27. Davies G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 135.2 4.91 7.0 598 .264 .805 346 .834 252 .762 .792 98 .917 21 6 2
57. Effross G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· .2 27.00 13.5 4 .333 1.833 2 2.500 2 .500 1.833 4 1.833 1 0 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 156.1 4.43 6.7 674 .281 .811 376 .767 298 .869 .762 127 .964 28 7 1
12. Heuer G ·  S ·  vP X··o··o·o·o··· 53.2 4.02 7.9 225 .271 .738 138 .556 87 1.014 .706 52 .546 6 2 1
74. Megill G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o···o··o 13.2 10.54 12.5 69 .355 1.114 48 1.129 21 1.064 .911 34 1.020 6 0 0
30. Mills G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 89.2 4.32 6.5 391 .287 .763 219 .667 172 .889 .764 112 .758 8 5 1
47. Morgan* G ·  S ·  vP o·o···o···X··X 19.1 3.72 10.7 80 .222 .744 34 1.275 46 .362 .668 34 .640 4 1 0
39. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP X·o·o···X·o··X 13.2 2.63 8.6 54 .167 .634 25 .247 29 .985 .533 50 .578 3 1 0
59. Rucker G ·  S ·  vP ····X·X··oo··· 16.2 9.72 11.3 79 .304 .885 42 1.136 37 .631 1.127 58 .843 2 3 0
56. Sampson G ·  S ·  vP ····X·X··o···X 8.0 2.25 7.9 38 .303 .910 23 .614 15 1.267 1.059 38 .910 2 0 0
71. Thompson G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 46.2 3.09 8.7 207 .227 .726 110 .688 97 .769 .833 33 .941 7 2 0
50. Wick G ·  S ·  vP o·X···X··X···o 7.2 3.52 10.6 33 .185 .488 17 .301 16 .710 .510 33 .488 0 0 0
TOTAL 4.73 8.8 .253 .773 .786 .892 191 68 16

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