MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2043 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (54-45) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Chicago Cubs (45-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Chicago Bats Go Silent in 2-0 Loss
Wrigley Field hosted a real pitchers' duel.

Chicago wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Nick Travieso, falling to the Minnesota Twins, 2-0. Travieso threw 8.0 innings allowing 2 runs for the losing team. Dorian Collins picked up the win, lifting his record to 6-4 on the season. He struck out 6 and walked 3 in 5.1 innings, while yielding no runs.

Minnesota won the game in part because of José Jiménez. The shortstop ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Twins ahead, 2-0. For the game, Jiménez had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Minnesota manager Robin Ventura said.

After today's action, Minnesota sits at 54-45, while Chicago falls to 45-54.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig 1B, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 8 34
S. Jordan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 1 19
A. Townsend RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 10 40
   a-C. Curry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 7
D. Badger DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 14 54
J. Ruíz LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 1 3
J. Jiménez SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .283 10 41
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .196 9 19
F. Mejia C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .317 4 24
J. Peraza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 1 27
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 9 9      
a - C. Curry substituted for A. Townsend in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jiménez (21, 7th Inning off N. Travieso, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (10, 2nd Inning off N. Travieso, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Puig , S. Jordan , A. Townsend , D. Badger , J. Jiménez 6 , S. Iwamoto , F. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peraza
GIDP: A. Townsend
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Puig-Jiménez-Collins, Peraza-Jiménez-Puig)
PB: F. Mejia
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Barreto 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .232 6 36
R. Snyder SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .299 0 41
D. Hopper 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .276 9 45
R. Hicks RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .285 10 52
Q. Coleman CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .258 6 45
D. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .206 6 33
K. Wilson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .289 2 42
J. Bly C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 1 28
T. Green LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 3 25
Totals 33 0 8 0 4 9 22      
BATTING
Total Bases: F. Barreto , R. Snyder 2 , D. Hopper , R. Hicks , Q. Coleman , K. Wilson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Snyder , Q. Coleman , D. Williams , K. Wilson
GIDP: D. Williams , J. Bly
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Green (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barreto-Snyder-Hopper)
OF assists: 1 (Hicks(Puig at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins W (6-4) 5.1 6 0 0 3 6 0 24 109 2.77   
P. Calhoun H (13) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 2.43   
E. Schmidt H (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 2.60   
B. Bass H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 2.31   
J. Fajardo SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 59
Batters Faced: D. Collins 24, P. Calhoun 5, E. Schmidt 2, B. Bass 3, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 6-3, P. Calhoun 0-3, E. Schmidt 0-0, B. Bass 2-0, J. Fajardo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 109-63, P. Calhoun 19-11, E. Schmidt 9-7, B. Bass 13-7, J. Fajardo 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Schmidt 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. Travieso L (6-5) 8.0 8 2 2 0 9 1 30 98 3.80   
J. Kemp 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Travieso 67
Batters Faced: N. Travieso 30, J. Kemp 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Travieso 2-11, J. Kemp 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Travieso 98-72, J. Kemp 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Travieso
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 33632
Saturday, July 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68