Cubs vs Twins, Thu. 7/10, 12:10 CT
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs for his fifth multi-homer game this season, powering the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday.
Minnesota’s bid for a sweep fizzled and flopped, as Chris Paddack struggled and the offense went quiet in a blowout loss to the Cubs.
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins play the Chicago Cubs with a 1-0 series lead. Minnesota is 25-18 in home games and 44-47 overall. The Twins have a 30-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs. Chicago is 54-37 overall and 24-21 on the road. Cubs pitchers have a collective 3.83 ERA, which ranks seventh in the NL.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (6-3, 4.13 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Twins: Chris Paddack (3-7, 4.64 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 68 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will aim to stop a three-game road skid when they face the Minnesota Twins.
The favored Twins (-138 moneyline odds to win) take the field at home against the Pirates (+116). The Minnesota Twins will hand the ball to Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4, 4.08 ERA), who is looking for win No.