Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs

Friday, June 19th, 2015 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

7
vs.
Final

Cubs

CHC

Away

2
Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

On Friday night, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 7 to 2. Phil Hughes delivered an outstanding pitching performance, limiting the Cubs to just two base hits over eight innings. Offensively, Trevor Plouffe was a key contributor, hitting two doubles and driving in four runs to help the Twins comfortably win and start their series effectively.

Game Details

Date: Friday, June 19th, 2015

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 36,817

Line Score

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Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Escobar (10, Hendricks); Plouffe 2 (16, Hendricks 2); Dozier (22, Hendricks); Vargas (4, Hendricks); Núñez (10, Jackson)

Triples: Rosario (2, Hendricks)

Runs Batted In: Plouffe 4 (38), Escobar (23)

Ground Into Double Play: Plouffe

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-17 (Núñez 0-3, Rosario 0-2, Mauer 1-2, Buxton 0-2, Dozier 0-2, Plouffe 2-3, Suzuki 0-2, Escobar 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 1; Dozier 1; Suzuki 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hughes 19-26; Graham 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hughes 20-4-19-22; Graham 0-1-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hughes 7-13; Graham 2-1

Game Scores: P Hughes 78


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Núñez-Dozier-Mauer)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Núñez (3, 2nd base by Hendricks/Montero)

Stolen Bases: Dozier (5, 3rd base off Hendricks/Montero)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Home Runs: Rizzo 2 (14, 4th inning off Hughes 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off Graham 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rizzo 2 (41)

2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo

Ground Into Double Play: Fowler

Team Left On Base: 1

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-0


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hendricks pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: Hendricks

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hendricks 13-26; Jackson 5-10

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hendricks 13-4-13-24; Jackson 3-3-8-7

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hendricks 8-4; Jackson 5-2

Game Scores: K Hendricks 19


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Hendricks-A. Russell, Bryant-A. Russell-Rizzo)

Errors: Castro (14, ground ball); Montero (5, throw)


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