Twins vs. Cubs Game Highlights (8/5/24) | MLB Highlights

After a three game weekend sweep over the White Sox. The Twins are in Chicago but this time we're on the north side of town. It is game one of a three game interleague series as the Minnesota Twins take on the Chicago Cubs looks like it's going to be a great matchup. This three games here, Chicago Twins have won their last four. The Cubs have won five of their last six including a big swing recently from Minnesota's own Michael Bush playing well at first base for the Cubs. It is rookie David festive for the Twins and the veteran Kyle Hendricks for Chicago at Wrigley game one Twins and Cubs. Next kyle Hendricks and the starting pitcher for the Cubs a 6.86 a this season, but in six of his last eight starts, he's given up three runs or less. Only a 33% hard hit rate. The major league average is 39%. He's had some bad luck and opponents are only hitting 138 off that curveball. It's been his most effective pitch. Will Castro and away. We go and a inside corner. See you later. Castro is gone. Everything had been away and Then he throws him in one down and Trevor nick left hand back climbs in and that one hit hired and through the right side of the base hit, he got enough of that changeup and singled to right with one out. A man aboard to the dangerous Royce Lewis and that is in there got him and Lewis frozen a couple of strikeouts looking for kyle matt Walner. now swing and a Miss and Hendricks able to get Walner and pitches around at one out single. And now we see David Festa on him out here tonight for the Twins making his fourth start of the season, his fifth appearance. We're gonna use his fastball slider change up, see how he does in the 2nd and 3rd time around in this lineup, make some adjustments and not get predictable switch hitter batting from the left side, struck him out with a changeup. So Festa fell behind came back and with that changeup strikes out Ian Happ and a good start for the Twins rookie and now it's Michael Bush, a slider and Busch strikes out Jeffers completes the play. So two up, two down FTA used the change up to strike out and now the breaking ball beats Bush. Isak Peredes acquired from the raises at the trade deadline for more. This one T weekly gets by Festa on the charge. It's Mart-n glove to glove Santana. Yes, he did. The only chance that Austin Mart-n had was to go glove to glove and Santana was able to track it stretch and hang on to it. It's a nifty little 43 put out in a 123 opening frame from David Festa scores. David Festa starts the home second Cody Bellinger. This one back of short Lewis able to run it down one out at the plate strike 396 and Tauchman strikes out looking Sveta five up five down. He has struck out three of the first five C batters tonight. So two down as NCO Horner and their strike three was not looking for the slider four strikeouts and two scoreless innings from David Festa. It's been six of six down for the Cubs one out walk a man aboard as Trevor nick Digs in left handed batter against the right hander Hendrix, swing at this ball up down the middle. That's a base hit in the right center field. Castro is going to round second base and he will make third. So nick rolls one up the middle. He is two for two and the twins have runners at the corners with only one out and now arguably their most dangerous hitter. Royce Lewis says this one to left center field playable for Armstrong to catch Castro tagging heading home the throw off line and a set fly RB I for Royce Lewis drives in Willie Castro. Larn remains at first base. Twins take a 10 lead Walner zero for one with a strikeout Walner Skies. This one to right center field, Crow Armstrong doesn't see it and that is in play, the Cubs lost it. Nick is gonna try and score Swanson will trigger towards the plate to Maya catches and Larn is out odd and to this inning, just poor baserunning there from Trevor nick two outs, not sure why he wasn't running the entire time and it cost the twins a second run and Matt Walner by the way, credited with a double. The twins have a 10 lead 78 and nine up for the Cubs here in the third Swanson to right center field and a base hit Dansby Swanson staying hot last 22 coming in a 307 average and he's 1 to 1 1st hit of the night for the Cubs two down, Mike Tuchman at the plate Cubs with just one hit so far against 24 year old right hander David Fest and that's called strike three and Tauchman dropped his bat was set to take his base instead. Festa new career high eight strikeouts here tonight. 1 to 0 twins out of the fifth inning and will Margo lead off Margo hitting only two and three against right handed pitching this season says this one high and deep to left field. Beckett goes near the bleachers and go his first homer all year off a righty and the twins at 20 listen to the Twins fans here in Chicago, they're loud and making noise. Margo with the big swing and that's a big run because Hendrix walks a tight rope. So now two are aboard and back to the top of the order and we'll see now the 22, he struck him out with a changeup. David Festa adding to his career best night with nine strikeouts. The Cubs have been held to two hits. David Festa has been excellent and here's Royce Lewis one hopper flagged down by Peredes and throws out Lewis. What a play he Peredes over there at third and he stole it from Lewis who has hit the ball hard but he's got nothing to show for it because of the great play by Pereda. It's the eighth inning but Durant is on to pitch and the batter down Miguel all to third loved by Lewis. So Plant skips this one across good play, good play. Once again from Royce Lewis. He got there and with intent, a bounce pass across Santana receiving that throw and good job all around. He practices inner carlos career. I like that two away and a half at the plate. Here comes the 10 slice the other way and that'll touch down and that will roll into the corner and half is into second, a two out double for a half. So Michael Bush will come to the plate and he represents the dying run check swing. He went strike 3 100 on the radar gun ahead of the ninth, Rne Pearson facing matt Walner here in the top of the ninth Walner to right center field in the gap that won't be caught. That's going to find the. So Walner makes second base easily. Twins have a big insurance run in scoring position to begin the ninth inning and the twins have an insurance run. Now in scoring position for Max Keppler line to right. That's a base hit Walner is going to be held as Taman throws it back in. So Kepler with a single to right and the twins in business here two on nobody out. Ryan Jeffers with a chance smashed to short and the Cubs will turn two as a run scores. No RB I for jumpers Walner is in and it's 30. Griffin Jacks has saved seven. He has the ninth inning tonight. Twins three outs away from a shutout win. Jack's making his 51st appearance of the season against the White Sox and the Cubs down to their last out 3 to 0. Minnesota Horner at the plate chopped to the right side. Santana feeds Jackson race to the bag and got there in time to beat Horner and the twins win 30 and shut out the Cubs and win game one of this three game series.