David Festa strikes out 9 Cubs over 5 scoreless innings on 8/5/24

Out here tonight for the Twins Hawk home Furniture starting pitcher David Fest 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, a slider and Bush strikes out. Jeffers completes the play. So two up, two down strike 396 and Tauchman strikes out looking Sveta five up five down. He has struck out three of the first five cup batters tonight and their strike three was not looking for the slider fastball but Fester responds by striking out Amaya with a wipe out slider fifth strikeout for Fest. He struck him out with a slider. Jeffers completes the play and Festa a little pump to the mitt right there going back to the breaking ball that he did the slider and Bellinger chased it once again. So Festin now his matches career high with seven strikeouts. ST Louis here on Thursday and that's called strike three and Taman dropped his bat was set to take his base instead, Festa, a new career high eight strikeouts here tonight. Now the 22, he struck him out with a changeup. David Festa adding to his career best night with nine strikeouts and once again, the Cubs strand two.