Minnesota Twins (66-85) vs. Chicago Cubs (67-84)
September 22, 2021 7:40 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Cubs -120 / Minnesota Twins -111; Over/Under: -
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The Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs meet Wednesday in MLB action at Wrigley Field. The Twins need a win after losing six of their last nine games. The Cubs need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Twins have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 150 hits and 90 RBI while Luis Arraez and Josh Donaldson have combined for 216 hits and 104 RBI. Joe Ryan gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. This will be Ryan’s second career game against the Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs have scored 15 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in nine straight games. The Cubs have lost seven of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 97 hits and 57 RBI while Willson Contreras and Patrick Wisdom have combined for 166 hits and 108 RBI. Kyle Hendricks gets the ball, and he is 14-6 with a 4.81 ERA and 123 strikeouts this season. Hendricks is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.
The Twins are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The Cubs are 3-8 in their last 11 interleague games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The under is 6-2 in Twins last 8 road games. The over is 5-0 in Cubs last 5 overall. The Twins are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago.
Ryan has been solid through his first 17 career innings, but he’s pitching for a Twins team that’s not helping much. The Cubs offense continues to produce and it’s only a matter of time before wins start to take place. Even with Hendricks being downright terrible these last two months, I have confidence in the Cubs offense. I’ll back the home team and cheap price.
