GROWN UP BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/05/2026
 
GROWN UP BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 895 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Chicago Cubs (14-14) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 8 3
Minnesota Twins (14-14) 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 10 15 2
Twins Need Extra Innings to Top Cubs, 10-9
The Minnesota Twins overcame a pretty good performance by Chicago left fielder Zach Levenson, beating the Cubs, 10-9, at Target Field. Levenson went 2 for 5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Chicago drops to 14-14.

Batting in the bottom of the 11th, 27-year old first baseman Edouard Julien had a real shot to win the game. Chicago pitcher Shota Imanaga was determined not to let it happen. But with no outs, Julien hit a run-scoring single. The Twins had a walk-off triumph.

"Baseball is such a beautiful game," said Julien. "Anything can happen on any night, and that's why you don't dwell on what happened yesterday. Just look forward and trust you're going to have positive results."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette 3B 6 0 1 1 0 2 2 .248 5 9
P. Alonso DH 6 0 0 0 0 6 3 .214 3 5
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 3 11
S. Suzuki RF 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 .265 8 15
I. Happ 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .253 4 11
D. Swanson SS 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .261 7 18
Z. Levenson LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .175 2 9
L. Vazquez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .372 6 13
   a-M. Busch PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .071 0 2
D. Vellojin C 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .200 2 5
Totals 43 9 8 9 3 17 19      
a - M. Busch pinch hit for L. Vazquez in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vellojin (1, 2nd Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Happ (5, 3rd Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Swanson (7, 2nd Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 1 out) , Z. Levenson (2, 8th Inning off L. Varland, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bichette , P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , I. Happ 2 , D. Swanson 4 , Z. Levenson 5 , D. Vellojin 2
2-out RBI: B. Bichette , D. Vellojin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Alonso 2 , I. Happ , Z. Levenson 2
Hit by Pitch: P. Crow-Armstrong
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: P. Crow-Armstrong (1) , I. Happ (4) , D. Vellojin (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Slater DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .294 0 5
   b-D. Vogelbach DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 2 9
   d-R. Jeffers DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 0 2
E. Julien 1B 6 0 2 2 1 3 6 .237 3 12
B. Lee 2B 6 1 2 0 0 2 5 .260 0 5
B. Buxton CF 5 2 1 0 0 3 2 .272 4 15
C. Correa SS 6 3 3 1 0 1 1 .231 2 16
J. Miranda 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .244 0 3
M. Kepler RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .217 5 11
   a-G. Gonzalez PH, RF 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .268 1 7
M. Margot LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .319 3 20
J. Herrera C 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 .129 0 4
   c-R. Lewis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 5 14
Totals 45 10 15 10 8 14 29      
a - G. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Kepler in the 6th
b - D. Vogelbach inserted as DH in the 9th
c - R. Lewis pinch hit for J. Herrera in the 11th
d - R. Jeffers inserted as DH in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Julien (7, 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Lee (9, 6th Inning off T. Pannone, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Slater 2 , E. Julien 3 , B. Lee 3 , B. Buxton , C. Correa 3 , J. Miranda 2 , G. Gonzalez , M. Margot 2
2-out RBI: E. Julien , M. Margot
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Slater , E. Julien , B. Lee 2 , M. Kepler , M. Margot
Sac Fly: J. Miranda
Hit by Pitch: B. Buxton
Team LOB: 17

FIELDING
Errors: L. Varland (1) , E. Julien (2)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove 4.2 10 4 3 2 5 0 110 2.88   
T. Pannone 0.2 3 5 5 1 1 0 18 7.94   
J. Adam 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 0.87   
A. Houser 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 35 8.71   
S. Imanaga L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 0 3 1 0 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 33
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 27, T. Pannone 7, J. Adam 7, A. Houser 8, S. Imanaga 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 4-5, T. Pannone 1-0, J. Adam 1-0, A. Houser 1-2, S. Imanaga 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 110-66, T. Pannone 18-12, J. Adam 31-18, A. Houser 35-22, S. Imanaga 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Pannone 3-0 , J. Adam 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Pannone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober 4.0 5 5 2 1 7 1 68 3.48   
J. Winder 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 33 2.61   
L. Varland 0.1 2 4 3 1 1 1 19 3.00   
G. Jax 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.86   
J. Duran 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 38 0.00   
B. Stewart W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 44
Batters Faced: B. Ober 19, J. Winder 10, L. Varland 5, G. Jax 2, J. Duran 10, B. Stewart 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 2-3, J. Winder 4-1, L. Varland 0-0, G. Jax 1-1, J. Duran 3-1, B. Stewart 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 68-45, J. Winder 33-23, L. Varland 19-10, G. Jax 11-6, J. Duran 38-22, B. Stewart 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Stewart 2-0
WP: L. Varland
Hit Batsmen: J. Winder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Levenson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:29
Attendance: 25378
Special Notes: Pete Alonso ties the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5. Pete Alonso ties the NL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 6.
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