Pickswise
MIN
Minnesota Twins49-49, 23-24
5–2
FinalWrigley Field, Chicago
CHC
Chicago Cubs54-43, 27-20
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Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Friday, 07/17/26

🔥 Win Probability

47.6%MIN
Win probability chart
MIN
CHC
52.4%CHC

Probable Pitchers

MIN
MIN
Pitchers
CHC
CHC
Taj BradleySP, #26
Taj Bradley
vs
Matthew Boyd
Matthew BoydSP, #16
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
T. Bradley9-33.591.22102.2851184015
M. Boyd5-14.501.2846.04647135

Team Stats

MIN
MIN
CHC
CHC
Batting
.248AVG.244
.738OPS.747
120HR121
449RBI452
811H798
471R484
56SB68
323BB417
Pitching
4.62ERA4.33
1.37WHIP1.28
48W54
49L42
804K748
349BB296
115HR148
27SV20
856.1IP853.1
Fielding
0.985FP0.989
51E37
162DP154
718A884
0PO0

Season Leaders

MIN
MIN
Avg. Per Game
CHC
CHC
Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
.271 AVG.328 OBP.575 SLG

Batting Average

Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
.291 AVG.386 OBP.531 SLG
Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
25 HR.271 AVG45 RBI

Home Runs

Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
21 HR.291 AVG53 RBI
Josh Bell
J. Bell
60 RBI13 HR.248 AVG

Runs Batted In

Dansby Swanson
D. Swanson
58 RBI16 HR.211 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Jul 17
MIN
MIN5
@
CHC
CHC2
Final
Jul 18
MIN
MIN-
@
CHC
CHC-
7/18
Jul 19
MIN
MIN-
@
CHC
CHC-
7/19
Regular Season SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Jul 17
MIN
MIN5
@
CHC
CHC2
Final
Jul 18
MIN
MIN-
@
CHC
CHC-
7/18
Jul 19
MIN
MIN-
@
CHC
CHC-
7/19

Injury Report

CHC
CHC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
M. Shaw
RFLeft HandJul 16
E. Roberts
RPRight ForearmJul 16
T. Austin
1BRight KneeJul 16
J. Taillon
SPLeft HamstringJul 19
R. Martin
RPLeft ElbowJul 22
MIN
MIN
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
C. Sands
RPRight ForearmJul 17
B. Buxton
CFRight HipJul 17
M. Raya
RPRight ShoulderJul 19
G. Acton
RPRight ShoulderJul 23
C. Prielipp
SPLeft FingerJul 25

Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago5145-W4.531
Cleveland51460.5W4.526
Minnesota49493W3.500
Detroit44527L2.458
Kansas City385913.5L5.392

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee6037-W1.619
Chicago54436L1.557
St. Louis50459L1.526
Pittsburgh504710W3.515
Cincinnati435216L2.453

Last 5 Games

MIN
MIN Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
7/12/26
vs
LAA
LAA
W 4-2
7/11/26
vs
LAA
LAA
W 5-3
7/10/26
vs
LAA
LAA
L 4-3
7/9/26
vs
CLE
CLE
L 5-2
7/8/26
vs
CLE
CLE
W 6-5
CHC
CHC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
7/12/26
@
CIN
CIN
W 8-4
7/11/26
@
CIN
CIN
W 5-3
7/10/26
@
CIN
CIN
L 4-0
7/9/26
@
BAL
BAL
L 3-2
7/8/26
@
BAL
BAL
W 9-7