Pickswise
MIN
Minnesota Twins49-49, 23-24
2–6
FinalWrigley Field, Chicago
CHC
Chicago Cubs54-43, 27-20
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Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Saturday, 07/18/26

🔥 Win Probability

47.7%MIN
Win probability chart
MIN
CHC
52.3%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
.250AVG.314
.710OPS.899
2HR1
2RBI6
8H11
2R6
0SB1
1BB4
Pitching
6.75ERA2.00
1.88WHIP1.00
0W0
0L0
11K7
4BB1
1HR2
0SV0
8.0IP9.0
Fielding
1.000FP1.000
0E0
0DP0
2A15
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Jul 17
MIN
MIN5
@
CHC
CHC2
Final
Jul 18
MIN
MIN-
@
CHC
CHC-
Top 9th
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-
Top 9th
Jul 19
MIN
MIN-
@
CHC
CHC-
7/19

Injury Report

CHC
CHC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
J. Taillon
SPLeft HamstringJul 19
R. Martin
RPLeft ElbowJul 22
E. Roberts
RPRight ForearmJul 23
H. Harvey
RPRight TricepsJul 24
M. Shaw
RFLeft HandJul 31
MIN
MIN
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
C. Sands
RPRight ForearmJul 17
B. Buxton
CFRight HipJul 17
R. Lewis
3BLeft HamstringJul 18
M. Raya
RPRight ShoulderJul 19
G. Acton
RPRight ShoulderJul 23

Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago5145-W4.531
Cleveland51471L1.520
Minnesota49493W3.500
Detroit45526.5W1.464
Kansas City395913W1.398

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee6037-W1.619
Chicago54436L1.557
St. Louis51458.5W1.531
Pittsburgh51479.5W4.520
Cincinnati445215.5W1.458