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07/17 22:05 CDT Jeffers hits 3-run HR to back Ober in the Twins' 5-2 win over
the Cubs
Jeffers hits 3-run HR to back Ober in the Twins' 5-2 win over the Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) --- Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober
struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the
Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night.
The Twins got back to .500 for the first time since April 22. They have won
three straight and 10 of 14.
Ober (7-3) allowed five hits and two runs in his second strong start since
returning from the IL on July 9. He made his first start against the Cubs,
giving him a start against every team in the majors except Minnesota.
Yoendrys Gmez worked a hitless ninth for his 12th save.
Colin Rea (7-6) struck out six in six innings for the Cubs. He allowed five
hits, four runs (three earned), and walked one.
Michael Busch had an RBI single to right in the first for the Cubs. They
threatened for more with runners at the corners and no outs, but Ober worked
out of the jam.
Trevor Larnach tied it with an RBI single in the third, and Jeffers' eighth
homer of the year put the Twins ahead for good two pitches later.
Seiya Suzuki scored on a sixth-inning wild pitch by Tommy Nance to bring the
Cubs within one. The Twins got the lead back to three with Ryan Kreidler's RBI
single in the seventh.
Up next
Twins RHP Taj Bradley (9-3, 3.59 ERA) was set to start opposite Cubs LHP
Matthew Boyd (5-1, 4.50) on Saturday.
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