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Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs

Final
Wrigley Field81°, Partly Cloudy39,508

Recap

Player of the gameMatthew BoydCHC6.0ip 3h 1er 4k

Anthony Rizzo was merely taking in a game at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Sitting in the right-field bleachers alongside his teammates from the 2016 World Series champions -- who earlier helped dedicate a brand new Champions Gate monument outside the stadium -- the three-time All-Star likely assumed his day was done. That changed only a few batters into the game. In the bottom of the first inning during Chicago's 6-2 win over the Twins, first baseman Michael Busch blasted a solo shot out to right. With a 101.6 mph exit velocity, the Statcast-projected 402-footer was a no-doubter off the bat. But to everyone on hand, the surprise was less about whether the ball would get over the wall and more about who ended up coming up with it. The ball just so happened to land right at the feet of Rizzo, who hoisted it up along with his young son while the rest of his 2016 teammates cheered him on. Ben Zobrist, who took home MVP honors during the Cubs’ World Series win, yelled in disbelief next to Rizzo, who could do nothing but shrug. It wasn't the first time a ball has been hit his way in the bleachers, either. “I saw it play \[on the scoreboard\

How the bets landed

Moneyline favoriteCHC -156 · 59% to win
Won
Run LineCHC -1.5
Covered
TotalO/U 8.5 · 8 scored
Under
Against the consensus line at the start, across 16 books

Team stats

8Hits11
2Home runs1
1Walks4
7Strikeouts11
0Stolen bases1
152Pitches thrown133
11Pitching strikeouts7

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Kody Clemens2B4222202
Josh Bell1B4010000
Brooks Lee3B4010001
Ryan KreidlerSS3000002
Alan RodenPH-RF1010000
Ryan JeffersDH3010010
Trevor LarnachLF3000000
Victor CaratiniC4010000
Austin MartinRF3000001
Luke KeaschallCF3010001
Totals32282217
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Taj BradleyP5.0755361
Mike ParedesP2.0311140
Kendry RojasP1.0100010