First Pitch: 1:20 pm CDT
TV: Twins.TV
Radio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy
I can hardly believe it myself, but the 2026 Twins have reached a point of being so decent, their record actually reflects the notion that they might be okay. For the first time in nearly three months, Minnesota has a perfectly respectable .500 record at 49-49, has the chance to add another series win to their streak and claim a road series at Wrigley Field, and potentially set themselves up to leapfrog Cleveland
in the standings next week.
Taj Bradley might be the most exciting member of Minnesota’s rotation, and he gets the ball for his first post-break start this afternoon. Coming off consecutive winning starts of 7 innings, Bradley has seen the team go 5-0 in his last five starts, as he pitches to a 2.32 ERA and a 38/10 K/BB ratio in 31 innings. Still just 25 years old, Bradley’s 2.6 bWAR would be far and away his highest career mark, and there’s still over 60 games left in the season.
For the Chicago Cubs, it’s a familiar name in lefty Matthew Boyd, who spent eight years in the division with Detroit, although I mostly remember him for putting up Blyleven-esque home run numbers (allowing a league-leading 39 homers despite a 3.8 bWAR in 2019, then somehow managing to allow a league-worst 15 homers and a league-leading 45 earned runs in the pandemic season.)
The Twins look to have a winning record in a matter of hours, as their quest to buy at the deadline continues.
GO TWINS GO!
