Minnesota (30-32) at Chi Cubs (29-28)

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Many Twins getting first taste of Wrigley

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This weekend's series will mark the first career trip to Wrigley Field for many Twins players, and they are looking forward to the historic atmosphere.
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Twins probable pitcher

Kevin Slowey

  • #59 RHP
  • (8-2) 4.21 ERA 51 SO
Slowey struggled to keep the ball down in the zone during his last start, at Seattle, where he gave up four runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings in taking the loss. Three of the four runs Slowey allowed came via solo home run. Of the 35 runs that he has allowed this season, 16 have come via the homer -- good for 46 percent. The loss against the Mariners snapped a career-high four-game winning streak for Slowey. He'll try to start up a new run when he faces the Cubs for the first time in his career.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 24-14 4.20 299.2 44 221 .281
Season 8-2 4.21 72.2 9 51 .317
June 1-1 4.76 11.1 4 7 .327

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/12/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Minnesota Twins (AL Central) 30 32 .484 4.0 21-12 9-20
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 29 28 .509 2.5 16-10 13-18
Stats - 06/12/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIN .272 304 66 286 33 420 4.59 546.2 565 175 389
CHC .248 246 64 234 25 436 3.83 512.1 449 223 457
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Wells seeking elusive Major League win

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Randy Wells hears from friends and family after every start. Either he'll get a phone call or a text message, telling him something he already knows -- he has yet to win a Major League game.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Randy Wells

  • #36 RHP
  • (0-2) 1.86 ERA 31 SO
Maybe Wells needs to face an American League team to get a win. The rookie has thrown five consecutive quality starts, has a sub 2.00 ERA, has held opponents to a .220 batting average against him, and he can't get a win. In his last start, Wells gave up two runs over 6 2/3 innings against the Reds. He's been solid, hasn't complained, and now will open the Interleague portion of the Cubs' schedule.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-2 1.64 44.0 11 32 .200
Season 0-2 1.86 38.2 8 31 .221
June 0-0 1.98 13.2 1 8 .184

Twins hitters vs Randy Wells

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Butera, Drew - - - - - - - -
Casilla, Alexi - - - - - - - -
Cuddyer, Michael - - - - .000 1 0 0
De Los Santos, Estarlin - - - - - - - -
Hardy, J.J. .000 1 0 0 .000 2 0 1
Harris, Brendan - - - - .400 5 0 1
Hughes, Luke - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kubel, Jason - - - - .000 2 0 0
Mauer, Joe - - - - 1.000 2 1 2
Morales, Jose - - - - - - - -
Morneau, Justin - - - - .000 2 0 0
Plouffe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Pridie, Jason - - - - .000 2 0 1
Punto, Nick - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Ramos, Wilson - - - - - - - -
Span, Denard - - - - - 0 0 0
Tolbert, Matt - - - - .333 3 0 0
Tolleson, Steven - - - - - - - -
Valencia, Danny - - - - - - - -
Young, Delmon - - - - .500 2 0 0

Cubs hitters vs Kevin Slowey

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .333 3 0 1
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .667 6 0 2
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 5 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - .286 7 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .000 3 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 2 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - - - - -
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .000 3 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 3 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0

Slowey but surely, Twins beat Cubs (31-32) (29-29)

Twins 7, Cubs 4

Right-hander solid

Jesse Temple / MLB.com
Keven Slowey handcuffed the Cubs over six solid innings, fanning a season-high 10 batters while walking just one. Joe Mauer continued his torrid first half of the season, tying a career high with his 13th home run as the centerpiece of a 2-for-4 day, and Jason Kubel belted his 10th in the ninth.

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Series at a Glance

 
Milton Bradley reflects on making an embarrassing error in the eighth inning. (AP)

Bungles in the outfield

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Milton Bradley was at the center of it all for the Cubs on Friday, but not necessarily in a good way. Bradley's two-run double keyed a three-run sixth, but he made two defensive miscues, including tossing a ball into the stands with runners on base after making the second out of the eighth.
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Twins 7, Cubs 4

Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, B, SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .296
Mauer, C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .413
Morneau, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .338
Kubel, RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .314
  Nathan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Crede, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .232
Cuddyer, CF-RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .262
Young, D, LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .257
Punto, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .198
Slowey, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
  Henn, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Ayala, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mijares, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Guerrier, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gomez, C, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Totals 37 7 14 6 3 3 18  

BATTING
2B: Cuddyer (12, Heilman).
HR: Mauer (13, 3rd inning off Wells, R, 1 on, 0 out), Kubel (10, 9th inning off Patton, D, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Harris, B 3; Mauer 5; Morneau; Kubel 5; Crede; Cuddyer 2; Young, D 2; Punto 2.
RBI: Mauer 3 (39), Harris, B (12), Cuddyer (34), Kubel (36).
2-out RBI: Harris, B; Cuddyer.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Slowey; Harris, B; Young, D 2; Morneau.
S: Slowey; Ayala.
SF: Mauer.
GIDP: Slowey.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF-2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .237
Fontenot, 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .244
  c-Johnson, Re, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
  Patton, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bradley, RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .224
Lee, D, 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .268
Soto, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .213
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .278
Theriot, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278
Miles, 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .202
Wells, R, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
  Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
  a-Scales, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
  Waddell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hoffpauir, M, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
Totals 33 4 6 4 1 12 9  

a-Singled for Marshall in the 6th. b-Struck out for Heilman in the 8th. c-Hit by pitch for Fontenot in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Bradley (4, Slowey).
TB: Soriano, A; Bradley 3; Lee, D; Miles; Scales.
RBI: Bradley 2 (16), Lee, D 2 (27).
2-out RBI: Lee, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Bradley (1, throw).
DP: (Theriot-Miles-Lee, D).
 
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Slowey (W, 9-2) 6.0 4 3 3 1 10 0 4.23
Henn (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
Ayala (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.13
Mijares, Jo (H, 8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33
Guerrier (H, 10) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.14
Nathan (S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.85
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R (L, 0-3) 3.2 7 4 4 2 1 1 2.55
Marshall 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.65
Waddell 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.40
Heilman 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.50
Patton, D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.23

HBP: Johnson, Re (by Mijares, Jo).
Pitches-strikes: Slowey 98-64, Henn 6-3, Ayala 12-9, Mijares, Jo 6-3, Guerrier 4-4, Nathan 10-6, Wells, R 78-48, Marshall 25-18, Waddell 11-8, Heilman 32-21, Patton, D 15-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Slowey 4-4, Henn 0-0, Ayala 1-1, Mijares, Jo 0-1, Guerrier 0-1, Nathan 2-1, Wells, R 3-7, Marshall 3-2, Waddell 0-1, Heilman 2-3, Patton, D 3-0.
Batters faced: Slowey 23, Henn 1, Ayala 4, Mijares, Jo 2, Guerrier 2, Nathan 3, Wells, R 19, Marshall 9, Waddell 3, Heilman 8, Patton, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Mijares, Jo 1-0, Guerrier 2-1, Marshall 1-0, Heilman 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 62 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:56.
Att: 41,509.
June 12, 2009

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