After a pair of games in Minneapolis where it seemed as if the Cubs left their bats back at the team hotel, they exploded for 14 hits and eight runs. Pete Crow-Armstrong led the way with his fifth multi-homer game of the year and the Cubs salvaged the final game at Target Field with an 8-1 trouncing of the Twins.
In the first inning, though, it appeared it was more of the same, as the Cubs failed to score despite a Seiya Suzuki single.
Colin Rea went through the Twins easily in the bottom of the inning and then the Cubs bats got to work.