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Hayden Wesneski gives up career-high four home runs in Cubs’ 11-1 loss to Twins

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Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski reacts to giving up a two-run home run to the Twins’ Jorge Polanco in the fifth inning at Target Field on May 13, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Cubs 11-1.

MINNEAPOLIS – As the fastball left Hayden Wesneski’s hand, he knew what would happen next. He had yanked the pitch down and over the plate, right into the zone where Joey Gallo has his highest wOBA, a red spot on his heat map.

“It’s one of those things where I’d rather have thrown it way above, where [catcher Tucker Barnahart] had to jump and catch it, rather than missing down there,” Wesneski said after the Cubs’ 11-1 loss to the Twins.