The Cubs come off an excellent 5-1 homestand and play six road games before this year’s All-Star break next week. To give you an idea of how much this team has changed so quickly, the Cubs’ starting pitchers the last time they visited Target Field two years ago were Drew Smyly, Hayden Wesneski and Marcus Stroman, none of whom are still on the team.
For more on the Twins, here’s Benjamin Jones, managing editor of our SB Nation Twins site Twinkie Town.
It’s usually a bad sign when all your team’s talking points are about off-field decisions, but that’s the situation the Twins find themselves yet again in an up-and-down season.