Cubs play the Twins after Hoerner's 4-hit game

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Minnesota Twins (49-50, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (55-43, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (4-6, 4.57 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (5-8, 4.17 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -171, Twins +140; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs take on the Minnesota Twins after Nico Hoerner had four hits against the Twins on Saturday.

Chicago has gone 28-20 at home and 55-43 overall. The Cubs have gone 14-5 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Minnesota has a 23-25 record on the road and a 49-50 record overall. The Twins have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .414.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Crow-Armstrong has 15 doubles, four triples and 21 home runs while hitting .284 for the Cubs. Michael Conforto is 9 for 32 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .238 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Twins: 7-3, .262 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Shaw: 10-Day IL (hand), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Prielipp: 15-Day IL (finger), Marco Raya: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.