Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa power Twins past Cubs
Carlos Correa finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Minnesota, which won its second straight game against the Cubs. Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner drove in one run apiece for Chicago.
Twins right-hander David Festa (3-3) allowed two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Cubs right-hander Cade Horton (3-3) surrendered four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and fanned five.
Twins closer Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth to collect his 14th save. He needed only eight pitches, including five strikes, to get through the inning.
The Twins jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first.
Byron Buxton was hit by a pitch, swiped second base and came around to score on Jeffers' single to left. Correa followed with an RBI double.
Wallner led off the second with a solo shot to put the Twins on top 3-0. He pulled a 390-foot fly ball down the line in right for his ninth homer of the season and second in five days.
Chicago cut the deficit to 3-2 in the fourth.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out for Swanson, who drove in the team's first run with an RBI infield single. Hoerner followed with a fielder's choice to pull the Cubs within one.
Minnesota used a delayed double steal to increase its lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
Royce Lewis took a leadoff from third base as Wallner took a leadoff from first base. Wallner tried to steal second and was thrown out in a rundown between the bases, but Lewis took off from third and crossed the plate.
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