CHICAGO -- The Twins activated catcher Mitch Garver and optioned catcher Willians Astudillo before tonight's game (7:15, FSN) at Wrigley Field vs. the Cubs.
Garver missed 27 games because of an intercostal strain and is hitting only .154 with one home run a season after his 30-homer breakthrough.
Astudillo moves to the taxi squad. He is hitting .250 in eight games after missing the start of the season because of COVID-19.
Starter Jake Odorizzi was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a right middle finger blister, effectively ending his regular season; he'll be eligible to return on the season's final day. Sean Poppen was activated off the taxi squad.
The Twins lost three of four to the White Sox to fall three games behind in the American League Central and are now trying to hold off the Yankees for home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
The Twins can clinch at playoff berth tonight with a win, a Tigers loss to Cleveland and a Seattle loss to San Diego.
Kyle Hendricks (5-4, 3.29) will start for the Cubs against lefthander Rich Hill (2-1, 3.81). The last time the Twins won a regular season game at Wrigley came on June 19, 2015 when Phil Hughes beat Hendricks 7-2.
Hill was drafted by the Cubs in 2002 and made his big league debut for them in 2005. He's 11-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 30 career games in Wrigley.
