Twins face Cubs in national TV game with chance to move ahead of Yankees

Jose Berrios will face Yu Darvish as both teams head down the stretch of the MLB playoff races.

September 20, 2020 at 9:14PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CHICAGO -- The Twins play their final road game of the season when they face the Cubs at Wrigley Field tonight at 6:08 in ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball matchup.

The Yankees and Twins appear headed for a first-round playoff series, and New York had its 10-game win streak snapped Sunday in Boston. The Twins can move a game ahead of the Yankees in the race for the No. 4 seed -- and the right to host the best-of-three series at home -- with a victory tonight.

The Twins (32-22) have five games remaining and two off days this week. The Yankees (31-22) have six games left.

Jose Berrios (4-3, 4.15 ERA and pictured) will face Cubs ace Yu Darvish (7-2, 1.86) tonight.

Nelson Cruz (knee) is still out of the Twins lineup. Byron Buxton also gets the night off, at least for the start. Miguel Sano will DH and LaMonte Wade will play first.

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Max Kepler, RF

Josh Donaldson, 3B

Eddie Rosario, LF

Miguel Sano, DH

LaMonte Wade, 1B

Jorge Polanco, SS

Mitch Garver, C

Jake Cave, CF

Marwin Gonzalez, 2B

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Ian Happ, CF

Anthony Rizzo, 1B

Kris Bryant, 3B

Kyle Schwarber, LF

Willson Contreras, DH

Jason Heyward, RF

Javier Baez, SS

Victor Caratini, C

Jason Kipnis, 2B

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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