Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 17, 2026

Minnesota has a handful of prior looks at Colin Rea, led by Josh Bell, who is 2-for-4 in 5 PA with a 1.350 OPS. Trevor Larnach is 1-for-2 with a 1.500 OPS, Ryan Jeffers is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS, and Royce Lewis is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Kody Clemens is hitless in a 0-for-2 line across 2 AB with a .000 OPS, while Brooks Lee is hitless in a 0-for-3 line across 3 AB with a .000 OPS. Alan Roden, Luke Keaschall, and Tristan Gray have no MLB history vs Rea.

Chicago has much less familiarity with Bailey Ober. Michael Conforto owns the best line here at 1-for-2 with a 2.500 OPS, while Alex Bregman is hitless in a 0-for-2 in 3 PA line, covering 2 AB and 3 PA, with a .000 OPS. Carson Kelly is also hitless at 0-for-3 over 3 AB with a .000 OPS. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki, Michael Busch, Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, and Dansby Swanson have no MLB history vs Ober.

The Twins clearly bring more established batter-versus-pitcher history into this matchup. The Cubs have only three hitters with any prior exposure to Ober, so much of their lineup will be seeing him for the first time in the majors.