Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs · Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
Minnesota has very limited history against Matthew Boyd. Josh Bell owns the deepest sample at 4-for-14 in 17 PA with a .286 average and .769 OPS, while Ryan Jeffers is 1-for-2 with a .500 average and 1.000 OPS. Ryan Kreidler has seen Boyd once and drew a walk in 1 PA. Austin Martin, Victor Caratini, Brooks Lee, Kody Clemens, Luke Keaschall, and Trevor Larnach have no MLB history vs Boyd.
Chicago brings much more familiarity against Taj Bradley. Alex Bregman has the loudest line at 2-for-6 in 7 PA with a .333 average and 1.762 OPS, while Seiya Suzuki is 1-for-4 in 5 PA with a .250 average and .650 OPS. Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner are each 1-for-3 with a .333 average and .666 OPS, and Dansby Swanson is 1-for-2 with a .500 average and 1.000 OPS. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ are both hitless, with Crow-Armstrong 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS and Happ 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, while Pedro Ramírez and Miguel Amaya have no MLB history vs Bradley.
The Cubs clearly have more hitters with prior exposure to the opposing starter. Minnesota’s lineup is mostly seeing Boyd for the first time, with Bell carrying the only meaningful history.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Martin | 0.241 | 0.352 | 0.685 | 3 | 23 | — | — |
| 2 | Ryan Jeffers | 0.275 | 0.380 | 0.870 | 12 | 46 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Josh Bell | 0.253 | 0.315 | 0.732 | 17 | 83 | 0.286 | 0.769 |
| 4 | Victor Caratini | 0.222 | 0.314 | 0.638 | 7 | 39 | — | — |
| 5 | Brooks Lee | 0.248 | 0.299 | 0.736 | 22 | 76 | — | — |
| 6 | Kody Clemens | 0.238 | 0.294 | 0.760 | 23 | 69 | — | — |
| 7 | Ryan Kreidler | 0.224 | 0.279 | 0.655 | 6 | 26 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| 8 | Luke Keaschall | 0.277 | 0.367 | 0.762 | 9 | 41 | — | — |
| 9 | Trevor Larnach | 0.265 | 0.347 | 0.769 | 11 | 45 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 0.282 | 0.376 | 0.949 | 38 | 91 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki | 0.278 | 0.370 | 0.865 | 24 | 80 | 0.250 | 0.650 |
| 3 | Michael Busch | 0.239 | 0.349 | 0.740 | 17 | 68 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 4 | Alex Bregman | 0.258 | 0.345 | 0.785 | 23 | 77 | 0.333 | 1.762 |
| 5 | Ian Happ | 0.221 | 0.327 | 0.750 | 23 | 61 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner | 0.263 | 0.319 | 0.681 | 8 | 62 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 7 | Pedro Ramírez | 0.285 | 0.347 | 0.783 | 4 | 24 | — | — |
| 8 | Dansby Swanson | 0.216 | 0.300 | 0.704 | 18 | 66 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Miguel Amaya | 0.232 | 0.339 | 0.697 | 5 | 23 | — | — |