Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 19, 2026
Final Lineups
Minnesota Twins @ Chicago Cubs · Sunday, Jul 19, 2026
Minnesota has at least some prior exposure to Shota Imanaga, led by Ryan Jeffers, who is 2-for-3 with a 1.667 OPS. Josh Bell and Royce Lewis are each 1-for-3 with a 1.666 OPS, while Brooks Lee is 1-for-2 with a 1.500 OPS. Austin Martin is hitless against Imanaga, going 0-for-3 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS, and Victor Caratini, Kody Clemens, Luke Keaschall, and Ryan Kreidler have no MLB history vs that pitcher.
Chicago has no prior MLB history across the board against Zebby Matthews. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki, Michael Busch, Alex Bregman, Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, Pedro Ramírez, Carson Kelly, and Dansby Swanson have not previously faced him in the majors.
The familiarity edge clearly belongs to Minnesota, which brings several hitters with at least a small track record against Imanaga. Chicago is going in completely fresh against Matthews with no established batter-versus-pitcher history.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Martin | 0.241 | 0.352 | 0.685 | 3 | 23 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Ryan Jeffers | 0.278 | 0.381 | 0.891 | 13 | 49 | 0.667 | 1.667 |
| 3 | Josh Bell | 0.253 | 0.317 | 0.733 | 17 | 83 | 0.333 | 1.666 |
| 4 | Royce Lewis | 0.236 | 0.304 | 0.711 | 14 | 49 | 0.333 | 1.666 |
| 5 | Victor Caratini | 0.222 | 0.314 | 0.638 | 7 | 39 | — | — |
| 6 | Kody Clemens | 0.238 | 0.296 | 0.768 | 24 | 70 | — | — |
| 7 | Luke Keaschall | 0.278 | 0.367 | 0.764 | 9 | 43 | — | — |
| 8 | Brooks Lee | 0.246 | 0.296 | 0.730 | 22 | 77 | 0.500 | 1.500 |
| 9 | Ryan Kreidler | 0.223 | 0.278 | 0.652 | 6 | 26 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 0.280 | 0.374 | 0.943 | 38 | 91 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki | 0.276 | 0.371 | 0.863 | 24 | 80 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 3 | Michael Busch | 0.239 | 0.348 | 0.740 | 17 | 68 | — | — |
| 4 | Alex Bregman | 0.258 | 0.345 | 0.783 | 23 | 77 | — | — |
| 5 | Ian Happ | 0.220 | 0.326 | 0.747 | 23 | 61 | — | — |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner | 0.263 | 0.319 | 0.680 | 8 | 62 | — | — |
| 7 | Pedro Ramírez | 0.285 | 0.347 | 0.783 | 4 | 24 | — | — |
| 8 | Carson Kelly | 0.262 | 0.344 | 0.737 | 10 | 52 | — | — |
| 9 | Dansby Swanson | 0.216 | 0.300 | 0.704 | 18 | 66 | — | — |