CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks tossed eight innings of three-hit, shutout ball to outduel Wealthy Hill, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Minnesota Twins 1-Zero on Friday evening for his or her fifth straight win.

Hendricks caught out 10 and walked one earlier than Jeremy Jeffress labored round two walks within the ninth for his eighth save. After 104 pitches — together with 73 strikes — Hendricks narrowly missed his fifth profession shutout and his second this season.

Willson Contreras’ sharp RBI single within the first accounted for the one run off the 40-year-old Hill, who walked the primary two Cubs batters after which settled in on a transparent, chilly evening at Wrigley Subject with the wind blowing in.

Hendricks (6-4) retired 12 Twins hitters in a row throughout a stretch from the second till Josh Donaldson’s bloop single with two outs within the sixth.

The primary-place Cubs’ lead within the NL Central is 5 video games over St. Louis, which swept a doubleheader from Pittsburgh.

The Twins remained three video games behind the first-place White Sox within the AL Central.

Hill (2-2) allowed one run and three hits whereas strolling two and putting out 5 in seven innings. Contreras had two of the three singles off Hill, with one approaching a bunt.

Caleb Thielbar relieved to start out the eighth.

Hill walked Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant to start out the sport. Rizzo scored on Contreras’ line single to present Chicago a 1-Zero lead and Bryant raced to 3rd.

The following hitter, Kyle Schwarber, hit a pointy grounder to Josh Donaldson at third.

Donaldson tagged Bryant for the primary out at third after the Cubs star received caught off the bag.

That quelled the rally. Hill retired 16 of the subsequent 17 Cubs hitters, with Contreras’ bunt single creating the one baserunner within the stretch.

Jeffress walked Byron Buxton to open the ninth, however Donaldson adopted by hitting right into a double play. Nelson Cruz walked with two outs, however Jeffress fanned Eddie Rosario to finish it.

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Hill’s 2-2 sluggish curve struck Schwarber simply above his proper elbow with two outs within the third. Schwarber was able to take first, however residence plate umpire Angel Hernandez gestured together with his elbow within the air, referred to as the pitch Ball Three and mentioned it with Chicago supervisor David Ross. Schwarber returned to the batter’s field and struck out wanting.

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TRAINER’S ROOM:

Twins: Reinstated C Mitch Garver and began him behind the plate on Friday. Garver missed 27 video games with strained rib muscle mass and shall be one among three catchers on Minnesota’s roster down the stretch, becoming a member of veteran Alex Avila and promising rookie Ryan Jeffers. To make room, Minnesota optioned C/INF Willlians Astudillo. … The Twins positioned RHP Jake Odorizzi (proper center finger blister) on the 10-day-IL retroactive to Sept. 17. Supervisor Rocco Baldelli hopes Odorizzi (0-1, 6.59) will be capable to begin once more earlier than the tip of the common season. To fill Odorizzi’s spot, Twins recalled RHP Sean Poppen from their tax squad.

Cubs: Supervisor David Ross mentioned LHP Andrew Chafin (sprained left index finger) and LHP José Quintana (lat pressure) are “extraordinarily shut” to returning. Chafin threw a bullpen session Friday and Quintana is schedule to toss a simulated sport Saturday.

UP NEXT: Twins RHP Michael Pineda (1-0, 3.57) takes the mound on Saturday evening towards Cubs RHP Alec Mills (5-3, 3.93). Mills tossed a no-hitter final Sunday at Milwaukee in his earlier begin, simply his 15th within the majors.

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