Festa strikes out career-high 9, Twins beat Cubs 3-0 and close within 3 1/2 games of Guardians

— David Festa struck out a career-high nine over five innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Monday night.
Aug 6, 2025, 11:30 am - AP
MIN
CHC
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D. Festa
win

D. Festa2-2

5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 2 BB
K. Hendricks
loss

K. Hendricks3-10

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
G. Jax
save

G. Jax8

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINCHC
3rdLewis hit sacrifice fly to center, Castro scored.10
5thMargot homered to left center (376 feet).20
9thJeffers grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Wallner scored, Kepler out at second.30
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