The Chicago Cubs didn’t let consecutive defeats weigh on them, avoiding a sweep with an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago vs. Minnesota 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Target Field

The Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins play the middle contest in a 3-game interleague series Wednesday at Target Field in Minneapolis.

Simeon Woods Richardson outpitched Shota Imanaga with five scoreless innings, and the Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Tuesday night.

The Chicago Cubs want to add pitching. It seems like Jed Hoyer is going to go after both starting and bullpen arms to fortify a group that has been strong for t

The Chicago Cubs are strongly interested in Minnesota Twins relievers Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (6-3, 4.13 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Twins: Chris Paddack (3-7, 4.64 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 68 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will aim to stop a three-game road skid when they face the Minnesota Twins.

The Cubs (-112 moneyline odds to win) and the Twins (-107) will play in an expected close matchup. The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Chicago Cubs looking to Cade Horton (3-2), and David Festa (2-3) answering the bell for the Minnesota Twins.

UNDER THE LIGHTS: This will be the 30th time that the Cubs have played back-to-back night games this year. They have played as many as five in a row. The Cubs are 19-10 in the second game of the previous pairs, including 10-3 after having lost the first game. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)

Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.

GETTING UP THERE: When Justin Turner hit his 200th career home run Tuesday at 40 years, 227 days old, he became the oldest Cub to hit a home run since Gary Gaetti did so at 41 years, 6 days old in the second game of a doubleheader Aug. 25, 1999 vs. San Francisco.