Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs for his fifth multi-homer game this season, powering the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday. Crow-Armstrong, whose first-half breakout earned him a starting spot for the National League All-Star team,

It started to look like batting practice for the Cubs with the way they were consistently barreling up the ball.

The Guardians opt for Contact King, as Bodine finished the season with an absurd 24 strikeouts in 313 plate appearances while churning out a .915 OPS. As the Chanticleers reeled off 26 consecutive wins to reach the College World Series finals, Bodine’s stock rose along with it.

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.

Armstrong homered twice as the Twins were blown out by the NL Central-leading Cubs on Thursday at Target Field.

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On Sunday, the Twins will add the next wave of talent to the organization when the draft begins, making their first selection at No. 16 overall with another pick coming at No. 36 overall, a Competitive Balance Round A selection.

MINNEAPOLIS — In the afterglow of rookie third baseman Matt Shaw’s walk-off sacrifice fly last week against the Guardians, he pointed out a sobering fact: ‘‘Hit some balls [hard], and all of them were caught today. So still waiting for those balls to start dropping.’’

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

Buxton collected hits in the first, second and third innings against the Pirates before going yard in the seventh