It’s been a couple of months since the Twins have completed a sweep. They will have to wait a little bit longer after the Chicago Cubs got the best of them in the series finale.

Though the Twins managed to hold a potent lineup in check over the past couple of games, they suffered a 8-1 loss on Thursday afternoon at Target Field as they Cubs finally woke up at the plate.

It almost looked like batting practice for the Cubs with the way they were consistently barreling up the ball.

The struggles for the Twins started and stopped with pitcher Chris Paddack as he allowed six runs while grinding his way through five innings. The damage was already done by the time he handed the ball over to the bullpen.

The biggest haymakers from the Cubs came off courtesy of star center fielder Pete Crow Armstrong.

After entering the game 0 for 8 in the series and looking visibly frustrated in the process, Crow Armstrong snapped out of his mini slump by going 3 for 4 with a pair of home runs, a trio of runs batted in, and a hustle double for good measure.

On the other end, the Twins couldn’t solve pitcher Colin Rea for the life of them, their only offense coming via a solo home run from first baseman Kody Clemens with the game already well in hand.

The next chance for the Twins to complete a sweep will come this weekend with the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates coming to town.

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