CHICAGO (Interstat) — Bailey Ober pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball and Ryan Jeffers hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday at Wrigley Field before 39,855 fans in 2 hours, 48 minutes.

The Cubs struck first in the bottom of the first when Michael Busch singled to right, driving in Pete Crow-Armstrong. Minnesota answered in the third with four runs. Trevor Larnach singled home Luke Keaschall, and Jeffers followed with his eighth homer, a drive to left-center that scored Tristan Gray and Larnach. The Twins added a run in the seventh on Ryan Kreidler’s single.

Ober (7-3) allowed five hits, walked none and struck out seven. Colin Rea (7-6) took the loss, surrendering five hits and three earned runs over six innings with six strikeouts. Yoendrys Gómez earned his 12th save with a perfect ninth.

Minnesota evened its record at 49-49; Chicago dropped to 54-43. The teams meet again Saturday.