The stage is set for a fun Friday night at Target Field featuring Ryan vs. fellow All-Star Paul Skenes and a postgame concert.

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 on Wednesday night. Matt Wallner added a solo homer for the Twins in the third,

Byron Buxton exited the game against the Cubs after suffering a left-hand contusion, as he was hit by a pitch from Cade Horton.

Buxton went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 2-1 win over Pittsburgh.

The Twins won a game Wednesday night but lost All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton for the last seven innings of a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Target Field.

The last thing the Minnesota Twins need right now is an injury to Byron Buxton, but there is concern after the All-Star center fielder exited Wednesday's game after being hit by a pitch on the hand.

The Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton suffered an injury scare in their game against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

After being looked at by a team trainer, Buxton stayed in the game and eventually scored on a hit by Ryan Jeffers. But Brooks Lee pinch hit for Buxton in the second inning. Buxton

Initial X-rays were negative, but the injury takes place five days before Buxton's scheduled to compete in the Home Run Derby.

Less than a week before his second MLB All-Star Game appearance, Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Wednesday’s game against the Cubs with a left hand contusion. Buxton led off with a hit-by-pitch that was originally ruled a foul ball but overturned after a Minnesota challenge.

His second All-Star Game selection will go down as one of his greatest satisfactions in the sport, considering the path he's taken to get here and the fact that the festivities next week will be in his native Georgia.