Twins @ Astros - Sun, Oct 08

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-2 Twins

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	Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Solano - 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.500	.200
	a-Kirilloff - 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.222	.000
2	Polanco - 2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.353	.467
3	Lewis - DH	4	1	1	0	1	3	1	.267	.389	.867
4	Correa - SS	4	0	3	3	1	1	0	.533	.588	.733
5	Jeffers - C	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	.154	.313	.154
6	Castro, W - 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	.222	.300	.222
7	Farmer, K - 3B	3	1	1	2	0	1	3	.250	.250	1.000
	b-Julien - PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364
	Stevenson - LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
8	Kepler - RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.267	.313	.333
9	Taylor, M - CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.182	.250	.182
	Totals	34	6	10	6	4	11	13

Twins
a-Grounded out for Solano in the 6th. b-Singled for Farmer, K in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Correa 2 (3, Valdez, F, Stanek). HR: Farmer, K (1, 2nd inning off Valdez, F, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Castro, W; Correa 5; Farmer, K 4; Julien; Kepler; Lewis; Solano; Taylor, M. RBI: Correa 3 (4); Farmer, K 2 (2); Julien (1). 2-out RBI: Julien; Correa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Farmer, K 2; Jeffers. SAC: Polanco. GIDP: Solano. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: (Farmer, K-Polanco-Solano).

	Astros Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Altuve - 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.750
2	Bregman - 3B	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	.167	.375	.167
3	Alvarez, Y - LF	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.429	.500	1.714
4	Tucker - RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.143	.250	.286
5	Abreu, J - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.250	.143
6	Brantley - DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.375	.286
7	McCormick - CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.250	.250	.250
8	Peña - SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500
9	Maldonado, M - C	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.167	.000
	a-Diaz, Y - C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
	Totals	33	2	7	2	2	8	13

Astros
a-Flied out for Maldonado, M in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Peña (1, López, P). HR: Alvarez, Y (3, 8th inning off Stewart, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Altuve 2; Alvarez, Y 4; Brantley; McCormick; Peña 3. RBI: Alvarez, Y 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCormick; Bregman 2; Diaz, Y. GIDP: Maldonado, M. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Tucker (Correa at home). DP: (Bregman-Altuve-Abreu, J).

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
López, P (W, 2-0)	7.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	105-69	0.71
Stewart	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	22-12	9.00
Duran, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	8	1

Astros Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Valdez, F (L, 0-1)	4.1	7	5	5	3	5	1	90-57	10.38
Maton, P	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-4	0.00
Stanek	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	24-13	6.75
Montero	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	25-13	0.00
Brown, H	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-9	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	4	11	1

Game Info
WP: López, P.
HBP: Jeffers (by Montero).
Pitches-strikes: López, P 105-69; Stewart 22-12; Duran, J 7-5; Valdez, F 90-57; Maton, P 11-4; Stanek 24-13; Montero 25-13; Brown, H 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: López, P 5-6; Stewart 1-0; Duran, J 3-0; Valdez, F 7-0; Maton, P 1-0; Stanek 2-1; Montero 1-0; Brown, H 0-0.
Batters faced: López, P 27; Stewart 5; Duran, J 3; Valdez, F 22; Maton, P 3; Stanek 6; Montero 6; Brown, H 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Maton, P 2-0; Montero 2-1.
Umpires: HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Jansen Visconti. 3B: John Tumpane. LF: Roberto Ortiz. RF: Brian Knight.
Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 7:05 PM.
T: 3:09.
Att: 43,017.
Venue: Minute Maid Park.
October 8, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Carlos Correa doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Jorge Polanco scores.	1-0 MIN
Top 2	Kyle Farmer homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Willi Castro scores.	3-0 MIN
Top 5	Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Michael A. Taylor scores. Donovan Solano scores. Royce Lewis to 3rd.	5-0 MIN
Top 7	Edouard Julien singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Royce Lewis scores. Carlos Correa out at home on the throw, right fielder Kyle Tucker to catcher Martin Maldonado. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd.	6-0 MIN
Bottom 8	Yordan Alvarez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Alex Bregman scores.	6-2 MIN

Team	Highlight
MIN	Carlos Correa's RBI double (00:00:29)
MIN	Kyle Farmer's two-run home run (00:00:26)
MIN	Carlos Correa's two-run single (00:00:20)
HOU	Tucker nabs Correa at the plate (00:00:26)
HOU	Yordan Alvarez's two-run home run (00:00:26)
MIN	Pablo López K's seven vs. Astros (00:00:39)
MIN	Correa's diving stop seals win (00:00:30)
HOU	Framber Valdez K's five vs. Twins (00:01:07)
MIN	Carlos Correa's big Game 2 (00:01:37)
MIN	Twins vs. Astros Game 2 Recap (00:04:43)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Twins	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		6	10	0	7
Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		2	7	0	6

Decisions

• Winner: Pablo Lopez (2-0, 0.71)
• Loser: Framber Valdez (0-1, 10.38)

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TEX 11 BAL 8 - Final

Next Twins Game: Tue, Oct 10, 03:07 PM CDT vs. Astros (1 day)

Last Updated: 10/08/2023 11:15:47 PM CDT