Final · MLB · Tue May 19, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Jason Alexander (HOU) vs Zebby Matthews (MIN)
- TV
- Twins.TV Presented by Progressive, Space City Home Network, FOX9 KMSP, Gray Media
- Where
- Target Field
Astros hold off Twins 2-1. Astros led from start to finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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Win: Jason Alexander. Loss: Zebby Matthews. Save: Bryan Abreu. Home runs: Paredes (HOU).
By the numbers: Hits HOU 5, MIN 7; Errors HOU 1, MIN 0; Left on base HOU 5, MIN 12.
Team stats
| HOU | MIN |
|---|
| Hits | 5 | 7 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 5 | 12 |
| Home runs | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 0 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 8 |
Box score
Houston Astros
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alvarez, Y DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walker, C 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dezenzo LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Smith RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Meyers CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shewmake 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Allen, N 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vázquez, C C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Alexander, J (W) | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 80 |
| Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| De Los Santos, E | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| King, B | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Abreu, B (S) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 140 |
Minnesota Twins
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Buxton DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larnach LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bell 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kreidler 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemens 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee, B SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Caratini C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gray, T 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arcia, Or 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Outman CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keaschall PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Matthews (L) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
| Banda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Adams | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 135 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 5
- 0 out HOU Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman.
- 0 out HOU Isaac Paredes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 2, MIN 0
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker pops out to first baseman Josh Bell.
- 3 out HOU Zach Dezenzo flies out to center fielder James Outman.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out MIN Byron Buxton strikes out swinging.
- 2 out MIN Trevor Larnach grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out MIN Josh Bell singles on a line drive to right fielder Zach Cole.
- 3 out MIN Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
Top 2nd 4
- 1 out HOU Zach Cole flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
- 1 out HOU Jake Meyers singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 2 out HOU Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Christian Vázquez lines out to right fielder Austin Martin.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 1 out MIN Austin Martin strikes out swinging.
- 2 out MIN Brooks Lee called out on strikes.
- 2 out MIN Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Victor Caratini walks.
- 3 out MIN Tristan Gray grounds out, pitcher Jason Alexander to first baseman Christian Walker.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña pops out to second baseman Kody Clemens.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Josh Bell.
- 3 out HOU Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to second baseman Kody Clemens.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 1 out MIN James Outman strikes out swinging.
- 1 out MIN Byron Buxton doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Zach Cole.
- 2 out MIN Trevor Larnach pops out to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 3 out MIN Josh Bell grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out HOU Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
- 1 out HOU Zach Dezenzo doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 2 out HOU Zach Cole called out on strikes.
- 3 out HOU Jake Meyers lines out to right fielder Austin Martin.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out MIN Kody Clemens flies out to right fielder Zach Cole.
- 2 out MIN Austin Martin grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out MIN Brooks Lee triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jake Meyers.
- 3 out MIN Victor Caratini lines out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers.
Top 5th 4
- 1 out HOU Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Christian Vázquez flies out to center fielder James Outman.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Tristan Gray.
- 3 out HOU Isaac Paredes pops out to second baseman Kody Clemens.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out MIN Tristan Gray lines out to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out MIN James Outman grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 3 out MIN Byron Buxton flies out to right fielder Zach Cole.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker grounds out, pitcher Zebby Matthews to first baseman Josh Bell.
- 3 out HOU Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out MIN Trevor Larnach pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory.
- 1 out MIN Josh Bell singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
- 2 out MIN Kody Clemens grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Josh Bell out at 2nd. Kody Clemens to 1st.
- 3 out MIN Austin Martin lines out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out HOU Zach Cole lines out sharply to second baseman Kody Clemens.
- 2 out HOU Jake Meyers flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 3 out HOU Braden Shewmake grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Josh Bell.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out MIN Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.
- 2 out MIN Victor Caratini strikes out swinging.
- 3 out MIN Orlando Arcia strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out HOU Christian Vázquez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.
- 3 out HOU Isaac Paredes called out on strikes.
Bottom 8th 6
- 1 out MIN James Outman flies out sharply to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 1 out MIN Byron Buxton doubles (9) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Cole.
- 2 out MIN Trevor Larnach lines out to second baseman Braden Shewmake.
- 2 out MIN Josh Bell reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Braden Shewmake. Byron Buxton scores. HOU 2, MIN 1
- 2 out MIN Kody Clemens singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd.
- 3 out MIN Austin Martin grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
Top 9th 3
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez pops out to shortstop Brooks Lee.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker lines out to first baseman Kody Clemens.
- 3 out HOU Cam Smith flies out to shortstop Brooks Lee.
Bottom 9th 5
- 1 out MIN Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.
- 2 out MIN Victor Caratini grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out MIN Orlando Arcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 2 out MIN Luke Keaschall hit by pitch. Orlando Arcia to 2nd.
- 3 out MIN Byron Buxton pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory.