Twins top Astros 8-3.

Final · MLB · Wed Jul 1, 7:10 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Taj Bradley (MIN) vs Tatsuya Imai (HOU)
TV: Twins.TV Presented by Progressive, Space City Home Network
Where: Daikin Park

Twins top Astros 8-3. Twins led from start to finish.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	8	8	2
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	8	0

Win: Taj Bradley. Loss: Tatsuya Imai. Home runs: Clemens (MIN), Bell (MIN), Keaschall (MIN). Clemens drove in 3 for Twins.

By the numbers: Hits MIN 8, HOU 8; Errors MIN 2, HOU 0; Left on base MIN 16, HOU 27.

Team stats

	MIN	HOU
Hits	8	8
Errors	2	0
Left on base	16	27
Home runs	3	0
Walks	6	4
Strikeouts	12	13

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Larnach LF	5	1	3	2	0	1	0
Lee, B 3B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Clemens 2B	5	1	1	3	0	2	1
Bell DH	4	1	1	2	1	1	1
Lewis, R 1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	0
Caratini C	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Kreidler CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
Gray, T SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Keaschall RF	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Totals	34	8	8	8	6	12	3

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Bradley, T (W)	5.0	4	1	1	3	11	97
Laweryson	0.2	2	2	0	1	0	23
Morris	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	17
Rogers, Ta	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	15
Gómez, Y	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	18
Totals	9.0	8	3	1	4	13	170

Houston Astros

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Altuve 2B	4	1	1	0	1	1
Alvarez, Y DH	4	0	3	0	1	0
Paredes 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Walker, C 1B	2	0	0	0	0	2
Matthews 3B	2	1	0	0	1	0
Smith RF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Trammell LF	3	0	0	0	1	1
Diaz, Y C	4	0	0	0	0	3
Loperfido, J LF	3	0	1	1	0	2
Meyers CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Delgado SS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Allen, N SS	3	0	1	1	0	1
Totals	35	3	8	2	4	13

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Imai (L)	1.1	4	5	5	5	2	2	57
Blubaugh	2.2	2	0	0	0	3	0	47
Pearson	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	0	28
Ullola	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	23
Abreu, B	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	34
Totals	9.0	8	8	8	6	12	3	189

Play-by-play

Top 1st 8

0 out MIN Trevor Larnach doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
1 out MIN Brooks Lee flies out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
2 out MIN Kody Clemens strikes out swinging.
2 out MIN Josh Bell homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Trevor Larnach scores. MIN 2, HOU 0
2 out MIN Royce Lewis walks.
2 out MIN Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Royce Lewis to 2nd.
2 out MIN Ryan Kreidler walks. Victor Caratini to 2nd.
3 out MIN Tristan Gray strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st 4

0 out HOU Jose Altuve walks.
0 out HOU Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Jose Altuve to 3rd.
2 out HOU Isaac Paredes grounds into a double play, third baseman Brooks Lee to second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes out at 1st. MIN 2, HOU 1
3 out HOU Christian Walker strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd 7

0 out MIN Luke Keaschall challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Luke Keaschall walks.
1 out MIN Trevor Larnach flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
1 out MIN Brooks Lee walks. Luke Keaschall to 2nd.
1 out MIN Kody Clemens homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee scores. MIN 5, HOU 1
1 out MIN Josh Bell walks.
2 out MIN Royce Lewis strikes out swinging.
3 out MIN Victor Caratini lines out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.

Bottom 2nd 5

0 out HOU Cam Smith doubles (13) on a fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall.
0 out HOU Taylor Trammell walks.
1 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out on a foul tip.
2 out HOU Joey Loperfido strikes out on a foul tip.
3 out HOU Raynel Delgado strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd 3

1 out MIN Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Ryan Kreidler grounds out, shortstop Raynel Delgado to first baseman Christian Walker.
2 out MIN Tristan Gray strikes out swinging.
3 out MIN Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging.

Bottom 3rd 5

1 out HOU Jose Altuve called out on strikes.
1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez singles on a fly ball to shortstop Tristan Gray.
1 out HOU Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
2 out HOU Christian Walker strikes out swinging.
3 out HOU Cam Smith strikes out swinging.

Top 4th 5

0 out MIN Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
0 out MIN Brooks Lee singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.
1 out MIN Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
2 out MIN Josh Bell grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Raynel Delgado. Trevor Larnach to 3rd. Brooks Lee out at 2nd. Josh Bell to 1st.
3 out MIN Royce Lewis flies out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out HOU Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging.
2 out HOU Yainer Diaz called out on strikes.
3 out HOU Joey Loperfido strikes out swinging.

Top 5th 6

0 out MIN Victor Caratini walks.
1 out MIN Ryan Kreidler strikes out swinging. Victor Caratini to 2nd. Passed ball by catcher Yainer Diaz.
2 out MIN Tristan Gray pops out to catcher Yainer Diaz in foul territory.
2 out MIN Luke Keaschall hit by pitch.
2 out MIN Trevor Larnach singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell, deflected by shortstop Raynel Delgado. Victor Caratini scores. Luke Keaschall scores. MIN 7, HOU 1
3 out MIN Trevor Larnach caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Yainer Diaz to shortstop Nick Allen.

Bottom 5th 4

1 out HOU Nick Allen grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis.
2 out HOU Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Luke Keaschall.
2 out HOU Victor Caratini challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Yordan Alvarez walks.
3 out HOU Isaac Paredes called out on strikes.

Top 6th 3

1 out MIN Brooks Lee flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
2 out MIN Kody Clemens strikes out swinging.
3 out MIN Josh Bell strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 7

0 out HOU Brice Matthews walks.
0 out HOU Cam Smith reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Kody Clemens. Brice Matthews to 2nd.
1 out HOU Taylor Trammell lines out to first baseman Royce Lewis.
2 out HOU Yainer Diaz pops out to shortstop Tristan Gray on the infield fly rule.
2 out HOU Joey Loperfido singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Brice Matthews scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. MIN 7, HOU 2
2 out HOU Nick Allen singles on a line drive to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Cam Smith scores. Joey Loperfido to 3rd. MIN 7, HOU 3
3 out HOU Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Top 7th 3

1 out MIN Royce Lewis flies out to first baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory.
2 out MIN Victor Caratini grounds out, first baseman Isaac Paredes to pitcher Miguel Ullola.
3 out MIN Ryan Kreidler called out on strikes.

Bottom 7th 4

0 out HOU Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to pitcher Andrew Morris.
0 out HOU Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
1 out HOU Brice Matthews grounds into a force out, third baseman Brooks Lee to second baseman Kody Clemens. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Brice Matthews to 1st.
3 out HOU Cam Smith grounds into a double play, shortstop Tristan Gray to second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis. Brice Matthews out at 2nd. Cam Smith out at 1st.

Top 8th 4

1 out MIN Tristan Gray lines out to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
1 out MIN Luke Keaschall homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. MIN 8, HOU 3
2 out MIN Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging.
3 out MIN Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 3

1 out HOU Taylor Trammell flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
2 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
3 out HOU Jake Meyers flies out to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Top 9th 3

1 out MIN Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell.
2 out MIN Josh Bell flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell.
3 out MIN Royce Lewis strikes out swinging.

Bottom 9th 5

1 out HOU Nick Allen strikes out swinging.
1 out HOU Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tristan Gray.
2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Ryan Kreidler.
2 out HOU Isaac Paredes reaches on a missed catch error by first baseman Royce Lewis, assist to third baseman Brooks Lee. Jose Altuve to 3rd.
3 out HOU Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Ryan Kreidler.