Twins @ Astros - Sat, Oct 07

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-4 Astros

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  • Current conditions at Minute Maid Park: 73°F - Roof Closed - Wind 0 mph, None
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Twins Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Julien - 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .200 .333 .300
2 Polanco - 3B 5 1 2 3 0 3 2 .333 .385 .583
3 Lewis - DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .273 .385 1.091
4 Kepler - RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273 .333 .364
5 Kirilloff - 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .286 .000
6 Correa - SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .455 .500 .545
7 Wallner - LF 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250 .000
8 Jeffers - C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200
9 Taylor, M - CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .250 .143
a-Castro, W - CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .167 .167
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 13 21
Twins
a-Struck out for Taylor, M in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Julien (1, Verlander); Kepler (1, Abreu, B); Correa (1, Abreu, B). HR: Polanco (1, 7th inning off Neris, 2 on, 2 out); Lewis (3, 7th inning off Neris, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Correa 3; Jeffers 2; Julien 2; Kepler 2; Lewis 4; Polanco 5. RBI: Lewis (4); Polanco 3 (3). 2-out RBI: Lewis; Polanco 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castro, W; Kirilloff 2. GIDP: Lewis; Taylor, M. Team RISP: 1-for-12. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Wallner (Abreu, J at 3rd base).
Astros Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Altuve - 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .250 1.000
2 Bregman - 3B 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333
3 Alvarez, Y - DH 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 .667 .750 2.667
4 Tucker - RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 .250 .500
5 Abreu, J - 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 .500 .333
6 Brantley - LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 .500 .333
1-Dubón - CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
7 McCormick - LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250
8 Peña - SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .250 .250
9 Maldonado, M - C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .250 .000
Totals 31 6 9 6 4 7 13
Astros
1-Ran for Brantley in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Tucker (1, Ober). HR: Altuve (1, 1st inning off Ober, 0 on, 0 out); Alvarez, Y 2 (2, 3rd inning off Ober, 1 on, 1 out, 7th inning off Thielbar, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Abreu, J; Altuve 4; Alvarez, Y 8; Brantley; Bregman; McCormick; Peña; Tucker 2. RBI: Abreu, J (1); Altuve (1); Alvarez, Y 3 (3); McCormick (1). 2-out RBI: McCormick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maldonado, M; Abreu, J; Altuve 2. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (2 Peña-Altuve-Abreu, J).
Twins Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Ober (L, 0-1) 3.0 4 3 3 0 2 2 43-28 9.00
Maeda 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 43-25 9.00
Paddack 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19-12 0.00
Thielbar 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 18-9 3.86
Pagán 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14-8 0.00
Totals 8.0 9 6 6 4 7 3
Astros Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Verlander (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 3 6 0 93-55 0.00
Neris 0.2 3 4 4 0 2 2 18-11 54.00
Abreu, B (H, 1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 29-20 0.00
Pressly (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16-9 0.00
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 3 13 2
Game Info
WP: Maeda; Abreu, B.
HBP: Taylor, M (by Verlander); Wallner (by Neris); Bregman (by Ober).
Pitches-strikes: Ober 43-28; Maeda 43-25; Paddack 19-12; Thielbar 18-9; Pagán 14-8; Verlander 93-55; Neris 18-11; Abreu, B 29-20; Pressly 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ober 2-4; Maeda 2-0; Paddack 0-1; Thielbar 0-0; Pagán 0-1; Verlander 5-3; Neris 0-0; Abreu, B 1-0; Pressly 1-0.
Batters faced: Ober 14; Maeda 11; Paddack 4; Thielbar 3; Pagán 4; Verlander 24; Neris 6; Abreu, B 6; Pressly 3.
Umpires: HP: Brian Knight. 1B: D.J. Reyburn. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Jansen Visconti. LF: John Tumpane. RF: Roberto Ortiz.
Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 3:45 PM.
T: 2:58.
Att: 43,024.
Venue: Minute Maid Park.
October 7, 2023
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 1 Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 1-0 HOU
Bottom 3 Yordan Alvarez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Bregman scores. 3-0 HOU
Bottom 5 Jose Abreu singles on a fly ball to left fielder Matt Wallner. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. 4-0 HOU
Bottom 5 Chas McCormick singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Matt Wallner. Yordan Alvarez scores. Jose Abreu out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Matt Wallner to first baseman Alex Kirilloff to third baseman Jorge Polanco. 5-0 HOU
Top 7 Jorge Polanco homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Matt Wallner scores. Ryan Jeffers scores. 5-3 HOU
Top 7 Royce Lewis homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. 5-4 HOU
Bottom 7 Yordan Alvarez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 6-4 HOU
Team Highlight
HOU Jose Altuve’s leadoff homer (00:00:22)
HOU Yordan Alvarez’s two-run homer (00:00:24)
MIN Jorge Polanco’s three-run homer (00:00:22)
MIN Royce Lewis’ solo homer (00:00:21)
HOU Yordan Alvarez’s second homer (00:00:30)
HOU Ryan Pressly secures Game 1 win (00:00:24)
MIN Polanco and Lewis go back-to-back (00:00:47)
HOU Yordan Alvarez’s two-homer game (00:00:54)
MIN Condensed Game: MIN@HOU - Game 1 (00:13:55)
MIN Twins vs. Astros Game 1 Recap (00:03:41)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 9 0 8
Astros 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6 9 0 6

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  • @astros_botOPMBEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    HOME RUN!

    Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

    Bottom 1 - 1-0 Astros

  • @astros_botOPMBEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    HOME RUN!

    Yordan Alvarez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Bregman scores.

    Pitch from Bailey Ober: Changeup @ 84.5 mph

    Hit by Yordan Alvarez: Launched 99.8 mph at 30.0° for a total distance of 379.0 ft

    Bottom 3 - 3-0 Astros

  • @astros_botOPMBEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Single

    Chas McCormick singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Matt Wallner. Yordan Alvarez scores. Jose Abreu out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Matt Wallner to first baseman Alex Kirilloff to third baseman Jorge Polanco.

    Pitch from Kenta Maeda: Slider @ 84.3 mph

    Hit by Chas McCormick: Launched 106.0 mph at 14.0° for a total distance of 243.0 ft

    Bottom 5 - 5-0 Astros

  • @astros_botOPMBEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Single

    Jose Abreu singles on a fly ball to left fielder Matt Wallner. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.

    Pitch from Kenta Maeda: Slider @ 82 mph

    Hit by Jose Abreu: Launched 80.7 mph at 39° for a total distance of 268 ft

    Bottom 5 - 4-0 Astros

  • @astros_botOPMBEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    HOME RUN!

    Yordan Alvarez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

    Pitch from Caleb Thielbar: Sweeper @ 82.2 mph

    Hit by Yordan Alvarez: Launched 104.6 mph at 31° for a total distance of 384 ft

    Bottom 7 - 6-4 Astros