MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/01/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1445 - SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (32-27) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0
Houston Astros (30-29) 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 X 6 8 0
Astros Down Twins, 6-4
The Houston Astros saddled the Minnesota Twins with a loss at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 6-4. Chas McCormick was 2 for 3, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Houston left fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Lance McCullers Jr.. He's now 8-1. He went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits for the Astros. Houston now sits in third place in the American League West Division at 30-29.

McCormick contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Houston in the bottom of the third. With his team trailing 2-1, McCormick took a fastball from Bailey Ober and stroked the home run to left. His 11th home run of the season allowed the Astros to leap in front, 4-2.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Houston manager James Woolsey.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .312 8 21
J. Miranda 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 10 26
W. Maldonado 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .264 17 45
B. Buxton CF 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 .253 16 34
J. Polanco DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .270 12 37
R. Jeffers C 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 .239 9 23
A. Kirilloff LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .238 10 27
C. Correa SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .292 9 35
M. Wallner RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .228 17 35
Totals 29 4 6 4 6 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (20, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wallner (17, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis 2 , J. Miranda , W. Maldonado , J. Polanco , C. Correa , M. Wallner 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wallner
GIDP: R. Lewis
Sac Fly: B. Buxton , A. Kirilloff
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: R. Jeffers
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 10 32
   a-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 5
K. Tucker RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .247 6 17
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 4 19
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .297 19 36
C. McCormick LF 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .255 11 26
M. Dubon CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .311 3 21
J. Correa 1B 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 .261 0 7
J. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 3 18
C. Salazar C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .194 1 3
Totals 31 6 8 6 3 11 14      
a - W. Tovar substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (14, 1st Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (14, 3rd Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Dubon (1, 2nd Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. McCormick (11, 3rd Inning off B. Ober, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker 2 , C. McCormick 5 , M. Dubon 5 , J. Pena
2-out RBI: C. McCormick , M. Dubon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , Y. Alvarez 2 , J. Correa
Sac Fly: J. Correa
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Dubon (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Tovar-Correa)
OF assists: 1 (Dubon(Lewis at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober L (3-2) 4.2 6 5 2 3 7 1 91 3.36   
L. Varland 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 36 4.09   
M. Canterino 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 42
Batters Faced: B. Ober 24, L. Varland 7, M. Canterino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 1-7, L. Varland 2-1, M. Canterino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 91-59, L. Varland 36-25, M. Canterino 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Varland 2-0
WP: B. Ober , M. Canterino
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (8-1) 5.0 5 4 4 5 6 1 101 1.68   
R. Montero H (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 4.44   
R. Pressly SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 42
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 24, R. Montero 10, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 3-5, R. Montero 3-2, R. Pressly 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 101-60, R. Montero 29-21, R. Pressly 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Montero 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chas McCormick
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 37788
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