MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/07/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1927 - SUNDAY, JULY 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Houston Astros (45-45) 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 0
Minnesota Twins (52-39) 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 15 1
Twins Down Astros, 11-10
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros, 11-10, in American League action at Target Field. Jorge Polanco pulled his weight. The 11-year veteran was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and 3 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Minnesota reliever Ronny Henriquez was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Matthew Boyd. Minnesota has now won 3 straight, while the Astros have lost 3 in a row.

The game came to an abrupt end with one out in the bottom of the 13th. On a pitch from Matthew Boyd, Matt Wallner hit a sacrifice fly. It gave Minnesota the 11-10 win.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Houston manager James Woolsey.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 6 1 2 4 1 1 2 .267 12 38
C. McCormick CF, LF 7 2 4 1 0 3 3 .248 15 35
A. Bregman 3B 6 2 2 0 1 2 5 .244 5 25
Y. Alvarez DH 7 1 1 3 0 6 6 .279 25 55
Y. Diaz C 7 0 2 2 0 1 2 .286 19 51
J. Dirden LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 6 24
   a-P. Leon PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 0 7
J. Pena SS 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 .211 3 24
J. Abreu 1B 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 .255 11 30
W. Tovar 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 5
   b-C. Salazar PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 1 7
   c-M. Dubon 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 7 37
Totals 55 10 16 10 3 18 24      
a - P. Leon pinch hit for J. Dirden in the 7th
b - C. Salazar pinch hit for W. Tovar in the 8th
c - M. Dubon substituted for C. Salazar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (14, 3rd Inning off S. Woods Richardson, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Tucker (24, 8th Inning off M. Canterino, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (12, 1st Inning off S. Woods Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Alvarez (25, 7th Inning off E. Uceta, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 6 , C. McCormick 4 , A. Bregman 2 , Y. Alvarez 4 , Y. Diaz 3 , J. Pena 3 , J. Abreu , W. Tovar
2-out RBI: C. McCormick , Y. Diaz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz , J. Dirden
Hit by Pitch: C. Salazar
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. McCormick (2) , A. Bregman (6) , J. Pena (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 2B 7 2 3 0 0 1 3 .309 14 31
A. Kirilloff LF 7 1 2 3 0 1 3 .254 16 41
W. Maldonado 1B 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .236 24 64
   a-E. Julien 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 2 4
J. Polanco DH 4 3 2 2 3 1 2 .261 17 51
R. Jeffers C 5 1 2 4 1 2 3 .231 12 36
J. Miranda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 16 42
   b-W. Castro 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .231 3 8
M. Wallner RF 5 1 1 1 1 4 5 .224 24 56
C. Correa SS 5 0 1 1 1 3 3 .266 14 47
J. Mears CF 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 .355 5 16
Totals 51 11 15 11 8 17 26      
a - E. Julien substituted for W. Maldonado in the 8th
b - W. Castro substituted for J. Miranda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wallner (13, 2nd Inning off S. Dubin, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Correa (17, 2nd Inning off S. Dubin, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Polanco (17, 5th Inning off R. Montero, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Julien (3, 11th Inning off R. Pressly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Polanco (17, 1st Inning off S. Dubin, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Jeffers (12, 3rd Inning off S. Dubin, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Kirilloff (16, 6th Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lewis 3 , A. Kirilloff 5 , W. Maldonado , E. Julien 2 , J. Polanco 6 , R. Jeffers 5 , W. Castro , M. Wallner 2 , C. Correa 2 , J. Mears
2-out RBI: A. Kirilloff , J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , A. Kirilloff , J. Polanco , M. Wallner , C. Correa
Sac Fly: R. Jeffers , M. Wallner
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lewis (16)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Jeffers (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubin 3.0 6 6 6 1 6 2 62 4.94   
R. Montero 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 31 4.86   
H. Brown 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 34 4.89   
C. Wright 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 17 3.60   
K. Graveman BS (2) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.08   
B. Abreu 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.68   
R. Pressly 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 41 3.69   
M. Boyd L (5-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubin 26
Batters Faced: S. Dubin 16, R. Montero 6, H. Brown 9, C. Wright 5, K. Graveman 6, B. Abreu 2, R. Pressly 11, M. Boyd 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubin 3-0, R. Montero 0-2, H. Brown 1-2, C. Wright 0-1, K. Graveman 0-2, B. Abreu 0-1, R. Pressly 1-6, M. Boyd 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubin 62-39, R. Montero 31-16, H. Brown 34-20, C. Wright 17-12, K. Graveman 24-12, B. Abreu 7-5, R. Pressly 41-25, M. Boyd 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Brown 2-1 , K. Graveman 1-1 , B. Abreu 1-0 , M. Boyd 1-0
WP: H. Brown , K. Graveman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Woods Richardson 3.2 8 5 5 1 5 1 72 3.53   
L. Varland 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 27 3.23   
E. Uceta 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 12 5.84   
G. Cleavinger H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.08   
M. Canterino BS (1) 1.2 4 2 2 0 4 0 33 4.41   
J. Duran 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.78   
J. Moran 2.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 34 1.25   
R. Henriquez W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woods Richardson 27
Batters Faced: S. Woods Richardson 20, L. Varland 9, E. Uceta 3, G. Cleavinger 1, M. Canterino 10, J. Duran 4, J. Moran 10, R. Henriquez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woods Richardson 1-5, L. Varland 3-3, E. Uceta 1-0, G. Cleavinger 0-0, M. Canterino 0-1, J. Duran 3-0, J. Moran 2-2, R. Henriquez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woods Richardson 72-49, L. Varland 27-17, E. Uceta 12-9, G. Cleavinger 5-3, M. Canterino 33-25, J. Duran 19-12, J. Moran 34-21, R. Henriquez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Varland 1-0 , E. Uceta 1-1 , J. Duran 1-0 , J. Moran 1-0 , R. Henriquez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Canterino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Polanco
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 5:32
Attendance: 36720
Special Notes: Yordan Alvarez ties the HOU regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5. Yordan Alvarez ties the AL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 6.
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