MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
10/08/2031
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 13669 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 2
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 X 5 10 0
Twins Advance to Division Series
The Houston Astros were simply overmatched by the Minnesota Twins in the Wild Card Round.

The end result was a sweep, as Minnesota has cruised to the Division Series, with the final win coming at Target Field by a score of 5-4.

"We're clicking and running on all cylinders at the moment," said Darnell Nowden, who was named MVP of the Wild Card Round. "We're a dangerous team when we play like this."

For the series, Nowden hit .625 with a .625 on-base percentage. He had 1 home runs, drove in 3 RBI and scored 3 runs.

The Minnesota Twins will play against the Texas Rangers in the next round. Texas had a bye in the Wild Card Round. The Division Series is scheduled to begin on October 10th , 2031.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Young SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
E. Taillandier 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .444 0 0
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .143 1 2
L. Solorzano LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .500 1 3
D. Carlson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
C. Blauser 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1
R. Marchan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
E. Johnson CF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .500 1 2
R. Martin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 0 1
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Blauser (1, 2nd Inning off M. Matthijs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (1, 3rd Inning off M. Matthijs, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Johnson (1, 9th Inning off S. Guilliams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Taillandier 2 , Y. Alvarez 4 , L. Solorzano , C. Blauser 2 , R. Marchan , E. Johnson 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taillandier , D. Carlson , C. Blauser
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Johnson (1)
CS: R. Marchan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Perez , R. Marchan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Seigler CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .444 0 1
M. Urbina LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 0
   b-E. Meyers RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Schaefer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
G. Sheets 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 1 3
D. Nowden DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .625 1 3
R. Lewis SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
E. Rodriguez RF 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .500 1 5
   a-D. Vann LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Schrier 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
K. Bowen C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143 0 1
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 4 16      
a - D. Vann substituted for E. Rodriguez in the 9th
b - E. Meyers substituted for M. Urbina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Seigler (1, 3rd Inning off N. Crismatt, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Rodriguez (1, 4th Inning off N. Crismatt, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Lewis (1, 6th Inning off L. Vega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (1, 6th Inning off L. Vega, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Nowden (1, 7th Inning off L. Vega, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Seigler 3 , L. Schaefer , D. Nowden 5 , R. Lewis 3 , E. Rodriguez 6 , C. Schrier
2-out RBI: D. Nowden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Seigler , M. Urbina , L. Schaefer , G. Sheets , C. Schrier
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lewis (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Crismatt 5.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 82 3.60   
L. Vega L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 2 30 16.20   
E. Perez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Crismatt 48
Batters Faced: N. Crismatt 23, L. Vega 9, E. Perez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Crismatt 4-9, L. Vega 0-4, E. Perez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Crismatt 82-53, L. Vega 30-20, E. Perez 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matthijs W (1-0) 6.0 7 3 3 2 8 1 100 4.50   
L. Navarro H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 0.00   
S. Guilliams SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matthijs 52
Batters Faced: M. Matthijs 26, L. Navarro 7, S. Guilliams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matthijs 7-2, L. Navarro 2-3, S. Guilliams 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matthijs 100-61, L. Navarro 31-19, S. Guilliams 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Navarro 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emmanuel Rodriguez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (42 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 40728
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