MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
10/01/2036
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2747 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2036 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (80-77) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Minnesota Twins (83-74) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Twins Bridle Astros, 4-2
Minnesota catcher Jerry Coppinger played a vital role in his team's 4-2 conquest of Houston. He went 2 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Minnesota. The American League West Division-leading Twins have a record of 83-74.

With Minnesota leading 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Coppinger hit a slider from Steve Walzel for a solo home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 4-2.

Coppinger told a Minnesota Citizen reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Saucedo 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .265 18 64
M. Hobbick CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .252 23 52
T. Bixby DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .261 47 127
K. Monroe 1B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .219 21 67
N. Micari RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .221 26 54
L. Bazan SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 .299 3 16
Z. Carter LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .209 3 20
D. Humphries 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .243 16 66
M. Ramos C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .215 11 39
Totals 36 2 10 2 4 11 23      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramos (18, 3rd Inning off I. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Micari (9, 4th Inning off I. Armstrong, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Bazan (16, 6th Inning off I. Armstrong, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ramos (11, 5th Inning off I. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Bixby , K. Monroe 3 , N. Micari 2 , L. Bazan 4 , M. Ramos 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Bixby , N. Micari 2 , D. Humphries 3
Sac Fly: L. Bazan
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bazan-Saucedo-Monroe, Humphries-Saucedo-Monroe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Clayton LF, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .208 1 4
S. Westmoreland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 8 45
A. Castrillo DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .240 21 58
P. Sondergaard 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 34 100
   a-E. Salazar RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 10 43
M. Dooley 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 18 68
V. Acosta SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 11 49
L. Paredes CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .252 22 78
G. Morales RF, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .331 2 13
J. Coppinger C 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .201 7 38
Totals 30 4 9 4 2 6 9      
a - E. Salazar substituted for P. Sondergaard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales (9, 2nd Inning off I. Nuer, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Clayton (1, 2nd Inning off I. Nuer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Coppinger (7, 5th Inning off S. Walzel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Clayton 3 , A. Castrillo , M. Dooley , V. Acosta , L. Paredes , G. Morales 2 , J. Coppinger 5
2-out RBI: K. Clayton , G. Morales , J. Coppinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Westmoreland
GIDP: S. Westmoreland , M. Dooley
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Acosta (8)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Nuer L (11-12) 1.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 39 4.29   
S. Walzel 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 28 3.26   
T. Healy 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.35   
T. Villegas 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nuer 30
Batters Faced: I. Nuer 10, S. Walzel 8, T. Healy 9, T. Villegas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nuer 1-1, S. Walzel 3-3, T. Healy 3-1, T. Villegas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nuer 39-23, S. Walzel 28-16, T. Healy 33-19, T. Villegas 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Walzel 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Armstrong W (13-9) 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 1 99 3.71   
D. Rigsby H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.01   
K. Innis H (21) 0.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 23 3.64   
J. Fischer H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.87   
C. Juve H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.15   
B. House SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Armstrong 52
Batters Faced: I. Armstrong 25, D. Rigsby 1, K. Innis 5, J. Fischer 4, C. Juve 1, B. House 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Armstrong 5-6, D. Rigsby 1-0, K. Innis 0-0, J. Fischer 0-3, C. Juve 0-1, B. House 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Armstrong 99-66, D. Rigsby 1-1, K. Innis 23-10, J. Fischer 12-9, C. Juve 5-2, B. House 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rigsby 2-0 , J. Fischer 3-0 , C. Juve 1-0
WP: K. Innis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Coppinger
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 38091
Special Notes: SP Ian Nuer was injured while pitching. 1B Dave Rigsby was injured while pitching.
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