MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/05/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 724 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (6-5) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 13 0
Minnesota Twins (4-5) 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 X 8 12 0
Astros Come Up Short at Minnesota, 8-7
Emmanuel Rodriguez added some punch to the Minnesota offense, helping them outmuscle the Houston Astros, 8-7. In the game, Rodriguez, who finished 5th in the AL in slugging percentage with .595 last year, was 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. The win was credited to Cole Sands in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Jose Urquidy took the loss. Houston falls to 6-5.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Twins grabbed the lead when Rodriguez hit his 3rd home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Emilio Pagan made it 7-5, Minnesota.

"We got the victory," said Rodriguez. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .357 1 5
R. Ramirez Jr. 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .350 3 7
K. Tucker RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 3 7
F. Alvarez C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .275 3 10
H. Yang LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .235 3 7
J. Marino DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .083 0 0
J. Lee CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .256 1 3
B. Matthews 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .220 2 4
J. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .316 0 2
Totals 38 7 13 7 3 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (2, 1st Inning off M. Raya, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Castro (6, 2nd Inning off M. Raya, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Alvarez (2, 4th Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Pena (3, 8th Inning off C. Sands, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ramirez Jr. 2 (3, 1st Inning off M. Raya, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Raya, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Castro 4 , R. Ramirez Jr. 8 , K. Tucker 2 , F. Alvarez 3 , J. Marino , J. Lee 2 , B. Matthews , J. Pena 2
2-out RBI: F. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , H. Yang 2 , J. Lee , J. Pena
GIDP: J. Marino , B. Matthews
Hit by Pitch: R. Ramirez Jr. , F. Alvarez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Pena)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Culpepper 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .259 0 2
J. Reimer 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2
W. Jenkins CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .229 2 6
E. Rodriguez LF 4 1 2 5 0 0 3 .355 3 9
E. Julien 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .233 0 4
B. Lee SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .114 0 0
C. Wong C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 1
B. Buxton DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .190 1 1
M. Wallner RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .267 2 5
Totals 35 8 12 8 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Reimer (1, 1st Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Buxton (3, 3rd Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Culpepper (1, 5th Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Jenkins (2, 7th Inning off E. Pagan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (3, 7th Inning off E. Pagan, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Buxton (1, 8th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Culpepper 3 , J. Reimer 4 , W. Jenkins 2 , E. Rodriguez 5 , E. Julien , B. Lee , B. Buxton 6
2-out RBI: E. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rodriguez , E. Julien
GIDP: C. Wong
Hit by Pitch: M. Wallner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Culpepper-Lee-Julien, Reimer-Culpepper-Julien)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez 6.1 7 4 4 3 4 0 93 3.05   
E. Pagan BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 10 0.00   
J. Urquidy L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 1.35   
M. Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 44
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 28, E. Pagan 3, J. Urquidy 4, M. Strahm 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 10-4, E. Pagan 0-0, J. Urquidy 0-2, M. Strahm 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 93-57, E. Pagan 10-7, J. Urquidy 10-6, M. Strahm 15-9
Hit Batsmen: M. Strahm
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Raya 3.1 7 5 5 1 3 2 64 7.56   
D. Festa 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 41 0.00   
C. Sands W (2-0) 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 30 8.59   
B. Graterol SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Raya 26
Batters Faced: M. Raya 20, D. Festa 10, C. Sands 9, B. Graterol 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Raya 2-5, D. Festa 3-3, C. Sands 2-3, B. Graterol 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Raya 64-41, D. Festa 41-27, C. Sands 30-18, B. Graterol 17-10
WP: M. Raya
Hit Batsmen: M. Raya 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emmanuel Rodriguez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (29 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 15071
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