Minnesota Twins 7, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 112
Played on Sunday, August 8, 2021 (D) at Minute Maid Park
MIN A 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 - 7 12 2 HOU A 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 - 5 10 0
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kepler rf 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 Rooker dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Polanco 2b 4 2 2 4 1 2 4 5 Garver c 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Arraez 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 Sano 1b 4 1 2 2 1 2 9 0 Cave cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Refsnyder ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Larnach lf 4 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 Simmons ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 Maeda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Minaya p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coulombe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alcala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 12 7 6 11 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Polanco-Simmons-Sano, Simmons-Polanco-Sano, Simmons-Polanco-Sano. E: Polanco (12), Sano (11). PB: Garver (3). BATTING - 3B: Cave (1,off McCullers). HR: Sano (18,4th inning off McCullers 1 on 0 out); Polanco 2 (20,5th inning off McCullers 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Maton 2 on 0 out). HBP: Cave (3,by McCullers). Team LOB: 12.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McCormick cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Brantley dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Meyers ph,dh 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 Diaz 2b,3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 Alvarez lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 Correa ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 Tucker rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Jones 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 8 1 Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Altuve ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Maldonado c 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 Castro ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 McCullers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Maton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y. Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 10 4 5 9 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Alvarez (19,off Maeda); Meyers (1,off Duffey); Diaz (13,off Duffey). HR: Correa (18,8th inning off Alcala 0 on 0 out). GDP: Alvarez (13,off Maeda); Wilson (1,off Minaya); McCormick (4,off Duffey). IBB: Tucker (3,by Maeda). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Maeda W(5-4) 5 6 3 3 3 5 0 23 Minaya 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Duffey 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 Coulombe 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alcala 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 Colome SV(5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 9 1 39 IBB: Maeda (1,Tucker). Inherited Runners - Scored: Coulombe 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McCullers L(9-3) 4.2 8 4 4 3 4 2 26 Maton 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 Taylor 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 Montero 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 Y. Garcia 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Totals 9 12 7 7 6 11 3 46 HBP: McCullers (7,Cave). Inherited Runners - Scored: Maton 3-0; Y. Garcia 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Vic Carapazza, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Jansen Visconti, 3B - Ed Hickox Official Scorer: Dave Fanucchi Time of Game: 4:07 Attendance: 26825 Starting Lineups: Minnesota Twins Houston Astros 1. Kepler rf McCormick cf 2. Rooker dh Brantley dh 3. Polanco 2b Diaz 2b 4. Garver c Alvarez lf 5. Arraez 3b Correa ss 6. Sano 1b Tucker rf 7. Cave cf Jones 1b 8. Larnach lf Wilson 3b 9. Simmons ss Maldonado c Maeda p McCullers p TWINS 1ST: Kepler singled to left; Rooker grounded out (third to first) [Kepler to second]; Polanco was called out on strikes; Garver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: McCormick singled to right; Garver allowed a passed ball [McCormick to second]; Brantley walked; Diaz singled to first [McCormick scored (error by Polanco) (no RBI), Brantley to second]; Alvarez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brantley to third, Diaz out at second]; Correa was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Astros 1. TWINS 2ND: Arraez grounded out (second to first); Sano struck out; Cave tripled to right; Larnach singled to left [Cave scored]; Simmons struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Tucker grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out (second to first); Wilson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1. TWINS 3RD: Kepler grounded out (first unassisted); Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); Polanco walked; Garver forced Polanco (third to second) [Garver to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Maldonado grounded out (pitcher to first); McCormick struck out; MEYERS BATTED FOR BRANTLEY; Meyers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1. TWINS 4TH: MEYERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Arraez walked; Sano homered [Arraez scored]; Cave lined to left; Larnach singled to left; Simmons lined to left; Kepler singled to center [Larnach to second]; Rooker grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Diaz flied to left; Alvarez doubled to left; Correa was called out on strikes; Tucker was walked intentionally; Jones singled to second [Alvarez scored, Tucker to third (error by Sano)]; Astros challenged call that Jones was out at 1st; call overturned - single; Wilson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Astros 2. TWINS 5TH: Polanco homered; Garver flied to right; Arraez singled to right; Sano struck out; Cave was hit by a pitch [Arraez to second]; Larnach walked [Arraez to third, Cave to second]; MATON REPLACED MCCULLERS (PITCHING); Simmons lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Maldonado singled to pitcher; McCormick struck out; Meyers walked [Maldonado to second]; Diaz forced Meyers (shortstop to second) [Maldonado to third, Diaz to first]; Alvarez singled to right [Maldonado scored, Diaz to second]; Correa forced Alvarez (shortstop to second) [Correa to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 3. TWINS 6TH: Kepler singled to left; Rooker walked [Kepler to second]; Polanco homered [Kepler scored, Rooker scored]; Garver struck out; TAYLOR REPLACED MATON (PITCHING); Arraez singled to center; Sano singled to left [Arraez to second]; REFSNYDER BATTED FOR CAVE; Refsnyder walked [Arraez to third, Sano to second]; Larnach was called out on strikes; Simmons popped to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: REFSNYDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MINAYA REPLACED MAEDA (PITCHING); Tucker was called out on strikes; Jones singled to center; Wilson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 3. TWINS 7TH: MONTERO REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Kepler grounded out (second to first); Rooker struck out; Polanco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: DUFFEY REPLACED MINAYA (PITCHING); Maldonado walked; McCormick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maldonado out at second]; Meyers doubled to center; Diaz doubled to right [Meyers scored]; COULOMBE REPLACED DUFFEY (PITCHING); Alvarez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 4. TWINS 8TH: Garver flied to left; Arraez grounded out (second to first); Sano walked; Y. GARCIA REPLACED MONTERO (PITCHING); Refsnyder was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: ALCALA REPLACED COULOMBE (PITCHING); Correa homered; Tucker struck out; Jones popped to shortstop; ALTUVE BATTED FOR WILSON; Altuve walked; CASTRO BATTED FOR MALDONADO; Castro was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 5. TWINS 9TH: DIAZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ALTUVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CASTRO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Larnach struck out; Simmons was called out on strikes; Kepler lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: COLOME REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING); McCormick flied to center; Meyers was called out on strikes; Diaz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Twins 7 12 2 12 Astros 5 10 0 7
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