Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros

Sunday, August 30th, 2015 1:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

7
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

5
Houston Astros

Game Recap

On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 7-5. Ervin Santana delivered a strong performance on the mound, striking out ten hitters to claim his first win pitching at home. Eduardo Nunez and Miguel Sano provided power with home runs, and Minnesota successfully held off a ninth-inning comeback attempt by Houston to secure the victory.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, August 30th, 2015

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 28,877

Line Score

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Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Buxton (4, McCullers); Escobar (23, Qualls)

Triples: Dozier (4, Qualls)

Home Runs: Núñez (4, 6th inning off McCullers 1 on, 2 Out); Sanó (13, 7th inning off Pérez 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rosario (33), Núñez 2 (19), Escobar (41), Mauer (55), Sanó 2 (40)

2-out Runs Batted In: Núñez 2

Sacrifice Flies: Rosario

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Núñez 0-1, Mauer 1-2, Dozier 0-1, Herrmann 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Robinson 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Núñez 1; Dozier 1; Herrmann 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Buxton (By Velasquez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Santana 12-26; Fien 2-4; O'Rourke 5-6; May 2-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Santana 14-16-26-15; Fien 2-2-0-3; O'Rourke 5-2-4-5; May 1-1-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Santana 2-7; Fien 2-0; O'Rourke 1-1; May 0-0

Game Scores: E Santana 75


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Escobar-Mauer)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Rosario (10, 2nd base off McCullers/Conger)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Gómez (4, Santana); Altuve (24, Fien)

Home Runs: Carter (18, 9th inning off O'Rourke 2 on, 1 Out); Altuve (11, 9th inning off May 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Carter 3 (52), Altuve 2 (54)

2-out Runs Batted In: Altuve 2

Ground Into Double Play: Stassi

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Conger 0-1, González 1-1, Stassi 0-1, Carter 1-3, Gattis 0-1, Rasmus 0-1, Valbuena 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Conger 1; Rasmus 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Carter (By Santana)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McCullers 12-26; Qualls 3-3; Pérez 2-4; Velasquez 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McCullers 15-13-20-16; Qualls 1-1-1-3; Pérez 3-2-1-3; Velasquez 4-0-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McCullers 6-6; Qualls 0-1; Pérez 1-0; Velasquez 1-2

Game Scores: L McCullers Jr. 54


Houston Astros Baserunning

Astros Baserunning

Caught Stealing: González (4, 2nd base by Santana/Herrmann)

Picked Off: Gómez (2nd base by Santana)


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