Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros

Monday, August 8th, 2016 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

3
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

1
Houston Astros

Game Recap

On Monday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros by a score of 3-1. Tyler Duffey contributed six effective innings pitched for the Twins. The decisive moment occurred in the fifth inning when Minnesota scored three runs, taking advantage of two defensive errors committed by Houston center fielder Carlos Gomez.

Game Details

Date: Monday, August 8th, 2016

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 20,978

Line Score

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Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Sanó (15, McHugh); Rosario (13, Hoyt)

Triples: Centeno (1, McHugh)

Runs Batted In: Centeno (17), D. Santana (14)

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (D. Santana 1-1, Kepler 0-1, Plouffe 0-1, Centeno 1-2, Polanco 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Centeno 1; Polanco 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Wild Pitches: Duffey

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffey 16-23; Rogers 3-3; Pressly 1-3; Kintzler 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffey 20-14-14-14; Rogers 3-1-0-2; Pressly 3-0-1-3; Kintzler 4-1-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffey 8-2; Rogers 3-0; Pressly 0-3; Kintzler 2-0

Game Scores: T Duffey 67


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Polanco-Mauer)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: D. Santana (9, 2nd base by McHugh/Gattis)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: González (21, Duffey); Correa (27, Duffey); Springer (18, Duffey)

Runs Batted In: Springer (61)

Ground Into Double Play: Gómez

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Springer 1-1, Reed 0-1, Gattis 0-2, Correa 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gattis 3; Reed 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McHugh 17-30; Hoyt 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McHugh 27-6-11-23; Hoyt 0-3-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McHugh 6-8; Hoyt 2-0

Game Scores: C McHugh 50


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Reed)

Errors: Gómez (1, bobble)


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