Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

5
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

7
Houston Astros

Game Recap

On Tuesday night, the Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 7-5. Key to their win were strong performances from Jose Altuve, who collected four hits in his return from a brief absence, and Carlos Correa, who hit a home run and drove in four runs.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 22,261

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Minnesota TwinsMIN 010030001
Houston AstrosHOU 200003101

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Suzuki 2 (19, Fiers, Giles)

Home Runs: Sanó (19, 2nd inning off Fiers 0 on, 0 Out); Grossman (7, 5th inning off Fiers 1 on, 0 Out); Dozier (23, 5th inning off Fiers 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Sanó (48), Grossman 2 (25), Dozier 2 (65)

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Rosario 0-2, Grossman 0-2, Mauer 0-1, Sanó 0-2, Dozier 0-2, Polanco 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Mauer 1; Polanco 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Santiago 14-23; Tonkin 6-8; Boshers 5-7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Santiago 15-7-11-18; Tonkin 6-1-6-7; Boshers 5-5-1-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Santiago 7-4; Tonkin 3-2; Boshers 1-2

Game Scores: H Santiago 39


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Dozier-Mauer, Kepler-Dozier-Polanco)

Errors: Kepler (4, bobble)

Assists: Kepler (Gómez at 2nd base); Rosario (Bregman at Home)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Bregman (3, Santiago); Springer (19, Santiago)

Triples: Marisnick (1, Boshers)

Home Runs: Correa (16, 1st inning off Santiago 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Correa 4 (74), González (29), Altuve (68), Springer (62)

2-out Runs Batted In: Correa 2, Altuve

Sacrifice Flies: Springer

Ground Into Double Play: Bregman

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-14 (Altuve 3-3, Gattis 0-1, Correa 2-3, González 0-2, White 0-2, Kemp 0-1, Marisnick 0-1, Bregman 0-1)

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


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Wild Pitches: Fiers; Feliz

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fiers 15-22; Feliz 3-8; Neshek 0-1; Harris 2-3; Giles 2-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fiers 15-7-18-15; Feliz 9-4-7-4; Neshek 0-0-1-1; Harris 0-2-6-2; Giles 6-3-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fiers 3-7; Feliz 1-0; Neshek 0-1; Harris 2-0; Giles 2-0

Game Scores: M Fiers 44


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Assists: Marisnick (Plouffe at Home)

Passed Balls: Gattis


Houston Astros Baserunning

Astros Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Altuve (26, 2nd base off Santiago/Suzuki); Gómez (13, 2nd base off Boshers/Suzuki)


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