Major League Baseball
Houston 9, Minnesota 1
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Lazaro Diaz, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 31011
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Minnesota 000010000160
Houston 00221103-990
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 63-76 39-29 24-47 L5
Houston 87-53 40-32 47-21 W5
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 40-32 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 24-47 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Astros have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Twins have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Framber Valdez pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.37. Jake Odorizzi took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Alex Bregman, Evan Gattis hit homeruns for Houston. Willians Astudillo had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Houston
Jake Odorizzi Player Framber Valdez
Loss W/L Win
4.2 IP 5.1
4 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 5
9.64 ERA 1.69
Hitting
Minnesota   Houston
Max Kepler Player George Springer
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.500 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 6 1 9 .194 9 1 5 0 0
Houston 9 2 18 .290 7 9 8 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Astros have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .547 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Twins have a W/L % of .484 after a win and .427 after a loss.