Minnesota 7, Houston 5
Sunday, August 8, 2021 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, August 8, 2021
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Victor Carapazza, 1B -
Jerry Meals, 2B -
Jansen Visconti, 3B -
Ed Hickox
Attendance:
26825
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Minnesota
|
48-64 |
24-30 |
24-34 |
W1 |
| Houston
|
66-46 |
35-23 |
31-23 |
L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 35-23 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 24-34 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Kenta Maeda pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.69. Alex Colome closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Lance McCullers Jr. took the loss for Houston.
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Carlos Correa had the only homerun for Houston. Jorge Polanco (2), Miguel Sano hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Minnesota |
|
Houston |
|
Kenta Maeda
|
Player |
Lance McCullers Jr. |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.0 |
IP |
4.2 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
6 |
Hits |
8 |
|
5.40 |
ERA |
7.71 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Minnesota
|
12 |
3 |
23 |
.308 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| Houston
|
10 |
1 |
16 |
.294 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Astros have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .511 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Twins have a W/L % of .426 after a win and .438 after a loss.
