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Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

2014-08-11 Β· Night game Β· Minute Maid Park Β· Att: 15569 Β· 73Β°F, dome, dry Β· 3:20

Minnesota Twins defeated Houston Astros 4–2. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 9th. Brian Duensing earned the win and Glen Perkins picked up the save. Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN100100002411
HOU10001000029

W: Brian Duensing   L: Josh Fields   SV: Glen Perkins

Umpires β€” HP: Bob Davidson Β· 1B: Bill Welke Β· 2B: James Hoye Β· 3B: Adrian Johnson Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Danny Santana513000
Brian Dozier411010
Joe Mauer402110
Kennys Vargas501002
Trevor Plouffe401101
Kurt Suzuki400001
Chris Parmelee401002
Eduardo Escobar312011
Jordan Schafer310011

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Robbie Grossman500001
Jose Altuve412100
Chris Carter311110
Matt Dominguez401001
Jason Castro400001
Domingo Santana400003
Jon Singleton301011
Jake Marisnick404000
Gregorio Petit300011

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tommy Milone6.0835
Ryan Pressly1.1001
Brian Duensing0.2001
Glen Perkins1.0101

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Brad Peacock5.0715
Jake Buchanan3.0311
Josh Fields1.0122

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Danny Santana: S9/L34D
  • Brian Dozier: D6/L5.1-3
  • Joe Mauer: W
  • Kennys Vargas: K
  • Trevor Plouffe: 64(1)/FO/G56.3-H;2-3
  • Kurt Suzuki: 8/F8LM

Bot 1

  • Robbie Grossman: K
  • Jose Altuve: HR/F7D+
  • Chris Carter: W
  • Matt Dominguez: 64(1)/FO/G56
  • Jason Castro: 2/F23F-

Top 2

  • Chris Parmelee: K
  • Eduardo Escobar: D9/L3
  • Jordan Schafer: 8/L8LS-
  • Danny Santana: 9/F9M

Bot 2

  • Domingo Santana: K
  • Jon Singleton: S5/G56S-
  • Jake Marisnick: S1.1-3(E1/TH);B-2
  • Gregorio Petit: W
  • Robbie Grossman: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S

Top 3

  • Brian Dozier: 9/F89D
  • Joe Mauer: D8/F7D+
  • Kennys Vargas: S6/G6-.2-3
  • Trevor Plouffe: 3/F23F-
  • Kurt Suzuki: 7/F8LM

Bot 3

  • Jose Altuve: S8/L8LS
  • Chris Carter: 8/F8RXD+.1-2
  • Matt Dominguez: 8/L8RD+
  • Jason Castro: 43/G4

Top 4

  • Chris Parmelee: K
  • Eduardo Escobar: D9/G3+
  • Jordan Schafer: K
  • Danny Santana: S6/G6S-.2-3
  • Brian Dozier: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);1-3
  • Brian Dozier: 7/F8LD

Bot 4

  • Domingo Santana: K
  • Jon Singleton: W
  • Jake Marisnick: S7.1-2
  • Gregorio Petit: K
  • Robbie Grossman: 9/F89D

Top 5

  • Joe Mauer: 8/L8LM
  • Kennys Vargas: 43/G34-
  • Trevor Plouffe: K

Bot 5

  • Jose Altuve: 8/F8LD
  • Chris Carter: HR/F7D+
  • Matt Dominguez: S8/L6MD
  • Jason Castro: K
  • Domingo Santana: 43/G4

Top 6

  • Kurt Suzuki: K
  • Chris Parmelee: 4/L34D+
  • Eduardo Escobar: W
  • Jordan Schafer: 43/G4-

Bot 6

  • Jon Singleton: 9/F9M
  • Jake Marisnick: S8/L8LM
  • Gregorio Petit: POCS2(136)
  • Gregorio Petit: 8/F8RD+

Top 7

  • Danny Santana: S2/BG25
  • Brian Dozier: CS2(26)
  • Brian Dozier: 3E1/G13-
  • Joe Mauer: 3!/LDP/L34S.1X1(3)

Bot 7

  • Robbie Grossman: 7/L7S
  • Jose Altuve: 63/G6
  • Chris Carter: 7/F7M

Top 8

  • Kennys Vargas: 43/G34
  • Trevor Plouffe: S8/G6M
  • Kurt Suzuki: PB.1-2
  • Kurt Suzuki: 53/G56
  • Chris Parmelee: S9/G34+.2XH(92)

Bot 8

  • Matt Dominguez: K
  • Jason Castro: 7/L7M
  • Domingo Santana: K

Top 9

  • Eduardo Escobar: K
  • Jordan Schafer: W
  • Danny Santana: 5/P5F
  • Brian Dozier: SB2
  • Brian Dozier: W
  • Joe Mauer: S7/G6+.2-H;1-H(NR);B-2(TH)
  • Kennys Vargas: K

Bot 9

  • Jon Singleton: K
  • Jake Marisnick: S7
  • Gregorio Petit: 13/G25-.1-2
  • Robbie Grossman: 3/G3