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Houston Astros @ Minnesota Twins

2015-08-28 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 28636 · 70°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph from RF · 2:49

Minnesota Twins defeated Houston Astros 3–0. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 3rd — Eduardo Nunez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Eduardo Nunez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field — worth 11% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
MIN	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		3	3

W: Kyle Gibson L: Scott Kazmir SV: Kevin Jepsen

Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Mark Ripperger · 3B: Bill Miller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	5	2	0	1
Jed Lowrie	4	0	0	1
Evan Gattis	3	0	1	0
Colby Rasmus	4	0	0	2
Carlos Gomez	4	1	0	2
Luis Valbuena	1	0	3	0
Marwin Gonzalez	4	1	0	1
Jason Castro	2	1	0	0
Jake Marisnick	3	0	0	1
Hank Conger	2	0	0	2
Chris Carter	1	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Byron Buxton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eduardo Escobar	3	1	1	0	1	1
Brian Dozier	3	1	0	0	1	2
Trevor Plouffe	2	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Rosario	3	0	0	0	0	1
Torii Hunter	2	0	0	1	0	0
Eduardo Nunez	3	1	1	2	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	3	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Robinson	3	0	1	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Kazmir	7.0	3	1	6
Chad Qualls	1.0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Gibson	5.2	4	3	4
Brian Duensing	0.1	0	0	0
Glen Perkins	1.0	0	0	2
Trevor May	1.0	0	0	2
Kevin Jepsen	1.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Altuve: 1/G13-
Jed Lowrie: 63/G6+
Evan Gattis: 63/G6

Bot 1

Byron Buxton: 8/F8LM
Eduardo Escobar: 8/F8RD+
Brian Dozier: K

Top 2

Colby Rasmus: 8/F8RD+
Carlos Gomez: 23/G2R-
Luis Valbuena: W
Marwin Gonzalez: K

Bot 2

Trevor Plouffe: 8/L8LD+
Eddie Rosario: 3/L3
Torii Hunter: 53/G5

Top 3

Jason Castro: 7/F7M
Jake Marisnick: 43/G4MD
Jose Altuve: S7/G56
Jed Lowrie: PO1(13)

Bot 3

Eduardo Nunez: HR/F7LD+
Kurt Suzuki: 6/F56D
Shane Robinson: K
Byron Buxton: K

Top 4

Jed Lowrie: 8/F8LD
Evan Gattis: E5/G5
Colby Rasmus: K
Carlos Gomez: S7/L7S+.1-2
Luis Valbuena: 31/G34

Bot 4

Eduardo Escobar: D7/L7LS
Brian Dozier: W
Trevor Plouffe: HP.2-3;1-2
Eddie Rosario: K
Torii Hunter: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Eduardo Nunez: 43/G4.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kurt Suzuki: 9/F9LD

Top 5

Marwin Gonzalez: 53/G56S-
Jason Castro: D8/L4D+
Jake Marisnick: K
Jose Altuve: S6/G6S-.2-3
Jed Lowrie: 7/F7LM

Bot 5

Shane Robinson: S9/L89M
Byron Buxton: 2(B)3(1)/DP
Eduardo Escobar: K

Top 6

Evan Gattis: W
Colby Rasmus: 5/F6-
Carlos Gomez: K
Luis Valbuena: W.1-2
Marwin Gonzalez: 43/G4

Bot 6

Brian Dozier: 3/F34-
Trevor Plouffe: K
Eddie Rosario: 63/G4

Top 7

Hank Conger: K
Jake Marisnick: 4/F3-
Jose Altuve: K

Bot 7

Torii Hunter: 13/G15
Eduardo Nunez: 63/G6
Kurt Suzuki: 8/UREV/L8RD+

Top 8

Jed Lowrie: K
Evan Gattis: 63/G6S-
Colby Rasmus: K

Bot 8

Shane Robinson: 43/G4MD
Byron Buxton: 9/F89M
Eduardo Escobar: W
Brian Dozier: K

Top 9

Carlos Gomez: K
Luis Valbuena: W
Marwin Gonzalez: S9/G34+.1-2
Hank Conger: K
Chris Carter: S6/G56.2-3;1-2
Jose Altuve: 8/F8LD

Notes & reviews

Astros catcher Jason Castro left the game due to an injured leg
Catcher Jason Castro lunged forward and caught the ball in his bare and then threw to 1B to complete DP
replay,7,suzuk001,MIN,millb901,MIN04,F,N,U,,H $Kurt Suzuki's fly to LF was ruled foul but crew chief Bill Miller requested a review; the call was upheld by replay

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