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Houston Astros @
Minnesota Twins
2015-08-30 Β· Day game Β· Target Field Β· Att: 28877 Β· 74Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 11 mph R to L Β· 3:03
Minnesota Twins defeated Houston Astros 7β5. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st β Eddie Rosario out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Colby Rasmus. Brian Dozier scores. Eduardo Escobar to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Eduardo Nunez homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Sano scores β worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
W: Ervin Santana L: Lance McCullers SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Mark Ripperger Β· 1B: Bill Miller Β· 2B: Ben May Β· 3B: Doug Eddings Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Altuve | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Marwin Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Evan Gattis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Colby Rasmus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Carlos Gomez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Valbuena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chris Carter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Hank Conger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jake Marisnick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Max Stassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Dozier | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Eduardo Escobar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Mauer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Eddie Rosario | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Eduardo Nunez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Shane Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Herrmann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Byron Buxton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lance McCullers | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Chad Qualls | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oliver Perez | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Vince Velasquez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ervin Santana | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
Casey Fien | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan O'Rourke | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Trevor May | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Altuve: S8/G6M
- Marwin Gonzalez: K
- Evan Gattis: K
- Colby Rasmus: K
Bot 1
- Brian Dozier: W
- Eduardo Escobar: W.1-2
- Joe Mauer: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Miguel Sano: W.1-2
- Eddie Rosario: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H;2-3
- Eduardo Nunez: 9/L89M
Top 2
- Carlos Gomez: S8/F8RM
- Luis Valbuena: 7/F7D+.1-2
- Chris Carter: K
- Hank Conger: PO2(16)
Bot 2
- Shane Robinson: 9/F9D
- Chris Herrmann: 3/G3
- Byron Buxton: D7/G5
- Brian Dozier: 63/G6
Top 3
- Hank Conger: K
- Jake Marisnick: K
- Jose Altuve: 63/G6M-
Bot 3
- Eduardo Escobar: 7/F78M
- Joe Mauer: K
- Miguel Sano: K
Top 4
- Marwin Gonzalez: S9/G34+
- Evan Gattis: K
- Colby Rasmus: 8/F8LD
- Carlos Gomez: CS2(24)
Bot 4
- Eddie Rosario: S9/G34+
- Eduardo Nunez: 8/F8RXD+
- Shane Robinson: SB2
- Shane Robinson: 53/G5+
- Chris Herrmann: K23
Top 5
- Carlos Gomez: D8/L78D+
- Luis Valbuena: K
- Chris Carter: 6/F6MS-
- Hank Conger: 4/F34-
Bot 5
- Byron Buxton: K
- Brian Dozier: 53/G56S-
- Eduardo Escobar: 3/G34+
Top 6
- Jake Marisnick: 1/BG3S
- Jose Altuve: S8/G6M
- Marwin Gonzalez: S8/F8LS.1-2
- Evan Gattis: 8/F78S
- Colby Rasmus: K
Bot 6
- Joe Mauer: K
- Miguel Sano: W
- Eddie Rosario: K
- Eduardo Nunez: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Shane Robinson: S8/L8LM
- Chris Herrmann: 63/G4
Top 7
- Carlos Gomez: 8/F8LM
- Luis Valbuena: 9/F9M
- Chris Carter: HP
- Hank Conger: K
Bot 7
- Byron Buxton: 163/G15+
- Brian Dozier: T98/F9D+
- Eduardo Escobar: DGR8/F8RXD+.3-H
- Joe Mauer: S8/L8RS.2-H
- Miguel Sano: HR/L7LD+.1-H
- Eddie Rosario: K
- Eduardo Nunez: 63/G6+
Top 8
- Jake Marisnick: K
- Jose Altuve: D9/F89D+
- Marwin Gonzalez: S9/G34+.2-3
- Max Stassi: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 8
- Shane Robinson: 9/F89S
- Chris Herrmann: 7/F7S
- Byron Buxton: HP
- Brian Dozier: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 9
- Colby Rasmus: S9/G34+
- Carlos Gomez: 13/G15S-.1-2
- Luis Valbuena: W
- Chris Carter: HR/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
- Hank Conger: 8/F8LXD+
- Jake Marisnick: S7/G56
- Jose Altuve: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Marwin Gonzalez: K

























