This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

2016-05-03 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 21153 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph from LF · 3:01

Houston Astros defeated Minnesota Twins 6–4. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Danny Santana homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Houston Astros took the lead in the 3rd — Colby Rasmus pops out to shortstop Eduardo Escobar. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Carlos Correa doubles (6) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Eddie Rosario. Jose Altuve scores. George Springer to 3rd — worth 16% in win probability.

⚾ Statcast pitch charts →

Line score

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

W: Collin McHugh L: Alex Meyer SV: Luke Gregerson

Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Scott Barry · 2B: Tripp Gibson · 3B: Jerry Layne · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Santana	4	2	2	1	0	0
Brian Dozier	3	0	2	1	1	0
Joe Mauer	3	0	0	1	1	1
Miguel Sano	4	0	1	0	0	2
Trevor Plouffe	4	0	0	0	0	1
Byung Ho Park	4	1	1	1	0	1
Eduardo Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kurt Suzuki	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Rosario	3	1	1	0	0	1
Oswaldo Arcia	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	3	1	0	0	1	0
George Springer	2	2	1	2	2	0
Carlos Correa	4	0	1	1	0	3
Colby Rasmus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler White	4	0	0	0	0	1
Preston Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Gomez	3	1	2	0	0	1
Luis Valbuena	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Castro	2	2	1	1	1	0
Evan Gattis	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Meyer	2.2	3	3	4
Tommy Milone	3.1	2	1	2
Michael Tonkin	2.0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Collin McHugh	5.2	7	2	6
Ken Giles	0.1	0	0	0
Pat Neshek	1.0	0	0	0
Will Harris	1.0	0	0	1
Luke Gregerson	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Santana: HR/F9LD+
Brian Dozier: W
Joe Mauer: W.1-2
Miguel Sano: 9/F89XD+.2-3
Trevor Plouffe: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: 9/F89S
George Springer: W
Carlos Correa: K
Colby Rasmus: 8/F8LS

Top 2

Byung Ho Park: 8/F8LXD+
Eduardo Escobar: 3/G3S-
Kurt Suzuki: K

Bot 2

Tyler White: K
Preston Tucker: K
Carlos Gomez: D7/L78XD+
Luis Valbuena: K

Top 3

Eddie Rosario: S7/G5
Danny Santana: 43/G4.1-2
Brian Dozier: S6/G6.2-3
Joe Mauer: 43/G4.3-H;1-2
Miguel Sano: K

Bot 3

Jason Castro: HR/F7D/UREV
Jose Altuve: W
George Springer: SB2
George Springer: W
Carlos Correa: D7/G5+.2-H;1-3
Colby Rasmus: WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Colby Rasmus: 6/F6MD
Tyler White: 7/F78S
Evan Gattis: 43/G4S-

Top 4

Trevor Plouffe: K
Byung Ho Park: K
Eduardo Escobar: 8/F78D

Bot 4

Carlos Gomez: D8/F8LXD+
Luis Valbuena: 43/SH/BG34S+.2-3
Jason Castro: W
Jose Altuve: BK.3-H;1-2
Jose Altuve: 9/L9S
George Springer: WP.2-3
George Springer: HR/F7D+.3-H
Carlos Correa: K

Top 5

Kurt Suzuki: 63/G6
Eddie Rosario: K
Danny Santana: S8/L78S
Brian Dozier: SB2
Brian Dozier: S7/L78S-.2-H
Joe Mauer: K

Bot 5

Colby Rasmus: 8/F8RXD+
Tyler White: 43/G4MD
Evan Gattis: 63/G6

Top 6

Miguel Sano: S8/F8LXD+.BX2(84)
Trevor Plouffe: 7/F8LD
Byung Ho Park: HR/F9D+
Eduardo Escobar: 5/F5-

Bot 6

Carlos Gomez: K
Luis Valbuena: 6/F78S-
Jason Castro: 8/F8LXD+

Top 7

Kurt Suzuki: 53/G56
Eddie Rosario: 8/F8LM
Danny Santana: 6/F6D-

Bot 7

Jose Altuve: 9/F89D
George Springer: 8/F8LXD+
Carlos Correa: K

Top 8

Brian Dozier: E6/G6+
Joe Mauer: 64(1)/FO/G6
Miguel Sano: K
Trevor Plouffe: 4/F3

Bot 8

Colby Rasmus: 5/F5F
Tyler White: 4/L4D-
Evan Gattis: 8/F8LXD+

Top 9

Byung Ho Park: 53/G5-
Eduardo Escobar: K
Oswaldo Arcia: 13/G

Notes & reviews

replay,3,castj006,HOU,laynj901,HOU03,I,N,U,,H $Jason Castro's fly to LF was touched by a fan in the front row and caromed back onto the field; the ball was ruled a home run; crew chief Jerry Layne requested a review, which upheld the call

⚾ Arcade