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Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

2018-09-04 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 31315 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:58

Houston Astros defeated Minnesota Twins 5–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Alex Bregman doubles (44) on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. George Springer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Yuli Gurriel homers (10) on a line drive to left center field. Tyler White scores — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		5	10

W: Justin Verlander L: Trevor May SV: Roberto Osuna

Umpires — HP: Nick Mahrley · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Mauer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Logan Forsythe	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jorge Polanco	4	1	1	1	0	0
Robbie Grossman	3	0	2	1	1	0
Jake Cave	4	0	0	0	0	3
Miguel Sano	0	0	0	0	1	0
Max Kepler	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ehire Adrianza	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Gimenez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Austin	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mitch Garver	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Altuve	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman	4	1	3	2	0	0
Carlos Correa	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tyler White	4	1	1	1	0	0
Yuli Gurriel	4	1	1	2	0	1
Josh Reddick	4	0	2	0	0	1
Martin Maldonado	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Kemp	3	1	1	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Trevor May	1.0	5	0	0
Kohl Stewart	5.0	3	1	3
Oliver Drake	1.0	2	0	1
Tyler Duffey	1.0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Verlander	7.0	3	2	8
Ryan Pressly	1.0	0	0	3
Chris Devenski	0.0	1	1	0
Roberto Osuna	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Mauer: 6/L6MD
Logan Forsythe: 7/F8LD
Jorge Polanco: 4/F9LSF

Bot 1

George Springer: S7/G6M
Jose Altuve: 7/L7D+
Alex Bregman: D7/L7LD+.1-H
Carlos Correa: 4/F34D
Tyler White: S8/G6M.2-H;B-2
Yuli Gurriel: HR/F7D+.2-H
Josh Reddick: S4/G4M-
Martin Maldonado: 3/F23F-

Top 2

Robbie Grossman: S9/L8RS
Jake Cave: K
Miguel Sano: W.1-2
Max Kepler: WP.2-3;1-2
Max Kepler: W
Ehire Adrianza: 6/F13-
Chris Gimenez: K

Bot 2

Tony Kemp: K
George Springer: S7/L78S
Jose Altuve: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 3

Joe Mauer: 7/F7LS
Logan Forsythe: S7/L6D
Jorge Polanco: 6/F6D
Robbie Grossman: D9/L9LS+.1-H
Jake Cave: WP.2-3
Jake Cave: K

Bot 3

Alex Bregman: 53/G56
Carlos Correa: 63/G6S-
Tyler White: 9/F89XD+

Top 4

Tyler Austin: K
Max Kepler: 31/G3+
Ehire Adrianza: K

Bot 4

Yuli Gurriel: 53/G56
Josh Reddick: S9/L3+
Martin Maldonado: 3/F3-
Tony Kemp: 43/G4S

Top 5

Chris Gimenez: 53/G5
Joe Mauer: 9/F89XD+
Logan Forsythe: 3/F3DF-

Bot 5

George Springer: 43/G6M-
Jose Altuve: 63/G6
Alex Bregman: DGR9/F9LD
Carlos Correa: W
Tyler White: 53/G56

Top 6

Jorge Polanco: 13/G13S-
Robbie Grossman: 53/G6M
Jake Cave: K

Bot 6

Yuli Gurriel: K
Josh Reddick: 4/F4D-
Martin Maldonado: K

Top 7

Tyler Austin: 7/F8LM
Max Kepler: K
Ehire Adrianza: K

Bot 7

Tony Kemp: S3/BG3S+
George Springer: 8/F8RXD+.1-2
Jose Altuve: 53/G5.2-3
Alex Bregman: D7/G5.3-H
Carlos Correa: K

Top 8

Mitch Garver: K
Joe Mauer: K
Logan Forsythe: K

Bot 8

Tyler White: 43/G6MD+
Yuli Gurriel: 63/G56
Josh Reddick: K

Top 9

Jorge Polanco: HR/F9LD+
Robbie Grossman: W
Jake Cave: 8/F8LXD+
Tyler Austin: S9/G34.1-2
Max Kepler: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L3+

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Miguel Sano left with an injured leg, hurt when he slid into second on wild pitch
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