MIN @ HOU
Final Score: MIN 4 - HOU 6
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 43,024
- Game Duration
- 178 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Justin Verlander
- Losing Pitcher
- Bailey Ober
- Save
- Ryan Pressly
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Brian Knight
- First Base
- D.J. Reyburn
- Second Base
- Bill Miller
- Third Base
- Jansen Visconti
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 73°F
- Sky
- Dome
- Precipitation
- None
Line Score
MIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willi Castro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Edouard Julien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Max Kepler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Alex Kirilloff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Royce Lewis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Kenta Maeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bailey Ober | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Paddack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Emilio Pagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorge Polanco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Michael Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Wallner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
HOU Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Abreu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jose Abreu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Michael Brantley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Alex Bregman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mauricio Dubon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Martin Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chas McCormick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Hector Neris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeremy Peña | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Justin Verlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .290 |
MIN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Maeda | - | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Bailey Ober (L) | L | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Chris Paddack | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Emilio Pagan | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Caleb Thielbar | - | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6.75 | |
HOU Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Abreu | - | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hector Neris | - | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54.00 |
| Ryan Pressly (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Justin Verlander (W) | W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4.00 | |
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros, October 7, 2023
At home, the Houston Astros won 6-4 over the Minnesota Twins on October 7, 2023 in the Division Series. The information panel shows attendance of 43,024, a running time of 178 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give 73 degrees and dome skies. All of the Minnesota Twins scoring came in one inning, 4 runs in the seventh. The Houston Astros' runs came in the first, third, fifth, and seventh innings, 2 of them in the third. The Minnesota Twins had 9 hits and the Houston Astros 9, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Justin Verlander, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 6.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bailey Ober after 3.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to Ryan Pressly. Justin Verlander led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Minnesota Twins' pitching table lists Kenta Maeda, Bailey Ober, Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagan, and Caleb Thielbar. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Bryan Abreu, Hector Neris, Ryan Pressly, and Justin Verlander. For the Minnesota Twins, Jorge Polanco went 2 for 5, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. The Minnesota Twins got another home run from Royce Lewis. For the Houston Astros, Yordan Alvarez went 2 for 3, 2 home runs, and 3 RBI. The Houston Astros got another home run from Jose Altuve. Brian Knight worked home plate.
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