MIN @ HOU

October 08, 2023

Final Score: MIN 6 - HOU 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Minute Maid Park
Attendance
43,017
Game Duration
189 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Pablo Lopez
Losing Pitcher
Framber Valdez

Umpires

Home Plate
D.J. Reyburn
First Base
Bill Miller
Second Base
Jansen Visconti
Third Base
John Tumpane

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
73°F
Sky
Cloudy
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromcf
Wind Speed
2 mph

Line Score

MIN @ HOU — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIN 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0

MIN Batting

MIN @ HOU — MIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Willi Castro 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Carlos Correa 4 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .750
Jhoan Duran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kyle Farmer 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Ryan Jeffers 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Edouard Julien 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Max Kepler 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Alex Kirilloff 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Royce Lewis 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250
Pablo Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jorge Polanco 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Donovan Solano 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Andrew Stevenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brock Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Taylor 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 34 6 10 6 4 11 2 0 1 0 .294

HOU Batting

MIN @ HOU — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jose Abreu 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Altuve 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Yordan Alvarez 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Michael Brantley 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Alex Bregman 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Hunter Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yainer Diaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martin Maldonado 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Maton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chas McCormick 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Rafael Montero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeremy Peña 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Ryne Stanek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kyle Tucker 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Framber Valdez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 8 1 0 1 0 .212

MIN Pitching

MIN @ HOU — MIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jhoan Duran - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pablo Lopez (W) W 7.0 6 0 0 1 7 0 0.00
Brock Stewart - 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 18.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 2 2 8 1 2.00

HOU Pitching

MIN @ HOU — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hunter Brown - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Phil Maton - 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Rafael Montero - 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Ryne Stanek - 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
Framber Valdez (L) L 4.1 7 5 5 3 5 1 10.38
Team Totals 9.0 10 6 6 4 11 1 6.00

Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros, October 8, 2023

On October 8, 2023, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 at Minute Maid Park in the Division Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 43,017, a game time of 189 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 73 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 2 mph wind. The line score has the Minnesota Twins crossing the plate in the first, second, fifth, and seventh; the second brought 2 runs. The Houston Astros scored 2 in the eighth and nowhere else. Hits were 10 for the Minnesota Twins and 7 for the Houston Astros, with 0 and 0 errors. Pablo Lopez was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 6 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Framber Valdez after 4.1 innings and 5 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Pablo Lopez, who had 7. The Minnesota Twins used Jhoan Duran, Pablo Lopez, and Brock Stewart on the mound. The Houston Astros used Hunter Brown, Phil Maton, Rafael Montero, Ryne Stanek, and Framber Valdez on the mound. The Minnesota Twins' top hitter was Carlos Correa, 3 for 4, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI. Kyle Farmer also homered for the Minnesota Twins. The Houston Astros' top hitter was Jeremy Peña, 2 for 4 and 1 double. Yordan Alvarez drove in 2 for the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros got another home run from Yordan Alvarez. The home-plate umpire was D.J. Reyburn.

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