MIN 7, HOU 5 | Aug 8, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 8, 2021•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

MIN

Twins

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Kenta Maeda

LOSS

Lance McCullers Jr.

SAVE

Alex Colomé

The Twins defeated the Astros 7-5.

★Max Kepler3-for-6, 0 RBI

★Jorge Polanco2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Carlos Correa homers (18) on a line drive to left field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 4:07Att: 26,825Venue: Minute Maid Park

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	7	12	2
HOU	1	0	0	1	1	0	1

Game 632957 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerRF	6	1	3	0	0	0	.211/.295/.426	102.6	.504	.466
Brent RookerDH	4	1	0	0	1	1	.176/.235/.374	102.5	.083	.087
Jorge Polanco2B	4	2	2	4	1	2	.272/.333/.484	108	.376	.737
Mitch GarverC	5	0	0	0	0	1	.220/.322/.528	95.6	.102	.100
Luis Arraez3B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.318/.382/.404	93	.276	.278
Miguel Sanó1B	4	1	2	2	1	2	.211/.297/.441	107.6	.738	.1170
Rob RefsnyderCF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.328/.397/.500	77.4	-	-
Trevor LarnachLF	4	0	2	1	1	2	.229/.324/.361	83	.488	.468
Andrelton SimmonsSS	5	0	0	0	0	2	.216/.280/.275	90.1	.105	.113
Bench
Jake CaveCF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.186/.265/.284	96.7	.644	.636
Kenta MaedaP							.333/.333/.333	-
Totals	39	7	12	7	6	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Sanó (4th off Jr., 1 on, 0 out); Polanco (5th off Jr., 0 on, 0 out); Polanco (6th off Maton, 2 on, 0 out)

3B:Cave

TB:23

RBI:Sanó 2; Larnach; Polanco 4

Team LOB:12

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chas McCormickCF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.251/.306/.481	105.4	.407

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kenta MaedaW	5.0	6	3	3	3	5	0	100-63	84.8	4.69
Juan Minaya	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	93.5	3.78
Tyler Duffey	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	15-10	89.4	3.77
Danny CoulombeH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	82.6	2.89
Jorge AlcalaH	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	29-19	94.3	5.11
Alex ColoméS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18-10	91.1	4.32
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	5	9	1	181-113	-	-

IBB:Maeda

Inherited runners-scored:Coulombe 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Maeda 100-63; Minaya 12-7; Duffey 15-10; Coulombe 7-4; Alcala 29-19; Colomé 18-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Maeda 6-3; Minaya 1-0; Duffey 1-0; Coulombe 1-0; Alcala 0-1; Colomé 1-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.L	4.2	8	4	4	3	4	2	89-53	87.7	3.22

Bot 1 • HOU

0-1

Aledmys Diaz singles on a pop up to second baseman Jorge Polanco, deflected by first baseman Miguel Sano. Chas McCormick scores. Michael Brantley to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Jorge Polanco.

EV: 60.4 mph152 ftLA: 53°

Top 2 • MIN

1-1

Trevor Larnach singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jake Cave scores.

EV: 83.0 mph224 ftLA: 19°

Top 4 • MIN

3-1

Miguel Sano homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Luis Arraez scores.

EV: 107.6 mph💣 405 ftLA: 34°

Bot 4 • HOU

3-2

Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Taylor Jones singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Miguel Sano.

EV: 75.9 mph82 ftLA: 6°

Top 5 • MIN

4-2

Jorge Polanco homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 96.1 mph💣 350 ftLA: 33°

Bot 5 • HOU

4-3

Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Martin Maldonado scores. Aledmys Diaz to 2nd.

EV: 110.5 mph194 ftLA: 11°

Top 6 • MIN

7-3

Jorge Polanco homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Max Kepler scores. Brent Rooker scores.

EV: 102.8 mph💣 388 ftLA: 36°

Bot 7 • HOU

7-4

Aledmys Diaz doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Jake Meyers scores.

EV: 99.5 mph338 ftLA: 18°

Bot 8 • HOU

7-5

Carlos Correa homers (18) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 389 ftLA: 20°

Bench
Jacob Wilson3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.100/.100/.100	84	.049	.044
Martín MaldonadoC	2	1	1	0	1	0	.184/.280/.318	95.3	.135	.132
Lance McCullers Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Blake TaylorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yimi GarcíaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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