HOU 6, MIN 9 | Apr 8, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, April 8, 2023•Target Field•56°F, Sunny

HOU

Astros

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Joe Ryan

LOSS

Seth Martinez

SAVE

Jhoan Duran

The Twins defeated the Astros 9-6.

★Yordan Alvarez4 RBI

★Kyle Farmer3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Byron Buxton3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Jeremy Pena homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Abreu scores.

Weather: 56°F, SunnyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:27Att: 26,330Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Brennan Miller

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94.3%B

8 missed calls

+4.1% HOU

+1.15 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinHOU Win

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

Game 718666 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chas McCormickLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.227/.346/.409	97.7	.155	.156
Alex Bregman3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.139/.244/.139	100.6	.245	.282
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	1	1	4	0	0	.310/.400/.655	116	.255	.457
José Abreu1B	4	1	1	0	0	3	.324/.375/.351	79.2	.124	.118
Kyle TuckerRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.281/.395/.625	99.1	.011	.009
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	1	1	2	0	3	.179/.256/.385	105.1	.672	.1190
David Hensley2B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.222/.300/.222	83.6	.871	.797
Jake MeyersCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.214/.267/.214	103.5	.249	.274
Yainer DiazPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.200/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Martín MaldonadoC	3	1	1	0	0	2	.190/.292/.190	102.4	.766	.780
Luis GarciaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	6	7	6	1	17	-	-	-	-

HR:Alvarez (3rd off Ryan, 3 on, 1 out); Peña (9th off Morán, 1 on, 2 out)

TB:13

RBI:Peña 2; Alvarez 4

Team LOB:3

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonDH	5	1	1	3	0	2	.333/.375/.533	110.8	.550

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luis Garcia	4.0	6	4	4	3	4	1	86-50	86.7	7.00
Phil Maton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	79.2	0.00
Seth MartinezL	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	19-15	87	9.00
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	97	6.75
Ronel Blanco	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	1	30-16	89	9.00
Totals	8.0	12	9	9	5	6	2	151-93	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Garcia 86-50; Maton 7-6; Martinez 19-15; Stanek 9-6; Blanco 30-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Garcia 1-6; Maton 1-1; Martinez 2-0; Stanek 0-3; Blanco 1-2

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe RyanW	6.0	3	4	4	1	10	1	81-53	86.8	3.75

Bot 2 • MIN

0-3

Kyle Farmer homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Gordon scores. Donovan Solano scores.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 397 ftLA: 32°

0-4

Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Christian Vazquez scores. Carlos Correa out at home on the throw, center fielder Jake Meyers to catcher Martin Maldonado.

EV: 102.8 mph245 ftLA: 12°

Top 3 • HOU

4-4

Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (3) to right field. Martin Maldonado scores. Chas McCormick scores. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 116.0 mph💣 384 ftLA: 19°

Bot 6 • MIN

4-5

Christian Vazquez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chas McCormick. Kyle Farmer scores.

EV: 100.2 mph170 ftLA: 9°

Bot 8 • MIN

4-6

Christian Vazquez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chas McCormick. Nick Gordon scores. Kyle Farmer to 2nd.

EV: 100.6 mph146 ftLA: 8°

4-9

Byron Buxton homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Farmer scores. Christian Vazquez scores.

EV: 110.8 mph💣 419 ftLA: 24°

Top 9 • HOU

6-9

Jeremy Pena homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Abreu scores.

EV: 105.1 mph💣 363 ftLA: 22°

Bench
Joe RyanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Griffin JaxP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jovani MoránP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jhoan DuranP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-