Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins, September 5, 2018
September 5, 2018, 8:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Minnesota TwinsHouston Astros
.723
OPS.754
166
HR205
738
Runs797
4.50
ERA3.11
1.38
WHIP1.10
1377
Strikeouts by pitchers1687
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Forsythe2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Austin1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorio PetitPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ehire Adrianza3B/1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerCF/RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willians AstudilloDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe MauerPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris GimenezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny FieldRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake CavePH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
George Springer led Houston Astros with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerCF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MarisnickCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex BregmanSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. DavisPR/3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler White1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel3B/SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McCannC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max StassiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh ReddickRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan GattisDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony KempLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
Jake Odorizzi went 4.2 innings for Minnesota Twins (4 SO, 5 ER); Framber Valdez went 5.1 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Jake Odorizzi | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Andrew Vasquez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Curtiss | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oliver Drake | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Belisle | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Will Harris | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Peacock | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Deetz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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