Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins, August 5, 2021
August 5, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Minnesota TwinsHouston Astros
.737
OPS.783
228
HR221
729
Runs863
4.83
ERA3.78
1.32
WHIP1.23
1317
Strikeouts by pitchers1456
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
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Rob Refsnyder led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent RookerLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob RefsnyderCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willians Astudillo3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor LarnachRF/LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Chas McCormick led Houston Astros with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aledmys Díaz3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín Maldonado1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robel GarcíaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason CastroC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
Griffin Jax went 5.1 innings for Minnesota Twins (0 SO, 1 ER); Framber Valdez went 6.2 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Griffin Jax | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Colomé | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Yimi García | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Javier | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 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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