ALDS Game 2: Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins, October 8, 2023
ALDS Game 2
October 8, 2023, 8:03 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Minnesota TwinsHouston Astros
.754
OPS.768
233
HR222
778
Runs827
3.87
ERA3.94
1.20
WHIP1.28
1560
Strikeouts by pitchers1460
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Carlos Correa led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Solano1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex KirilloffPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce LewisDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willi CastroLF/3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Farmer3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Edouard JulienPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew StevensonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazPH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
Pablo López went 7.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (7 SO, 0 ER); Framber Valdez went 4.1 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Pablo López | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Brock Stewart | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jhoan Duran | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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