Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros, May 20, 2026

AstrosHOU
1-4
Final
TwinsMIN

May 20, 2026, 1:40 PM ET | Target Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
W 4-1
vs TEX
L 0-8
vs TEX
L 3-6
@ MIN
W 2-1
@ MIN
L 1-4
@ MIN

Minnesota Twins

3-2

Last 5
L 1-2
vs MIL
W 5-4
vs MIL
W 6-3
vs HOU
L 1-2
vs HOU
W 4-1
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows
Recorded starter

Minnesota Twins

Joe Ryan headshot
Joe Ryan
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 20, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros20-31.392#4#115.5
Minnesota Twins23-27.460#3#55.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosMinnesota Twins
.732
OPS
.720
226
HR
187
734
Runs
739
4.45
ERA
4.56
1.34
WHIP
1.36
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1381

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jason Alexander headshot
Jason Alexander

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

AJ Blubaugh headshot
AJ Blubaugh

3.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Minnesota Twins

Hitters

Josh Bell headshot
Josh Bell

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Ryan Jeffers headshot
Ryan Jeffers

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Victor Caratini headshot
Victor Caratini

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Yoendrys Gómez headshot
Yoendrys Gómez

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kendry Rojas headshot
Kendry Rojas

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Morris headshot
Andrew Morris

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Joe Ryan headshot
Joe Ryan
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Ryan Kreidler headshot
Ryan Kreidler
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Victor Caratini headshot
Victor Caratini
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Minnesota Twins 4, Houston Astros 1: HOU 5 hits, MIN 6 hits; HOU 0 errors, MIN 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros010000000150
Minnesota Twins01030000x460

Box Score

Batting

Cam Smith led Houston Astros with 2 hits.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4010030
Isaac Paredes3B4000010
Yordan AlvarezDH4000000
Christian Walker1B4000020
Jake MeyersCF4000030
Zach DezenzoLF3110020
Brice Matthews2B3000030
Cam SmithRF3020000
Christian VázquezC2011000
Zach ColePH1000010
César SalazarC0000000
Totals321510150

Victor Caratini led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Minnesota Twins batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Byron BuxtonDH3000000
Trevor LarnachLF4000000
Josh Bell1B3000110
Austin MartinRF0000000
Kody ClemensRF/1B4010010
Luke Keaschall2B4000000
Victor CaratiniC4221011
Tristan Gray3B1110200
Ryan KreidlerSS3113001
James OutmanCF3010000
Totals29464332

Pitching

Mike Burrows went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (2 SO, 4 ER); Joe Ryan went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (9 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Mike Burrows6.0644322
AJ Blubaugh1.0000010
Nate Pearson1.0000000
Minnesota Twins
Joe Ryan6.0411090
Yoendrys Gómez2.0100050
Andrew Morris1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman. Zach Dezenzo scores. Cam Smith to 2nd. HOU 1, MIN 0

  • B2

    Home Run Victor Caratini homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B4

    Home Run Ryan Kreidler homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Tristan Gray scores. HOU 1, MIN 4

Play-by-Play

All 65 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T9

    Pop Out Yordan Alvarez pops out to third baseman Tristan Gray in foul territory. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B8

    Groundout Victor Caratini grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B8

    Lineout Luke Keaschall lines out softly to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B8

    Flyout Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T8

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T8

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T8

    Strikeout Zach Cole called out on strikes. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T8

    Single Cam Smith singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Josh Bell strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B7

    Lineout Trevor Larnach lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B7

    Lineout Byron Buxton lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Jake Meyers strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B6

    Groundout James Outman grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Ryan Kreidler grounds into a double play, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Tristan Gray out at 2nd. Ryan Kreidler out at 1st. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B6

    Single Tristan Gray singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T6

    Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to third baseman Tristan Gray. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T6

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T6

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to shortstop Ryan Kreidler. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B5

    Strikeout Victor Caratini strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B5

    Pop Out Luke Keaschall pops out softly to second baseman Brice Matthews on the infield fly rule. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B5

    Single Kody Clemens singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Josh Bell to 2nd. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B5

    Walk Josh Bell walks. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B5

    Flyout Trevor Larnach flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T5

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Josh Bell. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • T5

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Kody Clemens. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B4

    Lineout Byron Buxton lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B4

    Double James Outman doubles (4) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B4

    Home Run Ryan Kreidler homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Victor Caratini scores. Tristan Gray scores. HOU 1, MIN 4

  • B4

    Walk Tristan Gray walks. Victor Caratini to 2nd. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B4

    Single Victor Caratini singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B4

    Groundout Luke Keaschall grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Kody Clemens strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo called out on strikes. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Jake Meyers strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B3

    Flyout Josh Bell flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B3

    Groundout Trevor Larnach grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B3

    Flyout Byron Buxton flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • T3

    Lineout Christian Walker lines out sharply to center fielder James Outman. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • T3

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Josh Bell. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B2

    Groundout James Outman grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B2

    Flyout Ryan Kreidler flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B2

    Walk Tristan Gray walks. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B2

    Home Run Victor Caratini homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 1, MIN 1

  • B2

    Flyout Luke Keaschall flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 1, MIN 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. HOU 1, MIN 0

  • T2

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman. Zach Dezenzo scores. Cam Smith to 2nd. HOU 1, MIN 0

  • T2

    Single Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T2

    Single Zach Dezenzo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Tristan Gray. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jake Meyers called out on strikes. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • B1

    Flyout Kody Clemens flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • B1

    Groundout Josh Bell grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Byron Buxton to 3rd. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • B1

    Groundout Trevor Larnach grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Byron Buxton to 2nd. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • B1

    Hit By Pitch Byron Buxton hit by pitch. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T1

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder James Outman. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T1

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to right fielder Kody Clemens. HOU 0, MIN 0

  • T1

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a fly ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. HOU 0, MIN 0