Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros, May 19, 2026 Box Score

AstrosHouston AstrosHOU

2-1

Final

TwinsMinnesota TwinsMIN

May 19, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Target Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5

Minnesota Twins

2-3

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Jason Alexander

Recorded starter

Minnesota Twins

Zebby Matthews

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 19, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Houston Astros	20-30	.400	#4	#11	4.5
Minnesota Twins	22-27	.449	#3	#5	5.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Houston AstrosMinnesota Twins

.732

OPS

.720

226

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

Isaac Paredes

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Christian Walker

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Yordan Alvarez

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Kai-Wei Teng

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti

7.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jason Alexander

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Minnesota Twins

Hitters

Josh Bell

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Ryan Jeffers

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Kody Clemens

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Kendry Rojas

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Eric Orze

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Connor Prielipp

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

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

Jason Alexander

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Zebby Matthews

Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick

Isaac Paredes

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 2, Minnesota Twins 1: HOU 5 hits, MIN 7 hits; HOU 1 error, MIN 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston Astros	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Minnesota Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0

Box Score

Batting

Jeremy Peña led Houston Astros with 2 hits.

Houston Astros batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	HR
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	1	2	0	0	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	1	1	2	1	1
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	2	0
Christian Walker1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Zach DezenzoLF	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cam SmithRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zach ColeRF/LF	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jake MeyersCF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Braden Shewmake2B	3	0	0	0	2	0
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian VázquezC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	2	5	2	7	1

Byron Buxton and Josh Bell led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits each.

Minnesota Twins batting
Player	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Byron BuxtonDH	5	1	2	0	1
Trevor LarnachLF	4	0	0	0	0
Josh Bell1B	4	0	2	0	0
Ryan KreidlerPR/3B	0	0	0	0	0
Kody Clemens2B/1B	4	0	1	0	0
Austin MartinRF	4	0	0	0	1
Brooks LeeSS	4	0	1	0	3
Victor CaratiniC	3	0	0	1	1
Tristan Gray3B	2	0	0	0	0
Orlando ArciaPH/3B/2B	2	0	1	0	1
James OutmanCF	3	0	0	0	1
Luke KeaschallPH	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	1	7	1	8

Pitching

Jason Alexander went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 0 ER); Zebby Matthews went 6.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Houston Astros
Jason Alexander	6.0	4	0	0	1	4	0
Steven Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Enyel De Los Santos	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bryan King	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bryan Abreu	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota Twins
Zebby Matthews	6.0	5	2	2	0	6	1
Anthony Banda	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Adams	2.0	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

Scoring Summary

T1
Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 2, MIN 0
B8
Field Error Josh Bell reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Braden Shewmake. Byron Buxton scores. HOU 2, MIN 1

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Pop Out Byron Buxton pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. HOU 2, MIN 1
B9
Hit By Pitch Luke Keaschall hit by pitch. Orlando Arcia to 2nd. HOU 2, MIN 1
B9
Single Orlando Arcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 2, MIN 1
B9
Groundout Victor Caratini grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 1
B9
Strikeout Brooks Lee strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 1
T9
Flyout Cam Smith flies out to shortstop Brooks Lee. HOU 2, MIN 1
T9
Lineout Christian Walker lines out to first baseman Kody Clemens. HOU 2, MIN 1
T9
Pop Out Yordan Alvarez pops out to shortstop Brooks Lee. HOU 2, MIN 1
B8
Groundout Austin Martin grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 1
B8
Single Kody Clemens singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd. HOU 2, MIN 1
B8
Field Error Josh Bell reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Braden Shewmake. Byron Buxton scores. HOU 2, MIN 1
B8
Lineout Trevor Larnach lines out to second baseman Braden Shewmake. HOU 2, MIN 0
B8
Double Byron Buxton doubles (9) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 2, MIN 0
B8
Flyout James Outman flies out sharply to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 2, MIN 0
T8
Strikeout Isaac Paredes called out on strikes. HOU 2, MIN 0
T8
Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
T8
Flyout Christian Vázquez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
B7
Strikeout Orlando Arcia strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
B7
Strikeout Victor Caratini strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
B7
Strikeout Brooks Lee strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
T7
Groundout Braden Shewmake grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Josh Bell. HOU 2, MIN 0
T7
Flyout Jake Meyers flies out to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
T7
Lineout Zach Cole lines out sharply to second baseman Kody Clemens. HOU 2, MIN 0
B6
Lineout Austin Martin lines out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 2, MIN 0
B6
Forceout Kody Clemens grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Josh Bell out at 2nd. Kody Clemens to 1st. HOU 2, MIN 0
B6
Single Josh Bell singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 2, MIN 0
B6
Pop Out Trevor Larnach pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. HOU 2, MIN 0
T6
Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
T6
Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, pitcher Zebby Matthews to first baseman Josh Bell. HOU 2, MIN 0
T6
Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
B5
Flyout Byron Buxton flies out to right fielder Zach Cole. HOU 2, MIN 0
B5
Groundout James Outman grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
B5
Lineout Tristan Gray lines out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
T5
Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to second baseman Kody Clemens. HOU 2, MIN 0
T5
Single Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Tristan Gray. HOU 2, MIN 0
T5
Flyout Christian Vázquez flies out to center fielder James Outman. HOU 2, MIN 0
T5
Strikeout Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
B4
Lineout Victor Caratini lines out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 2, MIN 0
B4
Triple Brooks Lee triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 2, MIN 0
B4
Groundout Austin Martin grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
B4
Flyout Kody Clemens flies out to right fielder Zach Cole. HOU 2, MIN 0
T4
Lineout Jake Meyers lines out to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
T4
Strikeout Zach Cole called out on strikes. HOU 2, MIN 0
T4
Double Zach Dezenzo doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
T4
Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. HOU 2, MIN 0
B3
Groundout Josh Bell grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
B3
Pop Out Trevor Larnach pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
B3
Double Byron Buxton doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Zach Cole. HOU 2, MIN 0
B3
Strikeout James Outman strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
T3
Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to second baseman Kody Clemens. HOU 2, MIN 0
T3
Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Josh Bell. HOU 2, MIN 0
T3
Pop Out Jeremy Peña pops out to second baseman Kody Clemens. HOU 2, MIN 0
B2
Groundout Tristan Gray grounds out, pitcher Jason Alexander to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
B2
Walk Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Victor Caratini walks. HOU 2, MIN 0
B2
Strikeout Brooks Lee called out on strikes. HOU 2, MIN 0
B2
Strikeout Austin Martin strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
T2
Lineout Christian Vázquez lines out to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
T2
Strikeout Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
T2
Single Jake Meyers singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. HOU 2, MIN 0
T2
Flyout Zach Cole flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. HOU 2, MIN 0
B1
Flyout Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 2, MIN 0
B1
Single Josh Bell singles on a line drive to right fielder Zach Cole. HOU 2, MIN 0
B1
Groundout Trevor Larnach grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, MIN 0
B1
Strikeout Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. HOU 2, MIN 0
T1
Flyout Zach Dezenzo flies out to center fielder James Outman. HOU 2, MIN 0
T1
Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to first baseman Josh Bell. HOU 2, MIN 0
T1
Strikeout Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. HOU 2, MIN 0
T1
Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 2, MIN 0
T1
Single Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman. HOU 0, MIN 0