Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros
Twins Hitting
a-walked for Cave in the 6th
- Batting
- 3BCave (1, McCullers Jr.)
- HRSanó (18, 4th inning off McCullers Jr. 1 on, 0 Out); Polanco 2 (20, 5th inning off McCullers Jr. 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off Maton 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBISanó 2 (44), Polanco 4 (61), Larnach (27)
- 2Out RBILarnach
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP2-8 (Simmons 0-2, Polanco 1-2, Garver 0-1, Rooker 0-1, Larnach 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP3 (Polanco-Simmons-Sanó , Simmons-Polanco-Sanó 2)
- ESanó (11, throw); Polanco (12, throw)
- PBGarver
Astros Hitting
a-struck out looking for Brantley in the 3rd
b-walked for Wilson in the 8th
c-struck out looking for Maldonado in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BDíaz (13, Duffey); Alvarez (19, Maeda); Meyers (1, Duffey)
- HRCorrea (18, 8th inning off Alcala 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBICorrea (60), Díaz (29), Alvarez (74), Jones (8)
- 2Out RBIDíaz, Alvarez, Jones
- GIDPWilson; Alvarez; McCormick
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP4-11 (Correa 0-3, Díaz 2-3, Wilson 0-1, Alvarez 1-3, Jones 1-1)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBTucker (by Maeda).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedColomé 0/3; Coulombe 0/1; Duffey 3/4; Minaya 0/3; Maeda 15/23; Alcala 5/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesColomé-4-1-3-2; Coulombe-2-0-1-1; Duffey-5-1-1-3; Minaya-2-0-3-2; Maeda-19-16-13-14; Alcala-6-3-8-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsColomé 1-1; Coulombe 1-0; Duffey 1-0; Minaya 1-0; Maeda 6-3; Alcala 0-1
- Game ScoresK Maeda 45
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. McCullers Jr.(L, 9-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 89-53 | 3.22 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23-16 | 4.70 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 3.54 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 6.39 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-13 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 178-108 |
- Pitching
- HBPCave (by McCullers Jr.)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMontero 5/6; McCullers Jr. 13/26; Y. García 2/4; Maton 4/5; Taylor 0/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMontero-5-5-3-3; McCullers Jr.-19-7-9-18; Y. García-6-2-4-1; Maton-3-5-5-3; Taylor-5-1-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMontero 2-1; McCullers Jr. 7-3; Y. García 0-1; Maton 0-1; Taylor 0-1
- Game ScoresL McCullers Jr. 33
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Díaz singled to shallow right, McCormick scored on throwing error by second baseman Polanco, Brantley to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Larnach singled to left, Cave scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Sanó homered to left (405 feet), Arraez scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Jones reached on infield single to second, Alvarez scored, Tucker to second, Tucker safe at third on throwing error by first baseman Sanó. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Polanco homered to left (350 feet). | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Alvarez singled to right, Maldonado scored, Díaz to second. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Polanco homered to right (388 feet), Kepler scored and Rooker scored. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Díaz doubled to deep right, Meyers scored. | 7 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Correa homered to left (389 feet). | 7 | 5 | ||
MIN wins 3-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
7:10 PM, 8 August 2021
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 26,825
Game Time:4:07
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |

