Santana's bat, Gibson's arm lead Twins over Astros
Santana's bat, Gibson's arm lead Twins over Astros
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
0
Minnesota Twins
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Target Field · 27,732 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
D Santana singled to center, K Suzuki scored, E Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-8
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
C Parmelee walked, J Mauer scored, J Willingham to third, T Plouffe to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-7
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
J Willingham singled to left, B Dozier scored, J Mauer to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
D Santana doubled to left center, K Suzuki and E Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
D Santana singled to right, T Plouffe and K Suzuki scored, A Hicks to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 0-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
J Guzman lined out to center.
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Line Out 0-8
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 0-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-8
J Guzman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
C Carter flied out to center.
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Fly Out 0-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-8
C Carter batting
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Play Result 0-8
C Carter hit for A Presley.
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
J Singleton flied out to right.
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Fly Out 0-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-8
J Singleton batting
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Play Result 0-8
C Thielbar relieved J Burton.
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Start Inning 0-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 0-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
C Parmelee struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 0-8
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-8
C Parmelee batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
T Plouffe lined out to left.
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Line Out 0-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-8
T Plouffe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
J Willingham flied out to center.
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Fly Out 0-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Danny SantanaDH22
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Josh WillinghamLF7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Kurt SuzukiC24
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Aaron HicksCF12
Substitutes
Eduardo NunezRF12
HOU
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jose Altuve2B27
George SpringerRF4
Jason CastroC18
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Jon Singleton1B35
Alex PresleyCF47
Jesus GuzmanDH29
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Substitutes
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Chris CarterPH48
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