Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros
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Rookie Cam Smith hits walkoff single to give Astros a thrilling 3-2 win over Twins
Duran (4-2) walked Christian Walker with one out in the ninth and he moved to third on a two-out single by Jake Meyers. Smith then singled on a grounder to center to score Meyers for his first career walkoff hit and Houston's fourth straight victory.
Closer Josh Hader (3-0) struck out two in a scoreless ninth for the win.
Both teams got strong performances from their starters. Houston’s Hunter Brown allowed three hits and two runs with a career-high 12 strikeouts in seven innings. Minnesota’s Joe Ryan yielded two hits and two runs while fanning seven in seven innings.
Yainer Diaz hit a two-run homer for Houston in the third and Brooks Lee tied it with his shot in the fifth that extended his career-long hitting streak to 14 games.
Bryan Abreu struck out three in a scoreless eighth for the Astros.
Brown plunked Byron Buxton on the left elbow to start the sixth before walking Trevor Larnach. But he retired the next three batters, with two strikeouts to escape the jam.
Buxton remained in the game for the bottom of the inning but was replaced in center field by Harrison Bader in the bottom of the seventh. The team said he had left because of a bruised left elbow.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Smith singled to center, Walker scored, Meyers to second. |
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9th Inning | Meyers singled to center, Walker to third. |
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9th Inning | Caratini struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Walker walked. |
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9th Inning | Altuve flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Duran relieved Jax |
Statistics
 MIN |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 17 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 3 | Hits | 4 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 6 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 6 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 136 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 0.9 | Runs Created | 1.7 |
| .100 | Batting Average | .133 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .200 | Slugging Percentage | .233 |
| .233 | Secondary Average | .267 |
| .182 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| .382 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .469 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.8 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 20.0 |
| 30.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.12 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.71 |
| .100 | Isolated Power | .100 |
| 0.12 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .118 |
| .133 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .133 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 62.3 | MLB Rating | 68.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
