Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros
· Major League Baseball
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Taj Bradley fans 11 in Twins' 8-3 win over the Astros
Bradley (7-3) allowed a run and four hits and walked four in five innings. After Jose Altuve scored from third base when Isaac Paredes grounded into a double play in the first inning, Bradley recorded 10 consecutive outs by strikeout.
Bell has a career-high 16-game road hitting streak, the longest active streak of its kind in the majors. Trevor Larnach went 3 for 5 with a double and a two-run single.
The Twins have won three consecutive road series for the first time May of 2025.
After Larnach doubled to lead off the game against Tatsuya Imai (5-4) Bell hit a two-out, two-run homer. Clemens hit a 399-foot shot to make it 5-1 in the second.
Astros second baseman Raynel Delgado left the game due to a dislocated right pinky finger after a groundball ricocheted off second base and hit his bare hand in the fifth.
Houston’s Joey Loperfido and Nick Allen had RBI singles in the sixth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Matthews flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Paredes safe at first on error by first baseman Lewis, Altuve safe at third on error. |
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9th Inning | Altuve to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Alvarez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Altuve reached on infield single to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Allen struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 4 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 13 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 35 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 27 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 189 | Pitches | 170 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 6.7 | Runs Created | 2.6 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .229 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .529 | Slugging Percentage | .257 |
| .471 | Secondary Average | .143 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .325 |
| .895 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .582 |
| 0.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 6.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
| 52.0 | Batter Rating | 20.0 |
| 11.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.61 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.25 |
| .294 | Isolated Power | .029 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.31 |
| .146 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .100 |
| .235 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.086 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 5.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 93.3 | MLB Rating | 72.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 29,179 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 55 | 49 | .529 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 54 | 53 | .505 | 2.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 53 | 54 | .495 | 3.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 50 | 56 | .472 | 6 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 45 | 62 | .421 | 11.5 | W2 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 54 | 52 | .509 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 52 | 55 | .486 | 2.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 52 | 55 | .486 | 2.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 44 | 61 | .419 | 9.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 42 | 64 | .396 | 12 | W1 |