Monday, April 9th, 2018 7:10PM CST
On Monday night, the Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 2-0. Houston's victory was highlighted by a dominant performance from Justin Verlander, who pitched seven innings and struck out nine batters, and offensive contributions from Carlos Correa, who collected two hits and scored twice.
Date: Monday, April 9th, 2018
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 15,521
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HOU |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Mauer (4, Verlander); Castro (1, Verlander); Escobar (5, Devenski)
Ground Into Double Play: Rosario
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Buxton 0-1, Rosario 0-3, Kepler 0-1, Sanó 0-3, Mauer 0-1, Dozier 1-1, Morrison 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 1; Rosario 2; Morrison 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lynn 12/21; Rogers 0/3; Hildenberger 4/5; Reed 3/5; Pressly 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lynn 15-16-18-8; Rogers 1-0-0-3; Hildenberger 3-2-5-4; Reed 2-5-3-3; Pressly 2-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lynn 2-3; Rogers 2-0; Hildenberger 3-1; Reed 0-1; Pressly 1-0
Game Scores: L Lynn 66

Errors: Rosario (2, bobble)

Doubles: Correa (4, Rogers); González (3, Reed)
Runs Batted In: Davis (1), González (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Davis
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (McCann 0-2, Davis 1-3, Fisher 0-2, González 0-1, Marisnick 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fisher 2; Davis 1; Marisnick 1

Wild Pitches: Verlander
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 16/26; Peacock 3/4; Devenski 2/4; Giles 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 16-13-24-16; Peacock 4-2-4-2; Devenski 1-1-3-4; Giles 0-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 4-8; Peacock 0-0; Devenski 3-1; Giles 1-0
Game Scores: J Verlander 77

Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Davis)

Caught Stealing: Bregman (1, 2nd base by Lynn/Castro)
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