Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 7:00PM CST
On Wednesday night, May 2, 2019, the Minnesota Twins secured a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros. Key to the Twins' win was a stellar pitching performance from Martin Perez, who tossed eight scoreless innings in his longest start in two seasons. Offensively, Jonathan Schoop provided a major boost with a towering two-run homer.
Date: Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 14,115
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
HOU |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Cruz (7, Devenski); Kepler (6, McHugh); Polanco (8, Devenski)
Home Runs: Schoop (5, 3rd inning off McHugh 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz 2 (17), Schoop 2 (13), Cron (15), Polanco (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cruz
Sacrifice Flies: Cron
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Cruz 2-3, Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Cron 0-1, Polanco 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cron 1

Pitcher Notes: Pérez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Hildenberger pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pérez 19/29; Hildenberger 5/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pérez-25-7-14-19; Hildenberger-4-3-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pérez 6-10; Hildenberger 0-2
Game Scores: M Perez 79

Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Cron)

Stolen Bases: Buxton (7, 2nd base off McHugh/Stassi)

Doubles: Altuve (4, Pérez); Correa (10, Hildenberger)
Runs Batted In: Díaz (10), White (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Díaz, White
Ground Into Double Play: Correa
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Altuve 0-1, Correa 0-2, Díaz 1-1, Bregman 0-2, White 1-1, Gurriel 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Altuve 1; Correa 2

Pitcher Notes: Devenski pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. ; McHugh pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Hit By Pitch: Garver (by McHugh)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Devenski 6/8; McHugh 13/25
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Devenski-3-4-8-6; McHugh-17-6-17-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Devenski 2-2; McHugh 10-6
Game Scores: C McHugh 47

Errors: McHugh (1, throw)
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