Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 1:00PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

1
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

4
Houston Astros

Game Recap

The Houston Astros defeated Minnesota by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday to open their American League playoff series. The pivotal moment occurred in the ninth inning when Jose Altuve drew a bases-loaded walk for Houston, forcing in the go-ahead run. This opportunity arose after Minnesota shortstop Jorge Polanco committed a two-out error earlier in the inning.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Time: 1:00PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 0

Line Score

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Houston AstrosHOU 000000103

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Cruz (1, Greinke)

Runs Batted In: Cruz (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Cruz

Ground Into Double Play: Astudillo

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Cruz 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-2, Buxton 0-1, Astudillo 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 1; Sanó 2; Rosario 1; Astudillo 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Duffey pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 2/6; May 0/3; Thielbar 2/2; Duffey 5/6; Rogers 3/3; Maeda 10/20

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-6-1-1-4; May-1-1-1-3; Thielbar-3-0-5-2; Duffey-3-2-4-4; Rogers-3-2-0-2; Maeda-18-9-13-12

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 1-2; May 1-2; Thielbar 1-0; Duffey 1-0; Rogers 0-2; Maeda 1-9

Game Scores: K Maeda 65


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Polanco (1, throw)

Assists: Buxton (Maldonado at 3rd base)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Buxton (1, 2nd base off Greinke/Maldonado)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Brantley (1, Maeda)

Runs Batted In: Brantley 2 (2), Altuve (1), Springer (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Brantley (2), Altuve, Springer

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Brantley 1-1, Reddick 0-2, Maldonado 0-1, Springer 1-2, Bregman 0-2, Gurriel 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Reddick 2; Bregman 2


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Greinke 10/17; Valdez 15/18

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Greinke-13-7-13-13; Valdez-15-10-8-11

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Greinke 4-7; Valdez 6-3

Game Scores: Z Greinke 52


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Gurriel)


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