Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins

Thursday, August 5th, 2021 7:10PM CST

Houston Astros

Astros

HOU

Home

3
vs.
Final

Twins

MIN

Away

5
Minnesota Twins

Game Recap

Rookie Griffin Jax took full advantage of his opportunity to start in the major leagues, demonstrating his abilities on Thursday night by effectively containing one of baseball's most challenging lineups.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 5th, 2021

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Daikin Park

Location: Houston, Texas

Attendance: 26,208

Line Score

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Game Stats


Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: McCormick (8, Jax)

Home Runs: Castro (3, 6th inning off Jax 0 on, 0 Out); Alvarez (21, 9th inning off Coulombe 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Castro (10), Alvarez 2 (71)

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Brantley 0-1, Maldonado 0-1, Alvarez 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Maldonado 1; Alvarez 2


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Wild Pitches: Valdez

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Y. García 1/2; Valdez 17/29; Javier 3/11

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Y. García-3-2-0-0; Valdez-23-12-12-19; Javier-5-5-7-6

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Valdez 8-5; Javier 3-0

Game Scores: F Valdez 50


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Díaz-Altuve-Maldonado , Díaz-Altuve-Maldonado)

Errors: Díaz (2, fielding)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Refsnyder (5, Javier); Rooker (5, Valdez); Larnach (12, Valdez)

Runs Batted In: Simmons 2 (24), Polanco (57), Astudillo (16), Larnach (26)

2-out Runs Batted In: Simmons, Polanco

Ground Into Double Play: Garver; Astudillo

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-14 (Donaldson 0-1, Sanó 0-2, Simmons 1-2, Kepler 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Garver 0-3, Astudillo 1-1, Rooker 0-1, Larnach 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Polanco 1; Garver 2


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Wild Pitches: Jax

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Colomé 0/1; Thielbar 0/2; Coulombe 2/5; Duffey 3/3; Alcala 1/3; Jax 12/20

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Colomé-0-1-3-1; Thielbar-1-1-1-2; Coulombe-4-1-1-3; Duffey-3-2-9-1; Alcala-3-4-1-1; Jax-11-3-16-19

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Colomé 0-1; Thielbar 1-1; Coulombe 0-1; Duffey 1-0; Alcala 0-1; Jax 7-9

Game Scores: G Jax 57


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