Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 7:10PM CST
In their victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, Minnesota Twins rookie pitcher Louie Varland threw seven shutout innings. His performance was so outstanding that Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli later stated Varland deserved an offensive game ball.
Date: Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37,127
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Meyers (5, 8th inning off J. López 0 on, 0 Out); Diaz (2, 8th inning off J. López 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Meyers (18), Diaz (5)
Ground Into Double Play: Tucker
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Bregman 0-2, Tucker 0-1, Alvarez 0-1, Julks 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bregman 1; Tucker 1; Julks 1

Hit By Pitch: Gallo (by Mushinski); Kirilloff (by Mushinski); Jeffers (by Martinez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stanek 0/3; Martinez 5/11; Mushinski 5/10; Brown 16/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stanek-0-2-2-2; Martinez-7-8-5-5; Mushinski-4-6-9-5; Brown-17-13-28-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stanek 0-2; Martinez 1-2; Mushinski 1-1; Brown 3-3
Game Scores: H Brown 38

Doubles: Solano (9, Mushinski); Taylor (5, Martinez); Jeffers (4, Mushinski)
Runs Batted In: Solano 4 (9), Taylor (17), Kirilloff (8), Jeffers 2 (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: Taylor, Jeffers 2
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-15 (Solano 2-3, Kepler 0-2, Taylor 1-1, Gallo 0-3, Farmer 0-2, Kirilloff 1-1, Jeffers 1-1, Julien 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Solano 1; Kepler 3; Gallo 3

Pitcher Notes: J. López pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: J. Abreu (by De León); Peña (by J. López)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: De León 4/4; J. López 2/4; Stewart 1/3; Varland 17/25
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: De León-4-1-2-2; J. López-0-1-6-2; Stewart-1-5-3-0; Varland-14-13-20-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: De León 0-2; Varland 11-4
Game Scores: L Varland 73

Double Plays: 1 (Solano-Farmer-Varland)

Stolen Bases: Farmer (1, 2nd base off Mushinski/Maldonado); Castro (10, 2nd base off Martinez/Maldonado)
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