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Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6–3 on Monday, May 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 3 81-81
at Minnesota Twins 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 6 9 0
  • W: Eric Orze (2-1)
  • L: Tatsuya Imai (1-2)
  • S: Taylor Rogers

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Josh Bell 2 (5)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Minnesota Twins Josh Bell homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Trevor Larnach scores. 0–3
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Trevor Larnach scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Kody Clemens to 2nd. 0–4
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Luke Keaschall singles on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews, deflected by left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Ryan Jeffers scores. Kody Clemens scores. Josh Bell to 2nd. 0–6
Top 7th Houston Astros Christian Vázquez singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Brice Matthews scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. 1–6
Top 7th Houston Astros Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Cam Smith scores. 2–6
Top 7th Houston Astros Christian Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Christian Vázquez scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. 3–6

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .239
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 .250
Yordan Alvarez DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 .316
Christian Walker 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .267
Zach Dezenzo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Zach Cole LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Braden Shewmake 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308
Brice Matthews CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .207
Cam Smith RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .199
Christian Vázquez C 2 1 1 1 2 0 .250
Totals 31 3 7 3 6 6
Pitcher
Tatsuya Imai (L, 1-2) 4.2 5 3 3 0 5 2 74 8.31
Jayden Murray 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 25 7.15
AJ Blubaugh 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 32 4.71

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Austin Martin RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Trevor Larnach LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 .267
Ryan Jeffers C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .295
Victor Caratini C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192
Kody Clemens 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239
Josh Bell DH 4 2 3 4 0 0 .223
Luke Keaschall 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 .232
Brooks Lee SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248
Tristan Gray 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .236
James Outman CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .188
Totals 30 6 9 6 3 6
Pitcher
Kendry Rojas 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 46 1.59
Simeon Woods Richardson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 7.53
Andrew Morris (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.50
Justin Topa 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 31 8.05
Eric Orze (W, 2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.63
Yoendrys Gómez (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 5.23
Taylor Rogers (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.86

Game info

Weather
61 degrees, Overcast
Wind
2 mph, Calm
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:38 (1:57 delay)
Attendance
11,488
Umpires
Home Plate: Marvin Hudson, First Base: Doug Eddings, Second Base: Gabe Morales, Third Base: Emil Jimenez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at Houston Astros 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 4 at Houston Astros 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 8 at Houston Astros 3 Final Game page

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