Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · August 5, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota TwinsMIN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerGriffin Jax
- LoserFramber Valdez
- SaveAlex Colomé
Scoring plays
- Top 2Willians Astudillo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Rob Refsnyder scores. Miguel Sano to 2nd.1-0
- Top 2Trevor Larnach hits a ground-rule double (12) on a ground ball through the hole at second base. Miguel Sano scores. Willians Astudillo to 3rd.2-0
- Top 2Andrelton Simmons grounds out, shortstop Robel Garcia to first baseman Martin Maldonado. Willians Astudillo scores. Trevor Larnach to 3rd.3-0
- Top 2Jorge Polanco singles on a ground ball to shortstop Robel Garcia. Trevor Larnach scores.4-0
- Bot 6Jason Castro homers (3) on a line drive to right field.4-1
- Top 8Andrelton Simmons singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Aledmys Diaz. Rob Refsnyder scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.5-1
- Bot 9Yordan Alvarez homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Brantley scores.5-3
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Polanco2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Brent RookerLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Luis Arraez3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .245 |
| Mitch GarverC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 |
| Rob RefsnyderCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .339 |
| Miguel Sanó1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Willians Astudillo3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Max KeplerRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Trevor LarnachLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .227 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75-49 | 5.63 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.73 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.70 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 5.14 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17-9 | 3.06 |
| Alex Colomé | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 4.54 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Aledmys Díaz3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| Martín Maldonado1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .183 |
| Robel GarcíaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .151 |
| Jason CastroC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 107-66 | 3.22 |
| Yimi García | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.49 |
| Cristian Javier | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45-23 | 2.90 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 26,208
- Duration
- 3 h 14
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Jerry Meals (Home plate) · Jansen Visconti (First base) · Ed Hickox (Second base) · Vic Carapazza (Third base)
About this game
Who won Twins vs Astros?
Twins won 5-3 over Astros on Thursday, August 5, 2021.
When was Twins vs Astros played?
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Twins vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.