Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · August 6, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerJuan Minaya
- LoserRafael Montero
Scoring plays
- Bot 2Taylor Jones homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Chas McCormick scores.0-2
- Bot 4Chas McCormick homers (11) on a line drive to left center field.0-3
- Top 5Mitch Garver homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.1-3
- Top 5Max Kepler grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Carlos Correa. Miguel Sano scores. Andrelton Simmons out at 2nd. Max Kepler to 1st.2-3
- Top 6Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jorge Polanco scores.3-3
- Top 10Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chas McCormick. Rob Refsnyder scores. Andrelton Simmons to 2nd.4-3
- Bot 10Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Brent Rooker. Jose Altuve scores.4-4
- Top 11Josh Donaldson singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Jorge Polanco scores.5-4
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .208 |
| Brent RookerLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .181 |
| Jorge PolancoDH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Jake CavePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Ryan JeffersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Luis Arraez2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Willians Astudillo2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Mitch Garver1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Miguel Sanó3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .209 |
| Rob RefsnyderCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Andrelton SimmonsSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Ober | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 80-55 | 4.99 |
| John Gant | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.38 |
| Tyler Duffey | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.61 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-7 | 5.02 |
| Alex Colomé | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.43 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 2.95 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-14 | 4.02 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .332 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 |
| Aledmys Díaz3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .247 |
| Taylor Jones1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .177 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .181 |
| Jason CastroC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Totals | 44 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 82-52 | 3.69 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.80 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.74 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.00 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 4.17 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 6.61 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 29,631
- Duration
- 3 h 54
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Jansen Visconti (Home plate) · Ed Hickox (First base) · Vic Carapazza (Second base) · Jerry Meals (Third base)
About this game
Who won Twins vs Astros?
Twins won 5-4 in extra innings over Astros on Friday, August 6, 2021.
When was Twins vs Astros played?
On Friday, August 6, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Twins vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.
