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Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros: game summary

Final · August 6, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.

Minute Maid Park

Summary

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Minnesota Twins logoMIN00002100011581
Houston Astros logoHOU020100000104100

Decisions

Scoring plays

  1. Bot 2Taylor Jones homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Chas McCormick scores.0-2
  2. Bot 4Chas McCormick homers (11) on a line drive to left center field.0-3
  3. Top 5Mitch Garver homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.1-3
  4. 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
  5. Top 6Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jorge Polanco scores.3-3
  6. Top 10Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chas McCormick. Rob Refsnyder scores. Andrelton Simmons to 2nd.4-3
  7. Bot 10Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Brent Rooker. Jose Altuve scores.4-4
  8. Top 11Josh Donaldson singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Jorge Polanco scores.5-4

Box score

Minnesota Twins

BattersABRHRBIBBKAVG
Max KeplerRF301211.208
Brent RookerLF500001.181
Jorge PolancoDH521001.272
Josh Donaldson3B501101.245
Jake CavePR000000.175
Ryan JeffersC000000.214
Luis Arraez2B301100.313
Willians Astudillo2B200000.272
Mitch Garver1B511101.227
Miguel Sanó3B511004.209
Rob RefsnyderCF411001.333
Andrelton SimmonsSS401000.221
Totals41585110
PitchersIPHRERBBKHRP-SERA
Bailey Ober5.073315280-554.99
John Gant1.000002017-103.38
Tyler Duffey1.020002020-123.61
Jorge Alcala1.000002014-75.02
Alex Colomé1.000000017-104.43
Danny Coulombe0.211010014-62.95
Juan Minaya1.100002017-144.02

Houston Astros

BattersABRHRBIBBKAVG
Jose Altuve2B611000.272
Michael BrantleyDH502001.332
Yordan AlvarezLF503101.284
Jake MeyersCF000000.000
Carlos CorreaSS501001.271
Kyle TuckerRF400013.273
Aledmys Díaz3B500002.277
Chas McCormickLF522103.247
Taylor Jones1B511200.177
Martín MaldonadoC200012.181
Jason CastroC200000.192
Totals444104213
PitchersIPHRERBBKHRP-SERA
Zack Greinke6.063313182-523.69
Ryne Stanek1.000002018-133.80
Kendall Graveman1.000001010-70.74
Ryan Pressly1.00000209-72.00
Phil Maton1.011001014-94.17
Rafael Montero1.011001019-116.61

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.