PickALeague.com

Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros: game summary

Final · August 8, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.

Minute Maid Park

Summary

Team123456789RHE
Minnesota Twins logoMIN0102130007122
Houston Astros logoHOU1001101105100

Decisions

Scoring plays

  1. Bot 1Aledmys Diaz singles on a pop up to second baseman Jorge Polanco, deflected by first baseman Miguel Sano. Chas McCormick scores. Michael Brantley to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Jorge Polanco.0-1
  2. Top 2Trevor Larnach singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jake Cave scores.1-1
  3. Top 4Miguel Sano homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Luis Arraez scores.3-1
  4. Bot 4Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Taylor Jones singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Miguel Sano.3-2
  5. Top 5Jorge Polanco homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.4-2
  6. Bot 5Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Martin Maldonado scores. Aledmys Diaz to 2nd.4-3
  7. Top 6Jorge Polanco homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Max Kepler scores. Brent Rooker scores.7-3
  8. Bot 7Aledmys Diaz doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Jake Meyers scores.7-4
  9. Bot 8Carlos Correa homers (18) on a line drive to left field.7-5

Box score

Minnesota Twins

BattersABRHRBIBBKAVG
Max KeplerRF613000.211
Brent RookerDH410011.176
Jorge Polanco2B422412.272
Mitch GarverC500001.220
Luis Arraez3B412010.318
Miguel Sanó1B412212.211
Jake CaveCF211000.186
Rob RefsnyderCF100011.328
Trevor LarnachLF402112.229
Andrelton SimmonsSS500002.216
Totals397127611
PitchersIPHRERBBKHRP-SERA
Kenta Maeda5.0633350100-634.69
Juan Minaya1.010001012-73.78
Tyler Duffey0.221110015-103.77
Danny Coulombe0.10000007-42.89
Jorge Alcala1.011112129-195.11
Alex Colomé1.000001018-104.32

Houston Astros

BattersABRHRBIBBKAVG
Chas McCormickCF511002.251
Michael BrantleyDH000010.329
Jake MeyersDH311012.167
Aledmys Díaz3B502100.287
Yordan AlvarezLF412100.286
Carlos CorreaSS411102.268
Kyle TuckerRF300012.276
Taylor Jones1B402100.188
Jacob Wilson3B300000.100
Jose Altuve2B000010.274
Martín MaldonadoC211010.184
Jason CastroC100001.185
Totals34510459
PitchersIPHRERBBKHRP-SERA
Lance McCullers Jr.4.284434289-533.22
Phil Maton0.223311123-164.70
Blake Taylor0.220011020-103.54
Rafael Montero1.200012024-166.39
Yimi García1.100003022-133.38

Game info

Ballpark
Minute Maid Park
Attendance
26,825
Duration
4 h 07
Weather
73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
Umpires
Vic Carapazza (Home plate) · Jerry Meals (First base) · Jansen Visconti (Second base) · Ed Hickox (Third base)

About this game

Who won Twins vs Astros?

Twins won 7-5 over Astros on Sunday, August 8, 2021.

When was Twins vs Astros played?

On Sunday, August 8, 2021, at 2:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.

Where was Twins vs Astros played?

At Minute Maid Park.