MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/22/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1745 - MONDAY, JUNE 22ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (35-45) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 1
Houston Astros (50-27) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Twins Defeat Astros, 4-2
The exploits of first baseman Miguel Sano, who leads the AL in home runs with 26, helped the Minnesota Twins defeat the Houston Astros, 4-2. Sano hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Taylor Rogers was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 12 of 13 save opportunities. At 35-45, Minnesota is in 4th place in the American League Central Division.

Sano had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a 0-1 fastball from Ryan Pressly, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Twins a 4-2 lead. It was the 26th home run of the year for Sano.

Sano called the win "a collective effort."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 .232 5 25
L. Arraez LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .335 3 21
N. Cruz DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .230 15 38
M. Sano 1B 3 2 2 4 2 1 1 .233 26 53
J. Polanco SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 8 26
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 4 .204 5 14
M. Kepler RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 12 36
M. Garver C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 4 13
E. Adrianza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 4 26
Totals 39 4 9 4 2 14 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Cruz (12, 8th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Arraez (17, 1st Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sano 2 (26, 3rd Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off R. Pressly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 2 , L. Arraez 3 , B. Buxton , J. Polanco , M. Sano 8 , J. Donaldson 2
2-out RBI: , M. Sano 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garver , J. Donaldson 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton 2 (16)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Arraez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Polanco-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 17 49
Y. Gurriel DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 9 29
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .288 22 56
Y. Alvarez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .270 20 61
C. Correa SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .281 15 40
M. Brantley LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .329 12 43
G. Springer CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .270 14 43
J. Reddick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 1 9
M. Maldonado C 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .205 4 16
   a-A. Toro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 1 7
   b-G. Stubbs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 5 16
Totals 38 2 8 2 3 8 20      
a - A. Toro pinch hit for M. Maldonado in the 9th
b - G. Stubbs substituted for A. Toro in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (11, 1st Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Brantley (12, 6th Inning off K. Maeda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez , Y. Gurriel 2 , C. Correa , M. Brantley 5 , M. Maldonado , A. Bregman 2
2-out RBI: M. Brantley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , G. Springer
GIDP: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 9
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Maeda 5.2 6 2 2 3 5 1 105 64 2.88   
T. May 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 20 3.90   
A. Reed W (3-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 15 5.06   
T. Rogers SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 0.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 51
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 25, T. May 7, A. Reed 6, T. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 4-7, T. May 2-1, A. Reed 3-1, T. Rogers 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 105-64, T. May 27-20, A. Reed 22-15, T. Rogers 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. May 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Urquidy 5.1 6 2 2 2 7 1 111 68 5.45   
J. Smith 3.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 40 30 3.46   
R. Pressly L (2-4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 17 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 53
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 24, J. Smith 12, R. Pressly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 5-4, J. Smith 3-3, R. Pressly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 111-68, J. Smith 40-30, R. Pressly 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smith 2-0
Balk: R. Pressly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Sano
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 41934
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