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Twins
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
October 7, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 7, 2023 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 7, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 7, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bailey Ober |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Verlander |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 43,024 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Knight 1B: D.J. Reyburn 2B: Bill Miller 3B: Jansen Visconti |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edouard Julien | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Polanco | Third Baseman |
| Royce Lewis | DH |
| Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
| Alex Kirilloff | First Baseman |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Matt Wallner | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Jeffers | Catcher |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Rocco Baldelli | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Jose Abreu | First Baseman |
| Michael Brantley | Left Fielder |
| Chas McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Jeremy Pena | Shortstop |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
October 7, 2023
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Julien vs. Verlander
Julien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Verlander
Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Julien moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Verlander
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Julien moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Kepler vs. Verlander
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kirilloff vs. Verlander
Kirilloff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Ober
Altuve hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Ober
Bregman hits a popup towards short. Correa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Ober
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Ober
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Kepler. Tucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Ober
Abreu hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Julien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Verlander
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wallner vs. Verlander
Wallner hits a line drive towards first. Abreu reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jeffers vs. Verlander
Jeffers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Verlander
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Ober
Brantley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Jeffers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Ober
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ober
Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Ober
Maldonado hits a fly ball into left field. Wallner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Julien vs. Verlander
Julien hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Julien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Verlander
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Verlander
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and tags Julien for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Verlander
Kepler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Ober
Altuve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Julien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Ober
Bregman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Ober
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Ober
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Ober
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kirilloff vs. Verlander
Kirilloff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Verlander
Correa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Altuve reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wallner vs. Verlander
Wallner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Maeda
Kenta Maeda now pitching.
Brantley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Maeda
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Polanco fields it and throws to first for the out. Brantley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Maeda
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Maeda
Maldonado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. Maeda
There's a wild pitch. Brantley moves to third. Maldonado moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Altuve vs. Maeda
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffers vs. Verlander
Jeffers hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Verlander
Taylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Julien vs. Verlander
Julien strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Verlander
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Maeda
Bregman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Maeda
Alvarez takes first base on ball four. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Maeda
Tucker hits a line drive towards third. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Abreu vs. Maeda
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Bregman scores. Alvarez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brantley vs. Maeda
Brantley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Maeda
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alvarez scores. There goes Abreu trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Verlander
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Verlander
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Abreu scoops it up and throws to first, with Verlander covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kirilloff vs. Verlander
Kirilloff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Verlander
Correa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Paddack
Chris Paddack now pitching.
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Paddack
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Paddack
Altuve hits a line drive into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wallner vs. Neris
Hector Neris now pitching.
Wallner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffers vs. Neris
Jeffers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wallner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Neris
Willi Castro pinch hits for Michael Taylor.
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Julien vs. Neris
Julien strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Neris
Polanco hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Neris
Lewis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Abreu
Bryan Abreu now pitching.
Kepler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brantley. Kepler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kirilloff vs. Abreu
Kirilloff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Paddack
Willi Castro now playing center field.
Bregman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Thielbar
Caleb Thielbar now pitching.
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Thielbar
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Thielbar
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Thielbar
There goes Abreu. The throw from Jeffers and he is out, Correa applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Abreu
Correa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brantley. Correa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wallner vs. Abreu
Wallner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jeffers vs. Abreu
There's a wild pitch. Correa moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Jeffers vs. Abreu
Jeffers strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Castro vs. Abreu
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Pagan
Emilio Pagan now pitching.
Brantley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Pagan
There goes Brantley. The throw from Jeffers and he is safe. Brantley steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Pagan
McCormick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Julien reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Pagan
Mauricio Dubon pinch runs for Michael Brantley.
Pena hits a popup towards third. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Pagan
Maldonado hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Julien vs. Pressly
Mauricio Dubon now playing center field. Chas McCormick now playing left field. Ryan Pressly now pitching.
Julien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pressly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Pressly
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Pressly
Lewis strikes out. View Play
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