MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/20/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1719 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (82-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0
Houston Astros (90-65) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 X 5 8 1
Astros Down Twins, 5-2
The Houston Astros relied on the hitting of center fielder Chas McCormick to stop the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. For the game, McCormick went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Houston, at 90-65, is 2½ games up in the American Division.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth when McCormick hit a 3-run home run. It propelled the Astros into the lead, 3-0.

"It was a good effort all around," said McCormick.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .273 13 43
J. Miranda 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295 18 71
J. Gallo LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .196 43 91
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 31 68
A. Kirilloff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 4 17
J. Polanco DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .259 20 70
M. Kepler RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 17 61
N. Gordon 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244 10 43
R. Jeffers C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210 5 19
   a-W. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 2 23
Totals 32 2 4 2 5 7 20      
a - W. Castro pinch hit for R. Jeffers in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Polanco (20, 7th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Correa , J. Miranda , J. Polanco 4 , N. Gordon
2-out RBI: J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Correa , A. Kirilloff
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Correa-Gordon-Kirilloff, Correa-Gordon-Kirilloff)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .298 14 49
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .261 17 70
Y. Alvarez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .284 50 127
K. Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 31 94
J. Abreu 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .310 27 102
M. Brantley DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .249 11 42
C. McCormick CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .233 15 55
J. Centeno C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .192 2 32
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 14 57
Totals 30 5 8 5 6 7 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. McCormick (15, 4th Inning off B. Ober, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Centeno (2, 4th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , A. Bregman , M. Brantley , C. McCormick 5 , J. Centeno 5
2-out RBI: J. Altuve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , M. Brantley
GIDP: J. Pena 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abreu (6)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober L (12-11) 4.0 5 4 4 4 5 2 96 4.60   
T. Mahle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 5.23   
C. Thielbar 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 35 3.69   
J. Lopez 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 37
Batters Faced: B. Ober 21, T. Mahle 3, C. Thielbar 8, J. Lopez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 4-3, T. Mahle 0-1, C. Thielbar 1-3, J. Lopez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 96-52, T. Mahle 14-11, C. Thielbar 35-19, J. Lopez 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mahle 2-0 , J. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia W (9-14) 7.0 1 1 1 3 3 1 94 6.16   
S. Arrighetti 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 25 3.38   
R. Pressly SV (44) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 71
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 25, S. Arrighetti 7, R. Pressly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 5-13, S. Arrighetti 1-0, R. Pressly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 94-57, S. Arrighetti 25-15, R. Pressly 18-10
WP: S. Arrighetti
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chas McCormick
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 41826
Special Notes: RP Tyler Mahle was injured while pitching.
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