Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Houston 2
When: 8:03 PM ET, Sunday, October 8, 2023
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - D.J. Reyburn, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Jansen Visconti, 3B - John Tumpane, LF - Roberto Ortiz, RF - Brian Knight
Attendance: 43017
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1200201006100
Houston 000000020270
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Donovan Solano 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
     Alex Kirilloff PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Jorge Polanco 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Royce Lewis DH 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .222
Carlos Correa SS 4 0 3 3 1 1 0 .625
Ryan Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .286
Willi Castro LF-3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .200
Kyle Farmer 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .333
     Edouard Julien PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
     Andrew Stevenson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Max Kepler RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286
Michael A. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 34 6 10 6 4 11 13  
Batting
2B - Carlos Correa 2 (3)
HR - Kyle Farmer (1)
TB - Donovan Solano, Royce Lewis, Carlos Correa 5, Willi Castro, Kyle Farmer 4, Edouard Julien, Max Kepler, Michael A. Taylor
RBI - Carlos Correa 3 (3), Kyle Farmer 2 (2), Edouard Julien (1)
2-Out RBI - Carlos Correa (1), Edouard Julien (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ryan Jeffers (1), Kyle Farmer 2 (2)
S - Jorge Polanco (1)
GIDP - Donovan Solano (1)
Team LOB - 7
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Pablo Lopez (W 1-0) 7.0 6 0 0 1 7 0 0.00
Brock Stewart 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 18.00
Jhoan Duran 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP - Pablo Lopez
Pitches-Strikes - Pablo Lopez 105-69, Brock Stewart 22-12, Jhoan Duran 7-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Pablo Lopez 5-6, Brock Stewart 1-0, Jhoan Duran 3-0
Batters Faced - Pablo Lopez 27, Brock Stewart 5, Jhoan Duran 3
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375
Alex Bregman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .167
Yordan Alvarez LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .429
Kyle Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .143
Jose Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Michael Brantley DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
Chas McCormick CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
Jeremy Pena SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375
Martin Maldonado C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
     Yainer Diaz PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 8 13  
Batting
2B - Jeremy Pena (1)
HR - Yordan Alvarez (3)
TB - Jose Altuve 2, Yordan Alvarez 4, Michael Brantley, Chas McCormick, Jeremy Pena 3
RBI - Yordan Alvarez 2 (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Bregman 2 (2), Chas McCormick (1), Yainer Diaz (1)
GIDP - Martin Maldonado (1)
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Kyle Tucker (Correa at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Framber Valdez (L 0-1) 4.1 7 5 5 3 5 1 10.38
Phil Maton 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Ryne Stanek 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
Rafael Montero 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Hunter Brown 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
HBP - Ryan Jeffers (by Montero)
Pitches-Strikes - Framber Valdez 90-57, Phil Maton 11-4, Ryne Stanek 24-13, Rafael Montero 25-13, Hunter Brown 15-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Framber Valdez 7-0, Phil Maton 1-0, Ryne Stanek 2-1, Rafael Montero 1-0, Hunter Brown 0-0
Batters Faced - Framber Valdez 22, Phil Maton 3, Ryne Stanek 6, Rafael Montero 6, Hunter Brown 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Phil Maton 2-0, Rafael Montero 2-1