MIN 2, HOU 5 | Sep 4, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 5, 2018•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

MIN

Twins

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Justin Verlander

LOSS

Trevor May

SAVE

Roberto Osuna

The Astros defeated the Twins 5-2.

★Alex Bregman3-for-4, 2 RBI

⚾Justin Verlander7.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Jorge Polanco homers (4) on a line drive to right field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:58Att: 31,315Venue: Minute Maid Park

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87.0%D

18 missed calls

+19.8% MIN

+0.59 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	1

Game 531484 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joe Mauer1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.277/.347/.375	99.3	.404	.459
Logan Forsythe2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.243/.317/.313	96.3	.369	.382
Jorge PolancoSS	4	1	1	1	0	0	.268/.329/.410	101.5	.177	.268
Robbie GrossmanLF	3	0	2	1	1	0	.263/.346/.371	105.3	.693	.700
Jake CaveCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.263/.308/.490	102	.207	.378
Tyler AustinDH	3	0	1	0	0	1	.234/.295/.511	77.6	.184	.165
Max KeplerRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.224/.316/.415	106.7	.667	.644
Ehire Adrianza3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.246/.300/.377	91.4	-	-
Mitch GarverC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263/.331/.414	-	-	-
Bench
Chris GimenezC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.152/.237/.242	96.7	.349	.314
Trevor MayP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	31	2	5	2	3	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Polanco (9th off Devenski, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Grossman

TB:9

RBI:Polanco; Grossman

Team LOB:5

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerCF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.255/.338/.433	105.9	.569

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Trevor MayL	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	1	26-18	88.3	4.11
Kohl Stewart	5.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	73-44	90.3	5.06
Oliver Drake	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	19-14	87.1	6.05
Tyler Duffey	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	90.9	7.85
Totals	8.0	10	5	5	1	5	1	127-83	-	-

Pitches-strikes:May 26-18; Stewart 73-44; Drake 19-14; Duffey 9-7

Groundouts-flyouts:May 0-3; Stewart 8-3; Drake 1-1; Duffey 2-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin VerlanderW	7.0	3	1	1	2	8	0	102-71	88.7	2.73

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • HOU

0-1

Alex Bregman doubles (44) on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. George Springer scores.

EV: 103.0 mph336 ftLA: 21°

0-2

Tyler White singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jake Cave. Alex Bregman scores. Tyler White to 2nd.

EV: 97.0 mph119 ftLA: 7°

0-4

Yuli Gurriel homers (10) on a line drive to left center field. Tyler White scores.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 386 ftLA: 19°

Top 3 • MIN

1-4

Robbie Grossman doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick. Logan Forsythe scores.

EV: 105.3 mph222 ftLA: 11°

Bot 7 • HOU

1-5

Alex Bregman doubles (46) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Tony Kemp scores.

EV: 101.9 mph22 ftLA: -7°

Top 9 • MIN

2-5

Jorge Polanco homers (4) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 356 ftLA: 23°

Bench
Justin VerlanderP	.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris DevenskiP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Roberto OsunaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Minnesota Twins

Houston Astros

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