MIN 5, HOU 4 | Aug 6, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 7, 2021•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

MIN

Twins

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Juan Minaya

LOSS

Rafael Montero

The Twins edged the Astros 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Yordan Alvarez3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 10: Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Brent Rooker. Jose Altuve scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:54Att: 29,631Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Jansen Visconti

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93.7%B

11 missed calls

+4.0% MIN

+0.55 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	8	1
HOU	0	2	0

Game 633029 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max KeplerRF	3	0	1	2	1	1	.208/.295/.431	106.2	.430	.455
Brent RookerLF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.181/.236/.386	107.4	.326	.320
Jorge PolancoDH	5	2	1	0	0	1	.272/.333/.473	94.8	.200	.205
Ryan JeffersC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214/.301/.435	-	-	-
Willians Astudillo2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.272/.293/.417	94.4	.090	.081
Mitch Garver1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.227/.331/.545	106.1	.195	.304
Miguel Sanó3B	5	1	1	0	0	4	.209/.296/.436	68.6	.052	.090
Rob RefsnyderCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.333/.394/.508	99.6	.192	.191
Andrelton SimmonsSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.221/.286/.282	94.5	.344	.322
Bench
Josh Donaldson3B	5	0	1	1	0	1	.245/.355/.468	102.6	.394	.403
Luis Arraez2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	.313/.376/.401
Totals	41	5	8	5	1	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Garver (5th off Greinke, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Polanco

TB:12

RBI:Donaldson; Garver; Kepler 2; Arraez

SF:Kepler

Team LOB:7

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	6	1	1	0	0	0	.272/.348/.494	97.1	.129

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey Ober	5.0	7	3	3	1	5	2	80-55	87	4.99
John Gant	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-10	87.8	3.38
Tyler Duffey	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	20-12	87.8	3.61
Jorge Alcala	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-7	93.2	5.02
Alex Colomé	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	90.2	4.43
Danny CoulombeBS	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	14-6	85.8	2.95
Juan MinayaW	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-14	91.2	4.02
Totals	11.0	10	4	3	2	13	2	179-114	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Minaya 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Ober 80-55; Gant 17-10; Duffey 20-12; Alcala 14-7; Colomé 17-10; Coulombe 14-6; Minaya 17-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Ober 3-7; Gant 1-0; Duffey 1-0; Alcala 0-1; Colomé 1-2; Coulombe 1-1; Minaya 3-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack Greinke	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	1	82-52	85.3	3.69

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Mitch Garver grounds into a force out, first baseman Taylor Jones to second baseman Jose Altuve. Luis Arraez out at 2nd. Mitch Garver to 1st.

Bot 2 • HOU

0-2

Taylor Jones homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Chas McCormick scores.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 361 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • HOU

0-3

Chas McCormick homers (11) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 357 ftLA: 25°

Top 5 • MIN

2-3

Max Kepler grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Carlos Correa. Miguel Sano scores. Andrelton Simmons out at 2nd. Max Kepler to 1st.

EV: 95.1 mph7 ftLA: -22°

1-3

Mitch Garver homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 393 ftLA: 41°

Top 6 • MIN

3-3

Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 98.9 mph148 ftLA: 9°

Top 10 • MIN

4-3

Max Kepler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chas McCormick. Rob Refsnyder scores. Andrelton Simmons to 2nd.

EV: 97.4 mph374 ftLA: 24°

Bot 10 • HOU

4-4

Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Brent Rooker. Jose Altuve scores.

EV: 101.8 mph3 ftLA: -34°

Top 11 • MIN

5-4

Josh Donaldson singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Jorge Polanco scores.

EV: 99.3 mph222 ftLA: 12°

Bench
Yordan AlvarezLF	5	0	3	1	0	1	.284/.349/.520	101.8	.393	.381
Martín MaldonadoC	2	0	0	0	1	2	.181/.276/.317	87.1	-	-
Zack GreinkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kendall GravemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-