HOU 3, MIN 6 | May 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, May 18, 2026•Target Field•61°F, Overcast

HOU

Astros

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Eric Orze

LOSS

Tatsuya Imai

SAVE

Taylor Rogers

The Twins defeated the Astros 6-3.

★Josh Bell2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Christian Vázquez singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Brice Matthews scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.

Weather: 61°F, OvercastWind: 2 mph, CalmFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 11,488Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Marvin Hudson

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93.5%B

10 missed calls

+8.5% HOU

+0.53 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinHOU Win

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

Game 823705 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	3	0	0	1	0	0	.239/.294/.326	96.1	.232	.165
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	1	0	1	2	.250/.343/.372	101.3	.307	.326
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	0	1	0	2	1	.316/.427/.633	87.6	.283	.257
Christian Walker1B	5	0	2	1	0	0	.267/.343/.511	107.9	.407	.377
Zach ColeLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205/.225/.462	87.4	.119	.110
Braden Shewmake2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.308/.308/.519	88	.105	.095
Brice MatthewsCF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.207/.262/.362	79.6	.173	.156
Cam SmithRF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.199/.294/.314	98.4	.097	.134
Christian VázquezC	2	1	1	1	2	0	.250/.323/.405	99.7	.269	.277
Bench
Zach DezenzoLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.207/.258/.379	100.3	.195	.182
Tatsuya ImaiP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	31	3	7	3	6	6	-	-	-	-

TB:7

RBI:Peña; Walker; Vázquez

SF:Peña

GIDP:Dezenzo

Team LOB:10

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Austin MartinRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.303/.425/.387	92.3	.065

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tatsuya ImaiL	4.2	5	3	3	0	5	2	74-53	91.5	8.31
Jayden Murray	1.1	4	3	3	2	0	0	25-12	89.9	7.15
AJ Blubaugh	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	32-19	90.5	4.71
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	3	6	2	131-84	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Murray 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Imai 74-53; Murray 25-12; Blubaugh 32-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Imai 5-3; Murray 0-2; Blubaugh 1-4

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kendry Rojas	4.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	46-31	92.6	1.59

Bot 2 • MIN

0-1

Josh Bell homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 112.3 mph💣 429 ftLA: 21°

Bot 4 • MIN

0-3

Josh Bell homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Trevor Larnach scores.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 381 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • MIN

0-4

Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Trevor Larnach scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Kody Clemens to 2nd.

EV: 96.7 mph18 ftLA: -10°

0-6

Luke Keaschall singles on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews, deflected by left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Ryan Jeffers scores. Kody Clemens scores. Josh Bell to 2nd.

EV: 73.7 mph242 ftLA: 38°

Top 7 • HOU

3-6

Christian Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Christian Vázquez scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.

EV: 107.9 mph83 ftLA: 3°

2-6

Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Cam Smith scores.

EV: 96.1 mph316 ftLA: 43°

1-6

Christian Vázquez singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Brice Matthews scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.

EV: 99.7 mph12 ftLA: -12°

HBP:Peña (by Rojas); Smith (by Topa)

Inherited runners-scored:Orze 2-0; Rogers 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Rojas 46-31; Richardson 18-10; Morris 16-8; Topa 31-17; Orze 19-11; Gómez 11-3; Rogers 11-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Rojas 3-5; Richardson 0-2; Morris 1-1; Topa 0-2; Orze 3-0; Gómez 0-1; Rogers 1-0

Bench
Ryan JeffersC	3	1	1	0	0	0	.295/.408/.541	100.1	.275	.353
Kendry RojasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Simeon Woods RichardsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew MorrisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin TopaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eric OrzeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yoendrys GómezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-