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Twins
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 5, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 5, 2021 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Griffin Jax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Framber Valdez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 26,208 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Jansen Visconti 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Vic Carapazza |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jorge Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Brent Rooker | Left Fielder |
| Josh Donaldson | DH |
| Mitch Garver | Catcher |
| Rob Refsnyder | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Sano | First Baseman |
| Willians Astudillo | Third Baseman |
| Trevor Larnach | Right Fielder |
| Andrelton Simmons | Shortstop |
| Rocco Baldelli | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Chas McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Michael Brantley | DH |
| Yordan Alvarez | Left Fielder |
| Aledmys Diaz | Third Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | First Baseman |
| Robel Garcia | Shortstop |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 5, 2021
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Valdez
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Valdez
Rooker hits a line drive into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Valdez
Donaldson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Jax
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Larnach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jax
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Jax
Brantley hits a fly ball into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Jax
There's a wild pitch. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Alvarez vs. Jax
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Valdez
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Refsnyder vs. Valdez
Refsnyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Valdez
Sano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Refsnyder moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astudillo vs. Valdez
Astudillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Refsnyder scores. Sano moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Larnach vs. Valdez
Larnach hits a ball on the ground into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Sano scores. Astudillo moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Valdez
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Astudillo scores. Larnach moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Polanco vs. Valdez
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larnach scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Valdez
Rooker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Jax
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Larnach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Jax
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Jax
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Valdez
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diaz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Valdez
Garver strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Refsnyder vs. Valdez
Refsnyder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Jax
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Jax
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castro for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Jax
Altuve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Valdez
Sano hits a line drive towards third. Diaz juggles the ball. That's an error on Diaz. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Astudillo vs. Valdez
Astudillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diaz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larnach vs. Valdez
Larnach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Valdez
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jax
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Jax
Brantley hits a fly ball into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Jax
Alvarez hits a fly ball into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Valdez
Polanco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Valdez
Rooker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alvarez. Rooker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Donaldson vs. Valdez
Donaldson hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rooker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Garver vs. Valdez
Garver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Jax
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Astudillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Jax
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Jax
Maldonado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Jax
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Rooker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Refsnyder vs. Valdez
Refsnyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. Valdez
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diaz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Astudillo vs. Valdez
Astudillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larnach vs. Valdez
Larnach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Jax
Castro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Jax
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Astudillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jax
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rooker. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brantley vs. Thielbar
Caleb Thielbar now pitching.
Brantley hits a fly ball into center field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Alvarez vs. Thielbar
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alvarez for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Valdez
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Valdez
Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Valdez
There's a wild pitch. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Valdez
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Polanco moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Donaldson vs. Garcia
Yimi Garcia now pitching.
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Garver vs. Garcia
Garver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Duffey
Tyler Duffey now pitching.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Astudillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Duffey
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Duffey
Maldonado strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Refsnyder vs. Javier
Cristian Javier now pitching.
Refsnyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alvarez. Refsnyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Javier
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kepler vs. Javier
Max Kepler pinch hits for Willians Astudillo.
Kepler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Refsnyder moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Larnach vs. Javier
Larnach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Javier
Simmons bunts towards third. Diaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Refsnyder scores. Larnach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Javier
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Alcala
Jorge Alcala now pitching. Trevor Larnach now playing left field. Max Kepler now playing right field. Luis Arraez now playing third base.
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Alcala
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Alcala
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Refsnyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Arraez vs. Javier
Arraez hits a line drive beyond short. Garcia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Javier
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. Arraez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Javier
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diaz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Arraez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Refsnyder vs. Javier
Refsnyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Sano vs. Javier
Sano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Coulombe
Daniel Coulombe now pitching.
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Coulombe
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Coulombe
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Coulombe
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Coulombe
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Colome
Alex Colome now pitching.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Colome
Maldonado hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/2021 -- MIN at Houston (N)
MIN AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Jorge Polanco, 2b 4 0 1 1 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brent Rooker, lf 4 0 1 0 McCormick C, cf 4 0 2 0
Luis Arraez, 3b 1 0 1 0 Brantley M, dh 4 1 1 0
Josh Donaldson, dh 3 0 0 0 Alvarez Y, lf 4 1 1 2
Mitch Garver, c 5 0 0 0 Diaz A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Rob Refsnyder, cf 3 2 2 0 Tucker K, rf 3 0 0 0
Miguel Sano, 1b 5 1 1 0 Maldonado M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Willians Astudil, 3b 3 1 1 1 Garcia R, ss 3 0 0 0
Max Kepler, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Castro J, c 3 1 1 1
Trevor Larnac, rf-lf 2 1 1 1
Andrelton Simmon, ss 4 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 32 3 5 3
MIN 040 000 010 -- 5
Houston 000 001 002 -- 3
MIN IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin Jax (W) 5.1 3 1 1 1 0
Caleb Thielbar 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Duffey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Jorge Alcala 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Danny Coulombe 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Alex Colome (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez F (L) 6.2 6 4 4 3 7
Garcia Y 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Javier C 2.0 3 1 1 3 2
E -- Diaz A
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- MIN 10, Houston 4
2B -- Trevor Larnach, Brent Rooker, McCormick C, Rob Refsnyder
HR -- Castro J, Alvarez Y
WP -- Griffin Jax, Valdez F
T -- 3:14
A -- 26208
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