MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/05/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2412 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (64-76) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Houston Astros (65-75) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 10 2
Twins Lose, 4-1, at Minute Maid Park
The Houston Astros got a strong performance from pitcher Blake Snell, who stymied the Minnesota offense en route to a 4-1 win at Minute Maid Park. Tony Zych was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 12 of 17 save opportunities. The third-place Astros raised their record to 65-75.

Rougned Odor tagged a home run off Jason Hammel in the bottom of the third. His solo blast put the Astros on top, 2-1. In all, Odor had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Odor said after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .309 13 58
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .283 14 45
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 40 110
A. Garcia RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .289 22 84
K. Morales DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .296 30 77
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 27 80
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .266 19 71
C. Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 16 43
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 6 32
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (34, 7th Inning off J. Labourt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 3 , A. Garcia 2 , K. Morales , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , H. Kendrick 2 , A. Jones
GIDP: K. Morales , A. Jones
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .204 4 25
X. Bogaerts SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .300 16 69
R. Odor 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 17 61
D. Smith 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .306 26 77
G. Polanco DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .289 11 61
J. Heyward RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 6 47
V. Caratini 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
W. Castillo C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .243 19 55
B. Eibner LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 .280 3 8
Totals 30 4 10 4 3 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (43, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Polanco (20, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Zimmer (4, 1st Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Odor (17, 3rd Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer 3 , D. Smith 2 , R. Odor 5 , X. Bogaerts , B. Eibner , G. Polanco 2 , J. Heyward , W. Castillo 2
2-out RBI: R. Odor , X. Bogaerts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , B. Eibner 2
Sac Bunt: B. Eibner , J. Heyward
Sac Fly: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Polanco (6)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Caratini (1) , X. Bogaerts (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Caratini-Odor-Smith, Bogaerts-Odor-Smith)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel L (6-12) 5.2 7 3 3 2 1 1 93 62 6.17   
J. Nicasio 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 3.34   
T. Kahnle 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 18 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 42
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 25, J. Nicasio 5, T. Kahnle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 7-8, J. Nicasio 0-2, T. Kahnle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 93-62, J. Nicasio 16-12, T. Kahnle 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Snell W (10-13) 6.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 86 55 5.07   
J. Labourt H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 2.55   
J. Ramirez H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 4.91   
T. Zych SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 61
Batters Faced: B. Snell 25, J. Labourt 4, J. Ramirez 3, T. Zych 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 4-7, J. Labourt 1-0, J. Ramirez 0-1, T. Zych 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 86-55, J. Labourt 19-13, J. Ramirez 10-8, T. Zych 11-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Snell
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 28760
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