MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/30/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 763 - TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (10-20) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Minnesota Twins (12-14) 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 X 7 11 0
Twins Bang Out 7-4 Win Versus Houston
Nolan Fontana knocked in 5 runs to help Minnesota beat Houston, 7-4. Fontana produced 1 single and 1 home run. The Astros fall to 10-20 and continue their wobbly start to the 2019 season.

Fontana had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a first pitch sinker from Chris Rusin, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Twins a 7-4 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Fontana.

Fontana called the triumph "a good team win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Palacios SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .391 1 5
J. Polanco 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .266 5 16
C. Moran 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .274 3 15
T. Mancini LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 5 10
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 3 9
J. Heyward RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 5 11
B. Zimmer CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 5 14
W. Castillo DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .203 0 7
O. Narvaez C 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .227 0 1
Totals 30 4 8 4 4 6 12      
BATTING
Triples: O. Narvaez (1, 4th Inning off C. Richard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Palacios , T. Mancini , O. Narvaez 3 , J. Polanco 2 , J. Heyward 2 , W. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , J. Polanco
GIDP: W. Castillo
Sac Bunt: J. Palacios
Sac Fly: J. Palacios , C. Moran
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Polanco (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Palacios-Polanco-Smith, Moran-Polanco-Smith)
PB: O. Narvaez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Fontana 2B 3 1 2 5 0 1 2 .254 1 6
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .230 2 7
   a-Z. Borenstein LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 1 5
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330 3 20
J. Bruce DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .203 0 3
A. Garcia RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .196 2 9
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .286 8 14
M. Franco 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .307 5 11
C. Iannetta C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .235 3 16
M. Rojas SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .365 2 6
Totals 32 7 11 7 2 6 14      
a - Z. Borenstein substituted for H. Kendrick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Iannetta 2 (8, 5th Inning off O. Despaigne, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Rusin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Fontana (1, 7th Inning off C. Rusin, 2 on, 0 outs) A. Garcia (2, 6th Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta 4 , N. Fontana 5 , M. Franco 3 , A. Garcia 4 , H. Kendrick , A. Jones 2
2-out RBI: N. Fontana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman
GIDP: C. Iannetta , M. Franco
Sac Fly: N. Fontana
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Fontana-Freeman)
PB: C. Iannetta
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne 6.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 80 52 5.29   
C. Rusin L (0-2) 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 33 22 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 45
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 25, C. Rusin 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 6-7, C. Rusin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 80-52, C. Rusin 33-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard 6.0 7 3 3 3 2 0 92 55 5.79   
T. Kahnle W (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 10 5.56   
A. Adams SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 15 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 45
Batters Faced: C. Richard 26, T. Kahnle 5, A. Adams 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 7-7, T. Kahnle 1-1, A. Adams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 92-55, T. Kahnle 18-10, A. Adams 21-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Fontana
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 19495
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