MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/01/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 782 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (10-21) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Minnesota Twins (13-14) 0 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 X 11 13 0
Astros Lose to Twins, 11-5
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros, 11-5. Earning player of the game honors was designated hitter Welington Castillo, who went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The Astros, at 10-21, have stumbled out of the gate.

The Twins got a big at-bat from designated hitter Jay Bruce. For the game, Bruce was 1-5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Minnesota a 7-5 lead.

"We came out aggressive," said Twins manager Al Wehr. "We came out swinging the bats."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Palacios SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .321 1 5
J. Polanco 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .268 5 16
C. Moran 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .264 3 15
T. Mancini LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .248 5 10
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 3 9
J. Heyward RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .266 5 11
B. Zimmer CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .209 5 15
T. Barnhart C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .286 2 12
W. Castillo DH 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .217 1 11
Totals 34 5 8 5 5 14 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Mancini (6, 2nd Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Heyward (11, 3rd Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Castillo (1, 2nd Inning off C. Richard, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 2 , J. Polanco , T. Barnhart , J. Heyward 2 , W. Castillo 5 , B. Zimmer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mancini , C. Moran , T. Barnhart , W. Castillo
GIDP: C. Moran
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Polanco (4) , B. Zimmer (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Palacios (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .329 3 10
D. Dietrich LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .275 2 5
F. Freeman 1B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .340 3 20
J. Bruce DH 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .202 1 6
A. Garcia RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .206 2 10
M. Franco 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 4 .308 6 14
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .282 8 14
R. Perez C 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .133 1 1
N. Fontana SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .254 1 7
Totals 36 11 13 10 4 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Dietrich (1, 4th Inning off J. Urena, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Freeman (11, 3rd Inning off J. Urena, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (6, 2nd Inning off J. Urena, 0 on, 1 out) R. Perez (1, 5th Inning off D. Acevedo, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Bruce (1, 4th Inning off J. Urena, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Fontana , W. Merrifield 3 , D. Dietrich 2 , M. Franco 4 , R. Perez 4 , A. Garcia 2 , F. Freeman 3 , J. Bruce 4 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: R. Perez , J. Bruce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dietrich , A. Jones
Sac Fly: M. Franco 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fontana-Merrifield-Freeman)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Urena L (0-1) 3.2 7 7 6 3 1 2 72 46 7.33   
D. Acevedo 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 24 14 5.57   
J. Lawrence 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 17 8 3.94   
A. Colome 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 9 3.86   
J. Ramirez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 3.65   
C. Rusin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 11.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urena 17
Batters Faced: J. Urena 22, D. Acevedo 6, J. Lawrence 3, A. Colome 4, J. Ramirez 5, C. Rusin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urena 6-4, D. Acevedo 0-2, J. Lawrence 0-0, A. Colome 0-1, J. Ramirez 0-3, C. Rusin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urena 72-46, D. Acevedo 24-14, J. Lawrence 17-8, A. Colome 21-9, J. Ramirez 16-11, C. Rusin 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lawrence 1-0 , A. Colome 3-2 , J. Ramirez 1-1
WP: J. Urena , J. Ramirez
Hit Batsmen: J. Lawrence
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard 1.1 4 5 5 1 1 1 34 21 6.88   
T. Kahnle 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 17 9 5.11   
V. Arano 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 12 1.72   
W. Peralta W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 12 1.74   
J. Kelly H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 2.53   
T. Wingenter H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.97   
A. Adams H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 11 3.04   
S. Kelley 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 15 2.50   
J. Nicasio 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 26 15 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 20
Batters Faced: C. Richard 9, T. Kahnle 4, V. Arano 5, W. Peralta 4, J. Kelly 2, T. Wingenter 1, A. Adams 4, S. Kelley 5, J. Nicasio 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 1-1, T. Kahnle 0-0, V. Arano 2-0, W. Peralta 2-0, J. Kelly 0-1, T. Wingenter 1-0, A. Adams 1-0, S. Kelley 2-0, J. Nicasio 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 34-21, T. Kahnle 17-9, V. Arano 20-12, W. Peralta 20-12, J. Kelly 7-3, T. Wingenter 2-2, A. Adams 17-11, S. Kelley 21-15, J. Nicasio 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wingenter 1-0 , A. Adams 1-0 , S. Kelley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Richard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Welington Castillo
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 20580
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