Post Game Thread (Aug 8, 2021): Twins (48-64) @ Astros (66-46)

Line Score – Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	7	12	2
HOU	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	10	0

Box Score

	HOU	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	McCormick	5	1	1	0	0	2	.251
DH	Brantley	0	0	0	0	1	0	.329
DH	Meyers	3	1	1	0	1	2	.167
3B	Díaz, A	5	0	2	1	0	0	.287
LF	Alvarez	4	1	2	1	0	0	.286
SS	Correa	4	1	1	1	0	2	.268
RF	Tucker	3	0	0	0	1	2	.276
1B	Jones	4	0	2	1	0	0	.188
3B	Wilson, J	3	0	0	0	0	0	.100
2B	Altuve	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274
C	Maldonado	2	1	1	0	1	0	.184
C	Castro, J	1	0	0	0	0	1	.185

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
McCullers Jr.	4.2	8	4	4	3	4	89-53	3.22
Maton, P	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	23-16	4.70
Taylor, B	0.2	2	0	0	1	1	20-10	3.54
Montero, R	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	24-16	6.39
García, Y	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	22-13	3.38

	MIN	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Kepler	6	1	3	0	0	0	.211
DH	Rooker	4	1	0	0	1	1	.176
2B	Polanco, J	4	2	2	4	1	2	.272
C	Garver	5	0	0	0	0	1	.220
3B	Arraez	4	1	2	0	1	0	.318
1B	Sanó	4	1	2	2	1	2	.211
CF	Cave	2	1	1	0	0	0	.186
CF	Refsnyder	1	0	0	0	1	1	.328
LF	Larnach	4	0	2	1	1	2	.229
SS	Simmons	5	0	0	0	0	2	.216

MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Maeda	5.0	6	3	3	3	5	100-63	4.69
Minaya	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-7	3.78
Duffey	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	15-10	3.77
Coulombe	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	2.89
Alcala, J	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	29-19	5.11
Colomé	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	18-10	4.32

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Aledmys Diaz singles on a pop up to second baseman Jorge Polanco, deflected by first baseman Miguel Sano. Chas McCormick scores. Michael Brantley to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Jorge Polanco.	1-0
T2	Trevor Larnach singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jake Cave scores.	1-1
T4	Miguel Sano homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Luis Arraez scores.	1-3
B4	Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Taylor Jones singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jorge Polanco. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Miguel Sano.	2-3
T5	Jorge Polanco homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.	2-4
B5	Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Martin Maldonado scores. Aledmys Diaz to 2nd.	3-4
T6	Jorge Polanco homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Max Kepler scores. Brent Rooker scores.	3-7
B7	Aledmys Diaz doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Jake Meyers scores.	4-7
B8	Carlos Correa homers (18) on a line drive to left field.	5-7

Highlights

Description	Length	HD
Chas McCormick scores on a throwing error in the 1st	0:53	HD
Trevor Larnach scores Jake Cave with an RBI single	0:23	HD
Michael Brantley injured in 1st, exits game in 3rd	1:22	HD
Miguel Sanó launches a two-run home run to left field	0:34	HD
Taylor Jones safe at first after review in the 4th	2:51	HD
Jorge Polanco crushes a solo home run to left field	0:28	HD
Taylor Jones plates Yordan Alvarez with an RBI single	0:44	HD
Phil Maton escapes a bases-loaded jam in the 5th	0:14	HD
Yordan Alvarez scores Maldonado with an RBI single	0:39	HD
Jorge Polanco hits a 3-run homer, second of the game	0:38	HD
Jorge Polanco hits his 19th and 20th home runs	1:07	HD
Lance McCullers Jr. strikes out 4 over 4 2/3 innings	1:00	HD
Aledmys Díaz scores Jake Meyers with an RBI double	0:45	HD
Kenta Maeda strikes out 5 batters over 5 innings	1:32	HD
Miguel Sanó makes a sweet sliding backhanded stop	0:18	HD
Jake Meyers doubles for his first Major League hit	0:36	HD
Rafael Montero exits with an injury in the 8th inning	1:26	HD
Carlos Correa leads off the 8th with a home run	0:36	HD
Aledmys Diaz grounds out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to first baseman Miguel Sano.	0:11	HD

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Maeda (5-4, 4.69)	McCullers Jr. (9-3, 3.22)	Colomé (5, 4.32)

Game ended at 5:20 PM.