Houston Astros 4, Minnesota Twins 1
American League Wildcard Series Game 1
Played on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 (D) at Target Field
HOU A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 8 0 MIN A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Springer cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Brantley dh 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 Tucker lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Gurriel 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 10 2 Correa ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 Reddick rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Maldonado c 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 Greinke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Valdez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 5 7 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bregman-Gurriel. BATTING - 2B: Brantley (1,off Maeda). Team LOB: 9.
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Arraez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Buxton cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 1 Kepler rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 Cruz dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Rosario lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Sano 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Polanco ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Jeffers c 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Garver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Avila c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Astudillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Maeda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rogers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thielbar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 5 6 27 4 FIELDING - E: Polanco (1). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (1,off Greinke). GDP: Astudillo (1,off Valdez). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Buxton (1,2nd base off Greinke/Maldonado).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Greinke 4 2 1 1 3 1 0 17 Valdez W(1-0) 5 2 0 0 2 5 0 18 Totals 9 4 1 1 5 6 0 35
Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Maeda 5 2 0 0 3 5 0 20 May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Duffey 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 Rogers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Romo L(0-1) 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 0 6 Thielbar 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 4 1 5 7 0 40 Duffey faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Rogers 1-0; Thielbar 3-2. . Umpires: HP - D.J. Reyburn, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Ron Kulpa, LF - Laz Diaz, RF - Todd Tichenor Official Scorer: Gregg Wong Time of Game: 3:49 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Minnesota Twins 1. Springer cf Arraez 2b 2. Altuve 2b Buxton cf 3. Brantley dh Kepler rf 4. Bregman 3b Cruz dh 5. Tucker lf Rosario lf 6. Gurriel 1b Sano 1b 7. Correa ss Polanco ss 8. Reddick rf Jeffers c 9. Maldonado c Gonzalez 3b Greinke p Maeda p ASTROS 1ST: Springer grounded out (third to first); Altuve flied to right; Brantley doubled to left; Bregman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Arraez grounded out (shortstop to first); Buxton singled to right; Buxton stole second; Kepler walked; Cruz walked [Buxton to third, Kepler to second]; Rosario lined to first; Sano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 0. ASTROS 2ND: Tucker flied to center; Gurriel struck out; Correa walked; Reddick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Polanco grounded out (first to pitcher); Jeffers flied to left; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 0. ASTROS 3RD: Maldonado was called out on strikes; Springer lined to right; Altuve flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Arraez flied to left; Buxton struck out; Kepler walked; Cruz doubled to right [Kepler scored]; Rosario flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. ASTROS 4TH: Brantley popped to third; Bregman walked; Tucker singled to right [Bregman to second]; Gurriel lined to center; Correa walked [Bregman to third, Tucker to second]; Reddick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Sano lined to first; Polanco flied to left; Jeffers lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. ASTROS 5TH: Maldonado struck out; Springer flied to center; Altuve popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: VALDEZ REPLACED GREINKE (PITCHING); Gonzalez walked; Arraez walked [Gonzalez to second]; Buxton was called out on strikes; Kepler flied to left; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. ASTROS 6TH: MAY REPLACED MAEDA (PITCHING); Brantley grounded out (first unassisted); Bregman flied to left; Tucker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Rosario grounded out (third to first); Sano lined to right; Polanco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Twins 1. ASTROS 7TH: DUFFEY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Gurriel grounded out (third to first); Correa struck out; Reddick singled to left; Maldonado singled to third [Reddick to second]; Springer singled to center [Reddick scored, Maldonado out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: GARVER BATTED FOR JEFFERS; Garver was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Arraez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Twins 1. ASTROS 8TH: AVILA REPLACED GARVER (PLAYING C ); Altuve walked; ROGERS REPLACED DUFFEY (PITCHING); Brantley struck out; Bregman flied to left; Tucker lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Buxton struck out; Kepler flied to left; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Twins 1. ASTROS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Gurriel singled to center; Correa singled to center [Gurriel to second]; Reddick popped to third in foul territory; Maldonado flied to left; Springer reached on a fielder's choice [Gurriel to third, Correa to second (error by Polanco)]; Altuve walked [Gurriel scored (unearned), Correa to third, Springer to second]; THIELBAR REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Brantley singled to center [Correa scored (unearned), Springer scored (unearned), Altuve to third]; Bregman forced Brantley (shortstop to second) [Bregman to first]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Rosario grounded out (first unassisted); Sano singled to right; Polanco singled to right [Sano to second]; ASTUDILLO BATTED FOR AVILA; Astudillo grounded into a double play (third to first) [Sano out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Twins 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 8 0 9 Twins 1 4 1 7
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