Houston Astros 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Regular Season Game 111
Played on Saturday, August 7, 2021 (N) at Minute Maid Park

MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
HOU A    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   4 10  0
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kepler rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Rooker dh                     4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Polanco 2b,ss                 4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Sano 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       5   2
Cave cf                       3   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Jeffers c                     3   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
Larnach lf                    3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Astudillo 3b                  3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Simmons ss                    2   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
  Arraez ph,2b                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Pineda p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gant p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thielbar p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0       0  11      24   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sano-Simmons-Pineda.
PB: Jeffers (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Rooker (6,off L. Garcia); Jeffers (6,off L. Garcia).
Team LOB: 4.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Altuve 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   1
Brantley lf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Correa ss                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   5
Alvarez dh                    4   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Tucker rf                     4   2   3   0       0   0       1   0
Diaz 3b                       4   0   2   2       0   2       0   2
McCormick cf                  4   0   2   1       0   2       2   0
Castro c                      3   0   0   0       0   1      10   1
Jones 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   1      10   1
L. Garcia p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Stanek p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Graveman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pressly p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4  10   4       1   7      27  10

BATTING - 
2B: Diaz (12,off Thielbar).
HR: Alvarez (22,4th inning off Pineda 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Castro (4,off Pineda).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tucker (11,2nd base off Pineda/Jeffers); McCormick (3,2nd base off Gant/Jeffers).

PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pineda L(4-7)                 6     7   2   2   0   3   1  24
Gant                          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Thielbar                      1     2   2   2   1   2   0   6
Totals                        8    10   4   4   1   7   1  34


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
L. Garcia W(8-6)              6     2   0   0   0   8   0  20
Stanek                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Graveman                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Pressly                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     4   0   0   0  11   0  31


Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Vic Carapazza, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Jansen Visconti
Official Scorer: Rick Blount
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 29647


Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Houston Astros           
1. Kepler              rf        Altuve              2b
2. Rooker              dh        Brantley            lf
3. Polanco             2b        Correa              ss
4. Sano                1b        Alvarez             dh
5. Cave                cf        Tucker              rf
6. Jeffers             c         Diaz                3b
7. Larnach             lf        McCormick           cf
8. Astudillo           3b        Castro              c
9. Simmons             ss        Jones               1b
   Pineda              p         L. Garcia           p

TWINS 1ST: Kepler grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker
flied to center; Polanco flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Altuve singled to center; Brantley flied to center;
Correa forced Altuve (shortstop to second) [Correa to first];
Alvarez popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros
0.

TWINS 2ND: Sano struck out; Cave was called out on strikes;
Jeffers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Tucker singled to right; Diaz singled to left
[Tucker to second]; Jeffers allowed a passed ball [Tucker to
third]; McCormick singled to shortstop [Tucker scored, Diaz to
second]; Castro grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Diaz to third, McCormick out at second]; Jones
flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 1.

TWINS 3RD: Larnach struck out [Larnach out at first (catcher to
first)]; Astudillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Altuve popped to first in foul territory; Brantley
lined to left; Correa lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 0, Astros 1.

TWINS 4TH: Kepler grounded out (first to pitcher); Rooker
doubled to left; Polanco struck out; Sano popped to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Alvarez homered; Tucker lined to first; Diaz struck
out; McCormick struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Astros 2.

TWINS 5TH: Cave was called out on strikes; Jeffers doubled to
left; Larnach struck out; Astudillo lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Castro grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Altuve singled to center;
Brantley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 2.

TWINS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Kepler
lined to shortstop; Rooker lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Correa flied to right; Alvarez flied to center;
Tucker singled to right; Tucker stole second; Diaz was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 2.

TWINS 7TH: STANEK REPLACED L. GARCIA (PITCHING); Polanco struck
out; Sano grounded out (shortstop to first); Cave singled to
left; Jeffers forced Cave (third to second) [Jeffers to first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: GANT REPLACED PINEDA (PITCHING); McCormick singled
to center; McCormick stole second; Castro struck out; Jones
struck out; Altuve flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Astros 2.

TWINS 8TH: GRAVEMAN REPLACED STANEK (PITCHING); Larnach grounded
out (second to first); Astudillo grounded out (third to first);
ARRAEZ BATTED FOR SIMMONS; Arraez singled to right; Kepler
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: POLANCO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ARRAEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THIELBAR REPLACED GANT (PITCHING);
Brantley grounded out (first to pitcher); Correa walked; Alvarez
was called out on strikes; Tucker singled to right [Correa to
second]; Diaz doubled to left [Correa scored, Tucker scored];
McCormick struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 4.

TWINS 9TH: PRESSLY REPLACED GRAVEMAN (PITCHING); Rooker struck
out; Polanco grounded out (first unassisted); Sano grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            0   4   0    4
 Astros           4  10   0    6


Data courtesy of Retrosheet