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Twins
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 5, 2015
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 5, 2015 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 2015 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 2015 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ervin Santana |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lance McCullers |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 27,643 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Manny Gonzalez 3B: Jim Reynolds |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Aaron Hicks | Right Fielder |
Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
Miguel Sano | DH |
Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
Eddie Rosario | Left Fielder |
Eduardo Escobar | Shortstop |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Byron Buxton | Center Fielder |
Paul Molitor | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Springer | Right Fielder |
Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
Evan Gattis | DH |
Jed Lowrie | Third Baseman |
Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Marwin Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Preston Tucker | Left Fielder |
Hank Conger | Catcher |
A.J. Hinch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 5, 2015
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. McCullers
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with McCullers covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. McCullers
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. McCullers
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sano vs. McCullers
Sano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Santana
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Santana
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Santana
Correa hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. McCullers
Plouffe hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. McCullers
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. McCullers
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Santana
Gattis hits a fly ball into right field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Santana
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Santana
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. McCullers
Suzuki hits a line drive into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. McCullers
Buxton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. McCullers
Hicks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Santana
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conger vs. Santana
Conger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Santana
Springer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. McCullers
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. McCullers
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. McCullers
Sano hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Santana
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Santana
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gattis vs. Santana
Gattis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrie vs. Santana
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. McCullers
Plouffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. McCullers
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosario for the out. Plouffe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. McCullers
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. McCullers
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Santana
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Santana
Tucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buxton. Tucker reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Conger vs. Santana
Conger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Springer vs. Santana
Springer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. McCullers
Buxton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gomez. Buxton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hicks vs. McCullers
Hicks bunts towards the mound. McCullers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buxton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dozier vs. McCullers
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Buxton scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. McCullers
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Santana
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Santana
Correa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gattis vs. Santana
Gattis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. Santana
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Santana
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. McCullers
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. McCullers
Plouffe hits a popup towards short. Correa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. McCullers
Rosario hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gomez. Rosario reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. McCullers
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mauer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Santana
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conger vs. Santana
Conger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Harris
Jake Marisnick now playing left field. Will Harris now pitching.
Suzuki hits a fly ball into left field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buxton vs. Harris
Buxton hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Harris
Hicks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Santana
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Santana
Altuve hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Santana
Correa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gattis vs. Santana
Gattis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Gregerson
Luke Gregerson now pitching.
Dozier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Gregerson
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sano vs. Gregerson
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plouffe vs. Gregerson
Plouffe is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rosario vs. Gregerson
Rosario hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Springer who is chasing the ball. Rosario reaches third base with a triple. Dozier scores. Plouffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Escobar vs. Gregerson
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Jepsen
Kevin Jepsen now pitching.
Lowrie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jepsen
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jepsen
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Jepsen
Colby Rasmus pinch hits for Jake Marisnick. Jonathan Villar pinch runs for Marwin Gonzalez.
There goes Villar. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Villar steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Jepsen
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Conger vs. Jepsen
Conger strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Springer vs. Jepsen
Springer takes first base on ball four. Villar moves to third. Rasmus moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Altuve vs. Jepsen
Altuve hits a line drive into center field. Buxton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/2015 -- Minnesota at Houston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Hicks A, rf 4 0 1 0 Springer G, rf 4 0 0 0 Dozier B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Altuve J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Mauer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Correa C, ss 4 0 3 0 Sano M, dh 4 0 0 0 Gattis E, dh 4 0 1 0 Plouffe T, 3b 2 1 0 0 Lowrie J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rosario E, lf 4 0 2 2 Gomez C, cf 4 0 0 0 Escobar E, ss 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 0 0 Villar J, pr 0 0 0 0 Buxton B, cf 3 1 1 0 Tucker P, lf 3 0 1 1 Marisnick J, lf 0 0 0 0 Rasmus C, ph 0 0 0 0 Conger H, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 2 34 2 8 2 Minnesota 000 001 002 -- 3 Houston 000 010 001 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Santana E (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 11 Jepsen K (S) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO McCullers L 7.0 3 1 1 2 8 Harris W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Gregerson L (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 DP -- Minnesota 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Minnesota 4, Houston 9 2B -- Tucker P, Buxton B, Rosario E 3B -- Rosario E HR -- Lowrie J SB -- Villar J HBP -- by Gregerson L (Plouffe T) T -- 2:45 A -- 27643
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