Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BLarnach (16, Imai)
- HRBell (11, 1st inning off Imai 1 on, 2 Out); Clemens (14, 2nd inning off Imai 2 on, 1 Out); Keaschall (3, 8th inning off Abreu 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIBell 2 (56), Larnach 2 (29), Clemens 3 (38), Keaschall (25)
- 2Out RBIBell 2; Larnach 2.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-10 (Bell 1-2, Gray 0-2, Lewis 0-1, Larnach 1-1, Clemens 1-3, Lee 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSLarnach (2, 2nd base by Pearson/Diaz)
- SBLewis (6, 3rd base off Imai/Diaz)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Lee-Clemens-Lewis , Gray-Clemens-Lewis)
- ELewis (7, catch); Clemens (1, throw)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. Paredes3B-1B |
C. SmithRF |
T. TrammellCF-LF |
N. AllenSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .307 | .378 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .433 | .620 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .346 | .416 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .310 | .469 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .244 | .320 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .297 | .387 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .333 | .429 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .267 | .352 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .314 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .269 | .323 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .323 | .414 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .291 | .315 |
| 35 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
a-walked for Walker in the 6th
b-flied out to first for Loperfido in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BSmith (13, Bradley)
- RBIAllen (6), Loperfido (12)
- 2Out RBILoperfido, J; Allen, N.
- GIDPParedes; Smith
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP2-15 (Altuve 0-1, Walker 0-1, Trammell 0-1, Paredes 0-2, Allen 1-1, Delgado 0-1, Loperfido 1-2, Diaz 0-2, Matthews 0-2, Smith 0-2)
- Fielding
- PBDiaz
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Bradley(W, 7-3) |
A. Morris(H, 11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 97-63 | 3.86 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-14 | 4.86 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.89 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 5.97 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-15 | 3.57 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 170-115 |
- Pitching
- HBPParedes (by Morris)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRogers 3/3; Bradley 16/21; Gómez 5/5; Morris 5/5; Laweryson 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRogers-2-2-4-2; Bradley-19-10-27-7; Gómez-4-3-4-4; Morris-5-1-3-4; Laweryson-2-3-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRogers 0-2; Bradley 2-1; Gómez 1-2; Morris 3-0; Laweryson 1-2
- Game ScoresT Bradley 63
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Imai(L, 5-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 57-23 | 6.14 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47-31 | 3.36 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-12 | 4.24 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23-17 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34-24 | 5.90 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 189-107 |
- Pitching
- WPPearson
- HBPKeaschall (by Pearson)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPearson 3/5; Abreu 4/7; Blubaugh 7/10; Ullola 3/6; Imai 4/13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPearson-5-3-2-1; Abreu-7-5-8-4; Blubaugh-10-5-9-7; Ullola-5-3-6-2; Imai-6-4-7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPearson 0-1; Abreu 0-3; Blubaugh 2-3; Ullola 1-2; Imai 0-2
- Game ScoresT Imai 23
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bell homered to center (452 feet), Larnach scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Paredes grounded into double play, third to second to first, Altuve scored, Alvarez out at second. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Clemens homered to right center (399 feet), Keaschall scored and Lee scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Larnach singled to center, Caratini scored and Keaschall scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Loperfido singled to left, Matthews scored, Smith to third. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 6th | Allen singled to right, Smith scored, Loperfido to third. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Keaschall homered to left center (373 feet). | 8 | 3 | ||
MIN @ HOU Videos
Nick Allen hits an RBI single
Taj Bradley rips 11ks in 5 innings for the Twins
Kody Clemens smashes a home run
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
8:10 AM, 2 July 2026
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 29,179
Game Time:3:16
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
- First Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
- Second Base Umpire - Brennan Miller
- Third Base Umpire - John Tumpane
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 45 | 40 | .529 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 45 | 42 | .517 | 1 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 42 | 46 | .477 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 38 | 49 | .437 | 8 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 35 | 52 | .402 | 11 | L2 |
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 44 | 43 | .506 | - | L1 |
| Seattle | 44 | 43 | .506 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 43 | 46 | .483 | 2 | L1 |
| Athletics | 41 | 46 | .471 | 3 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 36 | 51 | .414 | 8 | L2 |

