Twins 8-2 Astros (1 Jun, 2023) Final Score - - ESPN (SG)

Minnesota Twins

29-27, 13-15 away

8

Houston Astros

32-23, 15-13 home

2

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
E. Julien2B	0-5	0	0	0	.226
C. CorreaSS	0-0	0	0	0	.211
D. Solano1B	2-4	0	0	4	.275
A. KirilloffLF	2-4	1	0	1	.314
K. FarmerSS-2B	1-5	1	0	0	.265
J. GalloDH	0-4	0	0	0	.194
R. JeffersC	2-4	0	0	2	.267
M. KeplerRF	1-5	1	0	0	.195
W. Castro3B	2-4	3	0	0	.274
M. TaylorCF	1-3	2	0	1	.214

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Varland	7.0	4	0	1	5	86-66	3.51
J. Lopez	0.0	2	2	1	0	16-9	4.30
B. Stewart	1.0	0	0	0	3	13-9	1.13
J. De Leon	1.0	0	0	0	1	16-9	3.12

According to ESPN Analytics

Hits

11

6

Home Runs

0

2

Total Bases

14

12

Runners LOB

11

7

Minute Maid Park

Minute Maid Park

10:10 AM, 1 June 2023

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,127

91%

Capacity: 41,000

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
First Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2

— Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said rookie starter Louie Varland deserved an offensive game ball after throwing seven scoreless innings in a victory over the Houston Astros Wednesday night.

Jun 1, 2023, 02:12 pm - AP


MIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	8	11	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	0

L. Varland3-1

7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

H. Brown5-2

4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 8 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				MIN	HOU
		3rd	Solano singled to right, Castro scored and Kepler scored, Taylor to third.	2	0
		3rd	Kirilloff singled to left, Taylor scored, Solano to second.	3	0
		5th	Jeffers hit a ground rule double, Kirilloff scored and Farmer scored, Gallo to third.	5	0
		6th	Solano doubled to left, Taylor scored and Castro scored.	7	0
		7th	Taylor doubled to center, Castro scored.	8	0
		8th	Meyers homered to right center (403 feet).	8	1
		8th	Diaz homered to left center (381 feet).	8	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
7
Astros
5

Twins
1
Astros
5

Twins
8
Astros
2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	82	72	.532	-	W3
Cleveland	74	81	.477	8.5	W2
Detroit	72	81	.471	9.5	W2
Chicago	58	96	.377	24	L3
Kansas City	52	102	.338	30	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	85	68	.556	-	W3
Houston	85	69	.552	0.5	L1
Seattle	84	69	.549	1	L1
Los Angeles	69	85	.448	16.5	L2
Oakland	46	107	.301	39	L8

Twins clinch AL Central with win vs. the Angels

Twins clinch AL Central with win vs. the Angels

The Minnesota Twins clinch the American League Central with an 8-6 win against the Los Angeles Angels.

Minnesota Twins clinch AL Central title with 8-6 win over Angels

Minnesota Twins clinch AL Central title with 8-6 win over Angels

— The Minnesota Twins clinched the AL Central title Friday night with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Ragans goes 6 innings, Royals use 2 big innings to beat Astros 7-5, knock them out of 1st

Ragans goes 6 innings, Royals use 2 big innings to beat Astros 7-5, knock them out of 1st

— Cole Ragans gave up three hits and two runs over six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals used two big innings to defeat Houston 7-5 on Friday night, knocking the Astros out of first place in the AL West.