Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

ALDS - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

87-75, 40-41 Away

Final

90-72, 39-42 Home


MIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	10	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7	0

P. Lopez2-0

7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

F. Valdez0-1

4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 95
  2
  Ground Out
  Sinker 94
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- Altuve to second on wild pitch by López.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- P. Maton pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- R. Stanek pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- Kirilloff hit for Solano
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- Kirilloff at first base.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- R. Stanek pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- R. Montero pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- Julien hit for Farmer
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- Castro at third base.
  6
  0
- Stevenson in left field.
  6
  0
- Diaz hit for Maldonado
  6
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- R. Montero pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- Diaz catching.
  6
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- B. Stewart pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- H. Brown pitching for HOU
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- J. Duran pitching for MIN
  MIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	95
2 Ground Out	Sinker	94

Twins
4
Astros
6

Game 1

10/7

Twins
6
Astros
2

Game 2

10/8

Astros
9
Twins
1

Game 3

10/10

Astros
3
Twins
2

Game 4

10/11

Daikin Park

8:03 PM, October 8, 2023Coverage: FS1

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 43,017

Game Time:3:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Third Base Umpire - John Tumpane
Left Field Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Right Field Umpire - Brian Knight

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	49	47	.510	-	W1
Seattle	48	49	.495	1.5	W1
Houston	47	51	.480	3	L1
Athletics	41	55	.427	8	L9
Los Angeles	38	59	.392	11.5	L2

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Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

P. Lopez2-0

F. Valdez0-1

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