Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 2, Minnesota 0
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, April 9, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 35°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 15521
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
George Springer DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
Alex Bregman 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .175
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .357
Carlos Correa SS 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 .333
Marwin Gonzalez LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .200
Brian McCann C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .364
J.D. Davis 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 .111
Jake Marisnick CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .179
Derek Fisher RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 13 17  
Batting
2B - Carlos Correa (4), Marwin Gonzalez (3)
TB - Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa 3, Marwin Gonzalez 2, Brian McCann, J.D. Davis, Jake Marisnick
RBI - Marwin Gonzalez (5), J.D. Davis (1)
2-Out RBI - J.D. Davis (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J.D. Davis (8), Jake Marisnick (7), Derek Fisher 2 (3)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Alex Bregman (1, 2nd by Lynn/Castro)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Justin Verlander (W 2-0) 7.0 4 0 0 1 9 0 1.45
Brad Peacock (H 1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Chris Devenski (H 2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
Ken Giles (SV 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
WP - Justin Verlander
Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 109-69, Brad Peacock 21-12, Chris Devenski 14-9, Ken Giles 5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 4-2, Brad Peacock 1-0, Chris Devenski 2-0, Ken Giles 1-0
Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 26, Brad Peacock 4, Chris Devenski 4, Ken Giles 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - Chris Devenski 3-0, Ken Giles 1-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286
Joe Mauer 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .375
Miguel Sano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .258
     Ehire Adrianza PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Eddie Rosario LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .200
Logan Morrison DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .043
Eduardo Escobar SS-3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .375
Max Kepler RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161
Jason Castro C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .158
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 10 20  
Batting
2B - Joe Mauer (4), Eduardo Escobar (5), Jason Castro (1)
TB - Brian Dozier, Joe Mauer 2, Eduardo Escobar 2, Max Kepler, Jason Castro 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eddie Rosario 2 (3), Logan Morrison (6), Byron Buxton (5)
GIDP - Eddie Rosario (1)
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
E - Eddie Rosario (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Lance Lynn 5.0 3 0 0 4 9 0 5.00
Taylor Rogers (L 1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.25
Trevor Hildenberger 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Addison Reed 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.42
Ryan Pressly 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Lance Lynn 105-57, Taylor Rogers 7-4, Trevor Hildenberger 20-14, Addison Reed 20-13, Ryan Pressly 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance Lynn 2-2, Taylor Rogers 2-0, Trevor Hildenberger 3-0, Addison Reed 0-1, Ryan Pressly 1-0
Batters Faced - Lance Lynn 21, Taylor Rogers 3, Trevor Hildenberger 5, Addison Reed 5, Ryan Pressly 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor Hildenberger 1-1