MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/04/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1495 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (31-31) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 3
Houston Astros (37-26) 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 12 1
Astros Collect 8-5 Win Over Twins
Behind a solid performance from right fielder Lars Nootbaar, the Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins, 8-5. Nootbaar went 4 for 4 with a double, 3 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs for the Astros. Kevin Kelly notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. His record now sits at 2-1. Houston has now won 4 straight.

The decisive blow was delivered by Christian Walker in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a 3-run home run off 27-year old right-handed pitcher Louie Varland to win the game for Houston. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Nootbaar said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 6 1 1 0 0 3 8 .282 5 29
E. De La Cruz SS 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 .221 6 30
K. Campbell 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .246 6 25
R. Hoskins DH 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 .298 9 17
J. Westburg 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .221 4 26
T. Casas 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .270 10 36
R. Jeffers C 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .202 7 11
R. Refsnyder RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 0 10
   a-M. Yastrzemski PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 4 25
E. Carter LF 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 .304 7 23
Totals 38 5 8 5 8 16 26      
a - M. Yastrzemski pinch hit for R. Refsnyder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hoskins (4, 1st Inning off F. Valdez, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Refsnyder (8, 7th Inning off M. Spence, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins (9, 6th Inning off M. Spence, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco , E. De La Cruz , K. Campbell , R. Hoskins 6 , J. Westburg , R. Jeffers , R. Refsnyder 2
2-out RBI: E. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Blanco 3 , E. De La Cruz , J. Westburg , T. Casas , R. Jeffers
Hit by Pitch: R. Refsnyder
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco (22) , E. De La Cruz (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. De La Cruz 2 (10) , J. Westburg (5)
Double Plays: 2 (De La Cruz-Campbell-Casas, De La Cruz-Campbell-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 .269 3 19
L. Nootbaar RF 4 3 4 0 2 0 0 .243 7 21
Y. Diaz C 6 0 1 0 0 3 8 .266 8 27
C. Walker 3B 4 2 2 4 1 0 3 .214 17 34
N. Castellanos DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .255 2 8
J. Ortiz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 4 17
   a-W. MacIver SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 3 8
H. Kim 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 4 29
A. Thomas CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .266 3 23
D. Hensley 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   b-Y. Alvarez PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 11 29
Totals 40 8 12 8 6 4 24      
a - W. MacIver substituted for J. Ortiz in the 1st
b - Y. Alvarez pinch hit for D. Hensley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (3, 5th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Nootbaar (9, 6th Inning off J. Oviedo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Kim (5, 4th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Castellanos (2, 5th Inning off J. Oviedo, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Walker (17, 10th Inning off L. Varland, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar 5 , Y. Diaz , C. Walker 6 , N. Castellanos 4 , H. Kim 3 , A. Thomas , D. Hensley , Y. Alvarez
2-out RBI: C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , Y. Diaz , C. Walker , N. Castellanos , H. Kim , A. Thomas
GIDP: S. Kwan , W. MacIver
Sac Fly: N. Castellanos , A. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: C. Walker
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (8) , H. Kim (6)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Valdez (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Schwellenbach 4.1 8 4 4 1 2 0 98 3.99   
J. Oviedo 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 29 3.90   
L. Erceg 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 4.56   
T. Szapucki 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.50   
J. Alvarado 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.87   
L. Varland L (1-1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 1 1 24 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Schwellenbach 32
Batters Faced: S. Schwellenbach 22, J. Oviedo 10, L. Erceg 6, T. Szapucki 2, J. Alvarado 3, L. Varland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Schwellenbach 3-7, J. Oviedo 4-0, L. Erceg 1-2, T. Szapucki 2-0, J. Alvarado 0-2, L. Varland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Schwellenbach 98-55, J. Oviedo 29-19, L. Erceg 19-9, T. Szapucki 9-5, J. Alvarado 20-14, L. Varland 24-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Oviedo 1-1 , L. Erceg 1-0 , T. Szapucki 3-0 , L. Varland 1-0
WP: L. Erceg
Hit Batsmen: S. Schwellenbach
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez 4.0 6 4 3 6 8 0 103 3.89   
M. Spence 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 43 5.24   
G. Speier 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.02   
H. Harvey 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.98   
K. Kelly W (2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 38
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 25, M. Spence 10, G. Speier 5, H. Harvey 3, K. Kelly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 2-1, M. Spence 2-2, G. Speier 1-2, H. Harvey 1-1, K. Kelly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 103-58, M. Spence 43-28, G. Speier 15-11, H. Harvey 16-11, K. Kelly 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Spence 1-0 , G. Speier 1-0 , K. Kelly 1-0
WP: F. Valdez
Hit Batsmen: F. Valdez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lars Nootbaar
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:30
Attendance: 39549
Special Notes: SS Joey Ortiz was injured in a collision at a base.
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