MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/05/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1501 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (31-32) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Houston Astros (38-26) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 12 0
Astros Improve to 38-26 with 4-1 Win
David Festa pitched a gem to lead Houston to victory over the Minnesota Twins, 4-1. Manuel Rodriguez, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save. With the win, Houston upped its record to 38-26.

Making an impact for the home team was Lars Nootbaar. In the bottom of the fourth, the two-time All-Star had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 3-1, Astros.

"David is good at sticking to his strengths," said Houston manager Logan F.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. De La Cruz SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .223 6 30
M. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .152 1 2
O. Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .279 14 40
M. Yastrzemski DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .273 4 25
T. Casas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 10 36
K. Campbell 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243 6 25
E. Carter RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .297 7 23
R. Refsnyder LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 10
J. Rogers C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 5 21
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 15 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Rogers (5, 3rd Inning off D. Festa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. De La Cruz , M. Garcia , J. Rogers 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: E. De La Cruz (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garcia (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Campbell-De La Cruz-Casas, Garcia-Campbell-Casas, Garcia-Campbell-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .248 4 30
L. Nootbaar RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .244 7 22
T. Hernández LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .273 18 42
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 11 29
C. Walker 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .215 17 35
N. Castellanos DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .271 2 8
J. Ortiz SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .222 4 17
A. Thomas CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .271 3 24
W. MacIver C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .214 3 8
Totals 34 4 12 4 3 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: W. MacIver (3, 2nd Inning off B. Pfaadt, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kim (8, 2nd Inning off B. Pfaadt, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ortiz (10, 6th Inning off B. Pfaadt, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Castellanos (3, 8th Inning off D. Jameson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kim 3 , L. Nootbaar , T. Hernández 2 , C. Walker , N. Castellanos 3 , J. Ortiz 2 , A. Thomas 2 , W. MacIver 2
2-out RBI: H. Kim , L. Nootbaar , C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , L. Nootbaar , T. Hernández , N. Castellanos
GIDP: Y. Alvarez , J. Ortiz , W. MacIver
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (MacIver-Ortiz)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pfaadt L (5-5) 5.2 10 4 3 2 5 0 107 4.17   
J. Foley 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.05   
D. Jameson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pfaadt 38
Batters Faced: B. Pfaadt 27, J. Foley 5, D. Jameson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pfaadt 4-5, J. Foley 1-1, D. Jameson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pfaadt 107-72, J. Foley 20-14, D. Jameson 25-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Festa W (5-3) 5.0 1 1 1 2 10 1 78 4.83   
P. Murfee H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.19   
A. Weems H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.72   
K. Kelly H (4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.46   
M. Rodriguez SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Festa 69
Batters Faced: D. Festa 18, P. Murfee 4, A. Weems 3, K. Kelly 6, M. Rodriguez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Festa 3-2, P. Murfee 0-1, A. Weems 1-0, K. Kelly 3-0, M. Rodriguez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Festa 78-51, P. Murfee 17-9, A. Weems 15-11, K. Kelly 20-14, M. Rodriguez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rodriguez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Festa
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 41706
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