MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/19/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2458 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (67-60) 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 8 10 0
Minnesota Twins (65-61) 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 6 9 2
Astros Pick Up 8-6 Win Against Minnesota
Houston and Minnesota duked it out and the Astros came out victorious.

Astros catcher Yainer Diaz left his mark on his team's 8-6 win over the Minnesota Twins. Diaz was 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for Houston in the contest. Framber Valdez was the winner. Over 5 innings, he yielded 4 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Hunter Harvey notched his 17th save in 21 chances.

With Houston trailing 1-0 in the top of the second, Diaz hit a cutter from Spencer Schwellenbach for a 2-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Astros ahead, 2-1.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Diaz.

By defeating Minnesota, the second-place Astros improved to 67-60.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .282 6 38
   a-N. Castellanos PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280 8 22
   b-A. Call LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 8
L. Nootbaar RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .229 16 47
T. Hernández DH 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 .287 36 91
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .237 21 72
C. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .205 27 60
Y. Diaz C 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .257 19 56
H. Kim 2B 4 0 1 2 0 3 2 .244 8 55
J. Ortiz SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .230 11 44
A. Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 7 47
Totals 38 8 10 7 3 12 17      
a - N. Castellanos pinch hit for S. Kwan in the 9th
b - A. Call substituted for N. Castellanos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thomas (25, 4th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Kim (15, 5th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Diaz (19, 2nd Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Hernández (36, 5th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Castellanos (8, 9th Inning off J. Hader, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , N. Castellanos 4 , L. Nootbaar , T. Hernández 4 , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz 5 , H. Kim 2 , J. Ortiz , A. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: Y. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , H. Kim , A. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan 2 (24)
CS: C. Walker (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walker-Kim-Alvarez, Walker-Kim-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 .291 11 67
K. Campbell 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .251 11 52
I. Happ LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 .237 8 43
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .223 12 57
T. Casas 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262 25 82
R. Hoskins DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .290 14 26
R. Jeffers C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .229 9 22
S. Alcantara SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .212 0 2
R. Refsnyder RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 4 23
   a-E. Carter PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 10 43
Totals 32 6 9 5 7 10 21      
a - E. Carter pinch hit for R. Refsnyder in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jeffers (6, 6th Inning off A. Kittredge, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hoskins (10, 6th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins (14, 4th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Happ (8, 5th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 2 , K. Campbell , I. Happ 4 , R. Hoskins 6 , R. Jeffers 3 , R. Refsnyder
2-out RBI: D. Blanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Blanco , J. Westburg , T. Casas
GIDP: I. Happ 2
Sac Fly: I. Happ
Hit by Pitch: S. Alcantara
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Blanco (10)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Campbell (6) , S. Alcantara (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez W (6-8) 5.0 7 4 4 3 6 2 98 4.29   
A. Kittredge 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.58   
G. Speier H (17) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.04   
J. Duran H (4) 0.2 0 1 1 3 1 0 26 5.56   
H. Harvey SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 40
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 24, A. Kittredge 5, G. Speier 5, J. Duran 6, H. Harvey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 3-5, A. Kittredge 0-2, G. Speier 1-2, J. Duran 0-1, H. Harvey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 98-56, A. Kittredge 21-12, G. Speier 18-12, J. Duran 26-10, H. Harvey 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kittredge 1-1 , G. Speier 1-0 , H. Harvey 3-0
WP: F. Valdez
Hit Batsmen: J. Duran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Schwellenbach L (9-10) 4.1 8 7 4 2 7 2 111 4.26   
L. Varland 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 34 3.48   
L. Erceg 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.88   
J. Hader 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 7.71   
T. Szapucki 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Schwellenbach 30
Batters Faced: S. Schwellenbach 25, L. Varland 7, L. Erceg 4, J. Hader 4, T. Szapucki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Schwellenbach 1-5, L. Varland 3-2, L. Erceg 1-1, J. Hader 0-1, T. Szapucki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Schwellenbach 111-74, L. Varland 34-20, L. Erceg 18-14, J. Hader 19-10, T. Szapucki 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Varland 1-0 , L. Erceg 1-0 , T. Szapucki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yainer Diaz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 29313
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