MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/20/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2474 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (68-60) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Minnesota Twins (65-62) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Astros 5-2 Winners Versus Minnesota
The Houston Astros licked the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. Yordan Alvarez deserved a big chunk of the credit. The first baseman hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Astros. Jacob deGrom got credit for the win, improving to 12-6. He allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in 5 innings. Earning his 2nd save for Houston was Manuel Rodriguez.

In the first inning, Alvarez had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 2-0.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Alvarez.

The Astros improved their record to 68-60 with the win over Minnesota.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282 6 39
L. Nootbaar RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .229 16 47
T. Hernández DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .285 36 91
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .239 23 75
C. Walker 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .206 27 60
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 19 56
H. Kim 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 8 55
J. Ortiz SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .230 11 44
A. Thomas CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .257 7 47
Totals 32 5 6 4 4 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Thomas (26, 2nd Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez 2 (23, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez 8 , C. Walker , A. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar
GIDP: A. Thomas
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ortiz-Kim-Alvarez, Kim-Ortiz-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .289 11 67
E. Carter LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .271 10 44
I. Happ DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .235 8 43
T. Casas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .262 25 82
J. Westburg 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 12 57
M. Yastrzemski RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .210 9 45
   a-R. Refsnyder PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 4 23
K. Campbell 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .252 11 52
S. Alcantara SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .194 0 2
J. Rogers C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 10 36
Totals 30 2 5 1 7 9 16      
a - R. Refsnyder pinch hit for M. Yastrzemski in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Campbell (31, 7th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Casas (31, 8th Inning off G. Speier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter , T. Casas 2 , R. Refsnyder , K. Campbell 2 , J. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westburg , K. Campbell , S. Alcantara
GIDP: D. Blanco , T. Casas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Campbell (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alcantara-Campbell-Casas)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom W (12-6) 5.0 2 2 2 4 7 0 90 3.78   
K. Kelly H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.92   
A. Weems H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.70   
H. Harvey H (14) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.47   
G. Speier H (18) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.00   
M. Rodriguez SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 58
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 20, K. Kelly 3, A. Weems 1, H. Harvey 3, G. Speier 4, M. Rodriguez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 4-3, K. Kelly 0-2, A. Weems 0-0, H. Harvey 0-1, G. Speier 3-0, M. Rodriguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 90-53, K. Kelly 11-4, A. Weems 7-4, H. Harvey 16-9, G. Speier 21-14, M. Rodriguez 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Weems 1-0 , G. Speier 2-0 , M. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cole L (2-4) 6.0 6 5 5 3 5 2 111 6.75   
J. Foley 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.38   
L. Erceg 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 42
Batters Faced: G. Cole 27, J. Foley 6, L. Erceg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 4-9, J. Foley 3-2, L. Erceg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 111-69, J. Foley 23-13, L. Erceg 13-9
WP: G. Cole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 32448
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