MLB

Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins

· Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
46-43, 22-24 Away
Final
3 - 9
Minnesota Twins
50-39, 26-18 Home

Jose Miranda ties MLB record with hits in 12 straight at-bats as Twins top Astros 9-3

Miranda, playing third base, entered the game with the team-record of hits in 10 straight at-bats. The 26-year-old singled in his first two official at-bats Saturday and tied the MLB record set by the Chicago Cubs’ Johnny Kling (1902) and matched by Boston’s Pinky Higgins (1938) and Detroit’s Walt Dropo (1952). His streak ended in the sixth inning on a routine flyout to left field.

Willi Castro added three hits for Minnesota, which raced to a five-run lead in the first two innings and led 7-1 after three.

Joe Ryan (6-5) allowed three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings, earning the win after three straight no-decisions.

"We went out there, we had excellent at-bats, Joe set a nice tone and we were able to ride that out," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said.

Jon Singleton hit a two-run homer for the Astros, who lost for just the third time in 16 games.

The Twins jumped all over Hunter Brown (6-6), who had been one of the hottest pitchers in the majors. Over his previous five starts, he allowed just one earned run and struck out 34 in 31 innings pitched.

Brown did manage to complete six innings for the ninth straight outing, but gave up seven runs on a season-high 12 hits.

“I’ve been punched in the mouth before, and it happened today and it will happen again,” Brown said. “Flush it and get out to the next one.”

Every Twins starter had at least one hit by the fourth inning. Castro singled in the first, doubled in the second and singled in the third.

Lee's two-run homer in the third inning was the first of his career. The Twins' No. 2 prospect was called up on Wednesday and has seven hits in his first four games.

“It’s a moment I’ll never forget,” Lee said of his home run. “I wasn’t trying to get it out of the way or anything, it just happened to leave the yard.”

Buxton hit a two-run shot in the seventh to give the Twins some breathing room after Houston had the tying run at the plate in the sixth inning.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: 2B Jose Altuve (left wrist contusion) was out of the lineup a day after he was hit on the wrist by a pitch. X-rays were negative on Friday and he’s still considered day-to-day. … OF Yordon Alvarez was hit by a pitch on his right knee in the sixth inning. He remained in the game, but was removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Through an interpreter, Alvarez said, “I got hit the same spot there a couple of weeks ago, and the inflammation of that one hadn’t fully gone away. My knee’s in a lot of pain right now, but we’ll see how I feel tomorrow.”

UP NEXT

The series wraps up on Sunday with RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-7, 6.13 ERA) of the Astros facing RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (3-1, 3.52) of the Twins. Arrighetti lasted just four innings in his last start, giving up six earned runs while waking four against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Woods Richardson has given up at least three earned runs in four of his last six starts.

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Matchup Prediction

Twins: 59.2%
Astros: 40.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Loperfido lined out to second.
9th Inning Cabbage struck out looking.
9th Inning Dubón struck out swinging.
9th Inning Thielbar relieved Sands
8th Inning Larnach struck out swinging.
8th Inning Correa struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 1
5 Ground Balls 14
12 Strikeouts 8
3 Runs Batted In 9
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 14
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 9
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
34 At Bats 35
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 1
17 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 1
149 Pitches 138
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
13 Total Bases 21
36 Plate Appearances 39
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
4 Extra Base Hits 3
3.3 Runs Created 7.9
.206 Batting Average .400
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.382 Slugging Percentage .600
.206 Secondary Average .229
.250 On Base Percentage .436
.632 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.036
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
3.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 8.9
28.0 Batter Rating 58.0
34.0 At Bats Per Home Run 17.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.14 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.54
.176 Isolated Power .200
0.08 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.25
.028 Walks Per Plate Appearance .051
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.171
6.0 Runs Produced 18.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.5
75.8 MLB Rating 105.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 31,431 | Capacity:

2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6

2024 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 92 69 .571 - L2
Kansas City 86 76 .531 6.5 W1
Detroit 86 76 .531 6.5 L2
Minnesota 82 80 .506 10.5 L4
Chicago 41 121 .253 51.5 W2
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