Major League BaseballTarget Field · Minneapolis, Minnesota
HOU
Jeremy Peña1-4.259▲
Christian Walker0-4.255
Christian Vázquez1-2 · 1 RBI.247▼Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
HOU
Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
HOU1 R · .241 xBA
MIN4 R · .280 xBAThe scoreboard matched the contact — MIN both hit it harder and scored more.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
MIN win3rd in the AL Central, 2 GB| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |








Vázquez singled to center, Dezenzo scored, Smith to second.2nd Inning1-0
Caratini homered to center (406 feet).2nd Inning1-1
Kreidler homered to left center (416 feet), Caratini scored and Gray scored.4th Inning1-4| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pena | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .259 | .305 | .333 |
| I. Paredes | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .244 | .333 | .378 |
| Y. Alvarez | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .303 | .412 | .605 |
| C. Walker | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .255 | .330 | .489 |
| J. Meyers | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .227 | .300 | .341 |
| Z. Dezenzo | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .229 | .270 | .400 |
| B. Matthews | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .202 | .256 | .353 |
| C. Smith | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .206 | .299 | .319 |
| C. Vazquez | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .247 | .316 | .393 |
| Z. Cole | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .186 | .205 | .419 |
| C. Salazar | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .231 | .091 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Burrows | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 88-57 | 5.75 | 88 |
| A. Blubaugh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.55 | 13 |
| N. Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 | 11 |
HOU 0%MIN 100% 
Biggest swing: Kreidler homered to left center (416 feet), Caratini scored and Gray scored. (+25% MIN)
HOUMIN
HOUMIN
Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)
Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant
Twins
Cole Sands · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Ryan Jeffers · CJul 1710-Day-IL
Byron Buxton · CFJul 1710-Day-IL
Marco Raya · RPJul 2015-Day-IL
Connor Prielipp · SPJul 2615-Day-IL
Astros
Jeremy Pena · SSJul 1010-Day-IL
Ronel Blanco · SPJul 1760-Day-IL
Lance McCullers Jr. · SPJul 1715-Day-IL
Bennett Sousa · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Kai-Wei Teng · RPJul 1715-Day-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.
HOU+113+1.5O 7.5-114
MIN-136-1.5U 7.5-105Odds by


Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
HOU46-49· 8-17 away
MIN46-48· 15-14 home
HOULast 6Rec 20-31
MINLast 6Rec 23-27
LADW161-33
MILW159-34
TBL154-37
ATLW254-38
CHCL152-41
PHIW152-42
CIN26-2413-13 away9
PHI25-2513-14 home4
BAL21-299-17 away3
TB33-1519-5 home5
TEX24-2513-15 away5
COL19-3110-15 home4
SF20-3010-18 away3
ARI25-2315-9 home6
CWS25-2411-14 away4
SEA24-2714-15 home5
ATL34-1618-8 away9
MIA22-2815-14 home1
CLE29-2214-12 away3
DET20-3013-11 home2
NYM21-2810-15 away4
WSH25-2510-15 home8