Houston Astros
19 - 30 .388
F
May 18, 2026, 7:40 PM
Target Field
Target Field
1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
6
Minnesota Twins
22 - 26 .458| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
W: Eric Orze
(W, 2-1)
1.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Tatsuya Imai
(L, 1-2)
4.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
S: Taylor Rogers
(S, 1)
0.2 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Bell
3-4 | 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Rojas, K
4.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, BB
Vázquez, C
1-2 | 2 BB, RBI, R
Houston Astros Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Peña SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| 2 | Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| 3 | Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .316 |
| 4 | Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 5 | Zach Dezenzo LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| a- Zach Cole PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | |
| 6 | Braden Shewmake 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| 7 | Brice Matthews CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 |
| 8 | Cam Smith RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 |
| 9 | Christian Vázquez C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .250 |
a-Grounded out for Dezenzo in the 7th.
BATTING
TB Alvarez, Y Matthews Paredes Smith Vázquez, C Walker, C 2.
RBI Peña (1) Vázquez, C (13) Walker, C (31).
2-out RBI Walker, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Walker, C Paredes Shewmake Cole.
SF Peña.
GIDP Dezenzo.
Team RISP 2-for-11.
Team LOB 10.
FIELDING
Outfield assists Smith (Bell at home).
Pickoffs Murray (Outman at 1st base).
DP (Paredes-Shewmake-Walker, C).
Houston Astros Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuya Imai(L, 1-2) | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 53 | 21 | 8.31 |
| Jayden Murray | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 7.15 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4.71 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 131 | 84 | 47 | 5.45 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Balk Imai.
HBP Peña (by Rojas, K) Smith (by Topa).
ABS Challenge Vázquez, C (Ball-Confirmed) Jeffers (Strike-Confirmed) Cole (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Imai 74-53 Murray 25-12 Blubaugh 32-19 Rojas, K 46-31 Woods Richardson 18-10 Morris 16-8 Topa 31-17 Orze 19-11 Gómez, Y 11-3 Rogers, Ta 11-6.
Groundouts-flyouts Imai 5-3 Murray 0-1 Blubaugh 1-2 Rojas, K 3-2 Woods Richardson 0-1 Morris 1-1 Topa 0-2 Orze 3-0 Gómez, Y 0-0 Rogers, Ta 1-0.
Batters faced Imai 18 Murray 8 Blubaugh 7 Rojas, K 15 Woods Richardson 5 Morris 4 Topa 7 Orze 4 Gómez, Y 3 Rogers, Ta 2.
Inherited runners-scored Murray 1-0 Orze 2-0 Rogers, Ta 2-0.
Umpires HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Gabe Morales. 3B: Emil Jimenez.
Weather 61 degrees, Overcast.
Wind 2 mph, Calm.
First pitch 6:40 PM.
T 2:38 (1:57 delay).
Att 11,488.
Venue Target Field.
May 18, 2026