Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Houston 2,
Minnesota 0
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, April 9, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 35°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 15521
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 35°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 15521
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .357 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Brian McCann | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .364 |
| J.D. Davis | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .111 |
| Jake Marisnick | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .179 |
| Derek Fisher | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Correa (4), Marwin Gonzalez (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa 3, Marwin Gonzalez 2, Brian McCann, J.D. Davis, Jake Marisnick | |||||||||
| RBI - Marwin Gonzalez (5), J.D. Davis (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - J.D. Davis (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J.D. Davis (8), Jake Marisnick (7), Derek Fisher 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Alex Bregman (1, 2nd by Lynn/Castro) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander (W 2-0) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.45 |
| Brad Peacock (H 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Devenski (H 2) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Ken Giles (SV 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| WP - Justin Verlander | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 109-69, Brad Peacock 21-12, Chris Devenski 14-9, Ken Giles 5-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 4-2, Brad Peacock 1-0, Chris Devenski 2-0, Ken Giles 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 26, Brad Peacock 4, Chris Devenski 4, Ken Giles 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Chris Devenski 3-0, Ken Giles 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .375 |
| Miguel Sano | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .258 |
| Ehire Adrianza | PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 |
| Logan Morrison | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .043 |
| Eduardo Escobar | SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .269 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| Jason Castro | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (4), Eduardo Escobar (5), Jason Castro (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Brian Dozier, Joe Mauer 2, Eduardo Escobar 2, Max Kepler, Jason Castro 3 | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eddie Rosario 2 (3), Logan Morrison (6), Byron Buxton (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Eddie Rosario (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Eddie Rosario (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lance Lynn | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Taylor Rogers (L 1-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Addison Reed | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.42 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Lance Lynn 105-57, Taylor Rogers 7-4, Trevor Hildenberger 20-14, Addison Reed 20-13, Ryan Pressly 13-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance Lynn 2-2, Taylor Rogers 2-0, Trevor Hildenberger 3-0, Addison Reed 0-1, Ryan Pressly 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lance Lynn 21, Taylor Rogers 3, Trevor Hildenberger 5, Addison Reed 5, Ryan Pressly 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor Hildenberger 1-1 | ||||||||