Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 9,
Houston 8
When: 1:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 44°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Attendance: 15438
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 44°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Attendance: 15438
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .173 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .245 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .353 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| Josh Reddick | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .323 |
| Evan Gattis | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Max Stassi | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .368 |
| J.D. Davis | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Derek Fisher | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 |
| Jake Marisnick | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .175 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alex Bregman (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Bregman (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Alex Bregman 8, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa 2, Josh Reddick, Evan Gattis 2, Max Stassi, J.D. Davis 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - George Springer (6), Alex Bregman (4), Jose Altuve (4), Carlos Correa (10), Evan Gattis 2 (5), Max Stassi (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - George Springer 2 (5), Alex Bregman 3 (10), Josh Reddick (3), Derek Fisher (4) | |||||||||
| SF - Carlos Correa (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Josh Reddick (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 12 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 3.2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7.71 |
| James Hoyt | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Devenski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Will Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 |
| Hector Rondon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brad Peacock (L 1-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.12 |
| WP - Lance McCullers Jr. | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Lance McCullers Jr. 95-48, James Hoyt 15-8, Chris Devenski 13-8, Will Harris 12-9, Hector Rondon 7-5, Brad Peacock 33-20 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance McCullers Jr. 3-1, James Hoyt 1-0, Chris Devenski 1-0, Will Harris 1-1, Hector Rondon 1-0, Brad Peacock 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lance McCullers Jr. 24, James Hoyt 3, Chris Devenski 3, Will Harris 3, Hector Rondon 3, Brad Peacock 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Chris Devenski 2-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .293 |
| Joe Mauer | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .387 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .206 |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .097 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .281 |
| Byron Buxton | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .184 |
| Jason Castro | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .174 |
| Ehire Adrianza | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Byron Buxton (2) | |||||||||
| 3B - Eddie Rosario (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Max Kepler 2 (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Brian Dozier, Joe Mauer, Eddie Rosario 3, Logan Morrison, Max Kepler 8, Byron Buxton 2, Jason Castro, Ehire Adrianza | |||||||||
| RBI - Brian Dozier (5), Eddie Rosario 3 (5), Logan Morrison (2), Max Kepler 3 (5), Ehire Adrianza (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Max Kepler 3 (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (2), Eddie Rosario 2 (5), Max Kepler 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Brian Dozier (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Kyle Gibson | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Zach Duke (H 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Addison Reed (H 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 |
| Fernando Rodney (W 1-1; BS 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| HBP - Max Stassi (by Duke) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Gibson 90-49, Trevor Hildenberger 22-17, Zach Duke 22-11, Addison Reed 19-14, Fernando Rodney 21-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Gibson 3-4, Trevor Hildenberger 3-1, Zach Duke 0-0, Addison Reed 0-2, Fernando Rodney 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Kyle Gibson 23, Trevor Hildenberger 8, Zach Duke 4, Addison Reed 6, Fernando Rodney 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor Hildenberger 3-3, Addison Reed 3-0 | ||||||||