Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 9,
Houston 6
When: 2:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 8, 2023
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - Brennan Miller, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Tripp Gibson III
Attendance: 26330
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - Brennan Miller, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Tripp Gibson III
Attendance: 26330
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Chas McCormick | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .139 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .324 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .281 |
| Jeremy Pena | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .179 |
| David Hensley | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .222 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 |
| Yainer Diaz | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Yordan Alvarez (3), Jeremy Pena (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Chas McCormick, Yordan Alvarez 4, Jose Abreu, Jeremy Pena 4, David Hensley, Jake Meyers, Martin Maldonado | |||||||||
| RBI - Yordan Alvarez 4 (14), Jeremy Pena 2 (6) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jeremy Pena 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Yainer Diaz 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Jake Meyers (Correa at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luis Garcia | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Seth Martinez (L 1-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Ronel Blanco | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Luis Garcia 86-50, Phil Maton 7-6, Seth Martinez 19-15, Ryne Stanek 9-6, Ronel Blanco 30-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luis Garcia 1-3, Phil Maton 1-0, Seth Martinez 2-0, Ryne Stanek 0-1, Ronel Blanco 1-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luis Garcia 20, Phil Maton 3, Seth Martinez 5, Ryne Stanek 3, Ronel Blanco 9 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Byron Buxton | DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Trevor Larnach | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .355 |
| Jose Miranda | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| Nick Gordon | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .105 |
| Donovan Solano | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Kyle Farmer | 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .214 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Correa (2), Kyle Farmer (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Byron Buxton (1), Kyle Farmer (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Byron Buxton 4, Carlos Correa 2, Trevor Larnach 2, Jose Miranda, Nick Gordon, Donovan Solano, Kyle Farmer 7, Christian Vazquez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Byron Buxton 3 (3), Trevor Larnach (7), Kyle Farmer 3 (5), Christian Vazquez 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Byron Buxton 3 (3), Trevor Larnach (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Miranda (4), Christian Vazquez (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Christian Vazquez (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Joe Ryan (W 2-0) | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.75 |
| Jorge Lopez (H 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Griffin Jax (H 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Jovani Moran | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Jhoan Duran (SV 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Joe Ryan 81-53, Jorge Lopez 14-10, Griffin Jax 12-8, Jovani Moran 20-14, Jhoan Duran 3-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Ryan 1-4, Jorge Lopez 0-0, Griffin Jax 1-0, Jovani Moran 0-1, Jhoan Duran 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Joe Ryan 23, Jorge Lopez 3, Griffin Jax 3, Jovani Moran 6, Jhoan Duran 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jhoan Duran 2-0 | ||||||||