Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 8,
Houston 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Nick Mahrley, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 37127
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Nick Mahrley, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 37127
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Edouard Julien | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .226 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Donovan Solano | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Alex Kirilloff | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .314 |
| Kyle Farmer | SS-2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .265 |
| Joey Gallo | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .194 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .195 |
| Willi Castro | 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .274 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Donovan Solano (9), Ryan Jeffers (4), Michael A. Taylor (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Donovan Solano 3, Alex Kirilloff 2, Kyle Farmer, Ryan Jeffers 3, Max Kepler, Willi Castro 2, Michael A. Taylor 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Donovan Solano 4 (9), Alex Kirilloff (8), Ryan Jeffers 2 (9), Michael A. Taylor (16) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ryan Jeffers 2 (5), Michael A. Taylor (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Donovan Solano (12), Joey Gallo 3 (14), Max Kepler 3 (10) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Kyle Farmer (1, 2nd off Mushinski/Maldonado), Willi Castro (10, 2nd off Martinez/Maldonado) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Louie Varland (W 3-1) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.51 |
| Jorge Lopez | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.30 |
| Brock Stewart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.12 |
| Jose De Leon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 |
| HBP - Jeremy Pena (by Lopez), Jose Abreu (by De Leon) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Louie Varland 86-66, Jorge Lopez 16-9, Brock Stewart 13-9, Jose De Leon 16-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Louie Varland 11-4, Jorge Lopez 0-0, Brock Stewart 0-0, Jose De Leon 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Louie Varland 25, Jorge Lopez 4, Brock Stewart 3, Jose De Leon 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brock Stewart 2-0 | ||||||||
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Mauricio Dubon | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Jeremy Pena | SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .245 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| Corey Julks | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Chas McCormick | LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .248 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .203 |
| Yainer Diaz | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Jake Meyers (5), Yainer Diaz (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Jeremy Pena 2, Alex Bregman 2, Jake Meyers 4, Yainer Diaz 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jake Meyers (18), Yainer Diaz (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Bregman (18), Kyle Tucker (18), Corey Julks (18) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Kyle Tucker (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Hunter Brown (L 5-2) | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3.61 |
| Parker Mushinski | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Seth Martinez | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 |
| HBP - Joey Gallo (by Mushinski), Alex Kirilloff (by Mushinski), Ryan Jeffers (by Martinez) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Hunter Brown 102-70, Parker Mushinski 38-24, Seth Martinez 43-25, Ryne Stanek 10-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Hunter Brown 3-1, Parker Mushinski 1-1, Seth Martinez 1-0, Ryne Stanek 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Hunter Brown 22, Parker Mushinski 10, Seth Martinez 11, Ryne Stanek 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Parker Mushinski 2-2 | ||||||||