#ASTROS VS TWINS SCORE SERIES#

“To pick up a win, and the team win is huge.”Īlex Colomé pitched the ninth for his fifth save. “Today probably wasn’t the best outing in terms of pitching in my rhythm and staying within myself, but I was able to get outs with the minimum of runs,” Maeda said through a translator. Kenta Maeda (5-4) allowed three runs on six hits with five strikeouts in five innings. Took some big individual efforts to get a great team win, but really, it was a lot of different guys again.'

“Hit some balls out of the ballpark today. “We went out there, did our jobs, played hard, had some big at bats,” Baldelli said. Max Kepler had three hits for Minnesota, which won three of four against the Astros. Trevor Larnach tied it at 1 in the second with an RBI single. When he’s getting a mistake, he’s really hammering it, hitting the ball hard really to all fields. He’s always been able to spray the ball all over the ballfield. “The quality at bats is just very, very high across the board. “I don’t know what to say except he is really feeling it at the plate,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said about Polanco. Polanco finished 13 for 40 with five home runs and 10 RBI on Minnesota’s nine-game road trip. Sanó hit a monstrous two-run homer to left in the fourth. Polanco hit a solo home run in the fifth and a three-run shot to right in the sixth to help the Twins build a 7-3 lead. HOUSTON - Jorge Polanco homered twice and drove in four runs, Miguel Sanó also hit a home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Sunday. If Ryan can avoid last season’s disaster against the Astros, the Twins should be set up for success here.Jorge Polanco hits homers twice, Twins beat Astros 7-5

The Twins have an excellent pitching staff, both starting and relieving, leading to a solid start to the season - including a win at home last night. The Astros have had six or more runs in three of their last six games. Over/Under pickīoth teams have struggled offensively this year, but with Ryan’s previous issues against the Astros and Garcia’s rough start to the season, I like the over here. He is 3-1 with a 2.66 ERA in four career starts against the Twins. Garcia allowed seven hits and three runs over five innings in his only 2023 appearance against the Chicago White Sox. Ryan has pitched just once against the Astros and recorded a 9.00 ERA in 2022. Ryan has pitched six innings this season, allowing one run and three hits against the Royals on Sunday. Ryan and the rest of the Twins’ starting rotation have been lights-out to start the year with a combined 1.12 ERA between them. Out: 2B Jorge Polanco (knee), 1B/OF Alex Kirilloff (wrist), OF Gilberto Celestino (thumb) Starting pitchers Out: LF Michael Brantley (shoulder), 2B Jose Altuve (thumb), RP Blake Taylor (elbow) Astros-Twins picks: Saturday, April 8th Injury report Minnesota won the first game, 3-2, in extra innings. The Astros are +105 underdogs, and the run total is set at 7.5.

The Twins are the -125 moneyline favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook. Luis Garcia (0-1, 5.40 ERA) will take the mound for the Astros, and Joe Ryan (1-0, 1.50 ERA) will pitch for the Twins. ET, and the game will air on AT&T SportsNet Southwest.

#ASTROS VS TWINS SCORE SERIES#

The Houston Astros take on the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a three-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis.

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