Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 7, Houston 5
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, August 30, 2015
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Mark Ripperger, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 28877
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .313
Marwin Gonzalez SS 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 .273
Evan Gattis DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240
     Max Stassi PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Colby Rasmus RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .227
Carlos Gomez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .210
Luis Valbuena 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .211
Chris Carter 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .183
Hank Conger C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212
Jake Marisnick LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .232
Totals 36 5 12 5 1 12 18  
Batting
2B - Jose Altuve (24), Carlos Gomez (4)
HR - Jose Altuve (11), Chris Carter (18)
TB - Jose Altuve 8, Marwin Gonzalez 3, Colby Rasmus, Carlos Gomez 3, Chris Carter 4, Jake Marisnick
RBI - Jose Altuve 2 (54), Chris Carter 3 (52)
2-Out RBI - Jose Altuve 2 (21)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Colby Rasmus (26), Hank Conger (16)
GIDP - Max Stassi (1)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
CS - Marwin Gonzalez (4, 2nd by Santana/Herrmann)
PO - Carlos Gomez (2nd by Santana)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Lance McCullers (L 5-5) 6.0 4 3 3 4 6 1 3.21
Chad Qualls 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.07
Oliver Perez 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 6.75
Vincent Velasquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57
HBP - Byron Buxton (by Velasquez)
Pitches-Strikes - Lance McCullers 108-64, Chad Qualls 8-6, Oliver Perez 16-9, Vincent Velasquez 20-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance McCullers 6-4, Chad Qualls 0-0, Oliver Perez 1-0, Vincent Velasquez 1-2
Batters Faced - Lance McCullers 26, Chad Qualls 3, Oliver Perez 4, Vincent Velasquez 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Oliver Perez 1-1
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .245
Eduardo Escobar SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .255
Joe Mauer 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .271
Miguel Sano DH 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 .287
Eddie Rosario RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .272
Eduardo Nunez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .268
Shane Robinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260
Chris Herrmann C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .165
Byron Buxton CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210
Totals 31 7 8 7 4 7 11  
Batting
2B - Eduardo Escobar (23), Byron Buxton (4)
3B - Brian Dozier (4)
HR - Miguel Sano (13), Eduardo Nunez (4)
TB - Brian Dozier 3, Eduardo Escobar 2, Joe Mauer, Miguel Sano 4, Eddie Rosario, Eduardo Nunez 4, Shane Robinson, Byron Buxton 2
RBI - Eduardo Escobar (41), Joe Mauer (55), Miguel Sano 2 (40), Eddie Rosario (33), Eduardo Nunez 2 (19)
2-Out RBI - Eduardo Nunez 2 (12)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (37), Eduardo Nunez (13), Chris Herrmann (9)
SF - Eddie Rosario (3)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Eddie Rosario (10, 2nd off McCullers/Conger)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Ervin Santana (W 3-4) 7.0 6 0 0 0 10 0 5.40
Casey Fien 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
Ryan O'Rourke 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 7.20
Trevor May 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.99
HBP - Chris Carter (by Santana)
Pitches-Strikes - Ervin Santana 109-71, Casey Fien 10-7, Ryan O'Rourke 23-16, Trevor May 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ervin Santana 2-4, Casey Fien 1-0, Ryan O'Rourke 1-1, Trevor May 0-0
Batters Faced - Ervin Santana 26, Casey Fien 4, Ryan O'Rourke 6, Trevor May 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Trevor May 1-1