MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/24/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2550 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-62) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0
Houston Astros (56-76) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 6 2
Houston Slaps 4-3 Loss on Minnesota
The Houston Astros faced a tough opponent in Minnesota pitcher Huascar Ynoa, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Minute Maid Park by a final score of 4-3. Ynoa went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. Andres Sanchez came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.1 innings. His record now stands at 4-2. With the win, Houston goes to 56-76, while the Twins fall to 70-62.

Had Starlin Castro not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Castro hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Astros.

"Bottom line," said Minnesota skipper Robin Ventura, "we didn't play well enough to win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .309 13 58
Y. Puig 1B, CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .283 12 49
A. Townsend LF 5 1 4 0 0 1 1 .304 11 47
D. Badger DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255 19 74
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 15 56
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .219 4 25
L. Smith 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .308 0 2
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .220 12 33
   a-C. Curry PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 13
F. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .306 5 30
Totals 37 3 12 3 2 6 25      
a - C. Curry pinch ran for S. Iwamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Smith (2, 1st Inning off L. Madden, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Jiménez (31, 3rd Inning off L. Madden, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Townsend (26, 5th Inning off L. Madden, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Puig (12, 1st Inning off L. Madden, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran , Y. Puig 5 , A. Townsend 5 , J. Jiménez 2 , A. Rendon , L. Smith 3 , S. Iwamoto
2-out RBI: L. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cochran , A. Townsend , J. Jiménez , L. Smith , S. Iwamoto , F. Mejia
GIDP: Y. Puig , D. Badger 2 , F. Mejia
Hit by Pitch: A. Cochran
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .268 9 54
T. Holman C 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 .226 18 49
J. Ibarra 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 3 6
   a-S. Castro PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 7 33
E. Caine RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .237 3 7
H. Rivera DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   b-D. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 16 50
N. Gomez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 2 5
G. Porter 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 2 8
B. Simmons SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .295 0 6
E. Simmons LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 18 54
Totals 29 4 6 4 4 7 13      
a - S. Castro pinch hit for J. Ibarra in the 7th
b - D. Jones inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Spears , J. Ibarra , S. Castro , G. Porter , B. Simmons , E. Simmons
2-out RBI: J. Ibarra , S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Holman , E. Caine 2
Sac Fly: T. Holman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Madden (2) , B. Simmons (3)
Double Plays: 4 (Gomez-Porter-Ibarra, Ibarra-Simmons-Ibarra, Gomez-Porter-Ibarra, Holman-Simmons-Castro)
PB: T. Holman
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ynoa 6.1 4 2 2 2 5 0 25 99 4.91   
T. Meyers L (1-1), BS (3) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 25 5.03   
B. Bass 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 60
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 25, T. Meyers 6, B. Bass 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 6-8, T. Meyers 0-2, B. Bass 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 99-60, T. Meyers 25-13, B. Bass 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Meyers 1-1
WP: H. Ynoa 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Madden 5.2 7 3 3 2 3 1 26 89 4.23   
A. Sanchez W (4-2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 24 3.48   
S. Jackson H (17) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 24 1.11   
B. Ramsey SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madden 44
Batters Faced: L. Madden 26, A. Sanchez 5, S. Jackson 6, B. Ramsey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madden 9-3, A. Sanchez 1-1, S. Jackson 0-1, B. Ramsey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madden 89-50, A. Sanchez 24-17, S. Jackson 24-18, B. Ramsey 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Madden
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Huascar Ynoa
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 29818
Special Notes: CF Sojuro Iwamoto was injured while running the bases.
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