MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/26/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2582 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (71-63) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 1
Houston Astros (57-77) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Twins Take Down Astros, 3-2
Houston right fielder Glen Porter had a good game, even if his team did not. The Astros dropped a 3-2 decision to Minnesota at Minute Maid Park. Porter slugged 2 home runs. Minnesota reliever Tommy Meyers picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Chris Brown took the loss. Minnesota is now 71-63, while Houston is 57-77.

Minnesota used a timely hit from Lou Smith to get the win. The shortstop stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Twins ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a difference-maker.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Houston skipper Mike Napoli.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .306 13 58
Y. Puig CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .281 12 49
A. Townsend LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .305 12 48
D. Badger DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .253 19 75
J. Jiménez 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .290 15 56
C. Curry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 3 14
J. Ruíz 2B 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .271 3 11
   a-A. Garza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118 1 3
   b-A. Rendon 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 4 25
L. Smith SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .238 0 3
A. Martin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277 14 50
Totals 35 3 9 3 5 9 20      
a - A. Garza pinch hit for J. Ruíz in the 8th
b - A. Rendon substituted for A. Garza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Puig (29, 5th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Martin (23, 6th Inning off B. Dailey, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Smith (3, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Townsend (12, 1st Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 2 , A. Townsend 5 , D. Badger , J. Jiménez , C. Curry , J. Ruíz , L. Smith 2 , A. Martin 2
2-out RBI: A. Townsend
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cochran 2 , J. Jiménez , C. Curry
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Puig (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Cochran-Martin)
OF assists: 2 (Townsend(Simmons at 3rd base), Cochran(Castro at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Aracena SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .179 0 1
B. Jones C 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .204 4 10
J. Ibarra 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 3 8
   a-H. Rivera PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 0 0
E. Caine CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 3 7
D. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 16 51
S. McGuire 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 9 39
G. Porter RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .267 4 10
B. Simmons 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .287 0 6
S. Castro DH 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .259 7 33
Totals 35 2 9 2 4 10 19      
a - H. Rivera pinch hit for J. Ibarra in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Porter 2 (4, 3rd Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. McGuire , G. Porter 9 , B. Simmons , S. Castro 4
2-out RBI: G. Porter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ibarra , E. Caine , B. Simmons
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Aracena (1) , B. Simmons (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Ruíz at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 2 25 92 3.52   
T. Meyers W (2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 6 36 4.84   
B. Bass H (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 3.15   
J. Fajardo SV (42) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 52
Batters Faced: D. Collins 25, T. Meyers 6, B. Bass 3, J. Fajardo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 5-6, T. Meyers 0-0, B. Bass 1-1, J. Fajardo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 92-66, T. Meyers 36-20, B. Bass 14-9, J. Fajardo 21-10
WP: D. Collins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Connolly 4.1 5 2 2 4 4 1 22 107 2.89   
B. Dailey 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 28 3.44   
C. Brown L (1-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 9 31 3.21   
K. Jenkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 45
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 22, B. Dailey 6, C. Brown 9, K. Jenkins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 4-5, B. Dailey 1-1, C. Brown 4-0, K. Jenkins 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 107-60, B. Dailey 28-17, C. Brown 31-19, K. Jenkins 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dailey 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glen Porter
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 26237
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