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Twins 5, Astros 3 — Aug 5, 2021 Recap
Minnesota Twins beat Houston Astros 5-3 on Aug 5, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros on Aug 5, 2021?
Minnesota Twins won 5-3 on Aug 5, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Twins covered
Astros -1.5
Total
Under
8 / 9
Moneyline
Twins
+195
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Twins5.63 ERA2-132.0 IP22 K1.25 WHIP
vs
Astros3.22 ERA7-378.1 IP73 K1.30 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Garver | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Refsnyder | CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brent Rooker | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Sanó | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willians Astudillo | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Donaldson | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Astros| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín Maldonado | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Brantley | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robel García | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormick | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Castro | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Box Score — Pitching
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin JaxW | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Tyler DuffeyH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Caleb ThielbarH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Alex ColoméS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Astros| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber ValdezL | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 107 |
| Yimi García | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Cristian Javier | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Twins
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Astros
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0