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Twins 7, Astros 5 — Aug 8, 2021 Recap
Minnesota Twins beat Houston Astros 7-5 on Aug 8, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros on Aug 8, 2021?
Minnesota Twins won 7-5 on Aug 8, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Twins covered
Astros -1.5
Total
Over
12 / 8
Moneyline
Twins
+155
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Twins4.69 ERA5-496.0 IP104 K1.34 WHIP
vs
Astros3.22 ERA9-3109.0 IP128 K1.26 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Twins| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitch Garver | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Arraez | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Sanó | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Rooker | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Cave | CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Refsnyder | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Astros| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Brantley | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Meyers | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Wilson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín Maldonado | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormick | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor Jones | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Castro | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Box Score — Pitching
Twins| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta MaedaW | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
| Danny CoulombeH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Alex ColoméS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Tyler Duffey | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Juan Minaya | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Jorge AlcalaH | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
Astros| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McCullers Jr.L | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 89 |
| Blake Taylor | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Yimi García | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
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