MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/01/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2033 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (50-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Houston Astros (56-43) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Fregoso Leads Houston Past Minnesota
Miguel Fregoso, who is tied for 8th in the AL in quality starts with 10, was in top form in a tight contest between Houston and Minnesota. The Astros left-hander helped his team beat the Twins, 3-1. Jeff Hank picked up the save for Houston, his 24th of the year. Houston is in second place in the American League West Division with a record of 56-43.

Minnesota had little success against Fregoso and his sinker. Fregoso tossed 116 pitches over 7.1 innings for the Astros.

"When you are able to locate the ball, good things are going to happen," said Fregoso.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Tian DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .270 18 52
N. Carpenter 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .334 16 49
B. Hinson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .328 19 61
E. Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .251 19 50
B. McBride 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .289 20 57
K. Eby LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
C. Pope RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .252 7 38
B. Duncan C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 6 26
   a-J. Oliver PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 7 19
B. Carson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .325 10 58
Totals 30 1 5 1 6 10 17      
a - J. Oliver pinch hit for B. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Carson (20, 8th Inning off H. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. McBride (20, 9th Inning off J. Hank, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Tian , B. Hinson , B. McBride 4 , C. Pope , B. Carson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Hernandez 2 , B. McBride
GIDP: N. Carpenter , B. Carson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hinson (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Carpenter-Carson-Hernandez, Hernandez-Carson-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 3 25
   a-L. Andersen PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .175 1 6
   b-P. Douglas LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
T. Gibb RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 9 34
W. Valiente DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .236 23 62
P. Bown CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305 24 75
H. Takahashi 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .282 28 67
M. Darling SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .243 10 34
J. Johnson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276 10 46
D. Huston 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .295 3 7
J. McClanahan C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 12 39
Totals 28 3 6 2 5 4 12      
a - L. Andersen pinch hit for Z. Atwood in the 5th
b - P. Douglas substituted for L. Andersen in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (23, 2nd Inning off T. Waterbury, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Darling (12, 8th Inning off T. Brockman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Andersen , T. Gibb , P. Bown , M. Darling 2 , J. Johnson 2 , J. McClanahan
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , M. Darling , J. Johnson , J. McClanahan
GIDP: T. Gibb , W. Valiente
Hit by Pitch: T. Gibb
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Takahashi-Darling-Fregoso, Johnson-Darling-Takahashi)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Waterbury L (3-3) 4.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 78 4.58   
M. Navarro 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 32 2.70   
T. Brockman 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Waterbury 44
Batters Faced: T. Waterbury 18, M. Navarro 9, T. Brockman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Waterbury 3-4, M. Navarro 1-4, T. Brockman 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Waterbury 78-48, M. Navarro 32-15, T. Brockman 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Navarro 3-3
Hit Batsmen: T. Waterbury
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fregoso W (10-4) 7.1 3 0 0 3 9 0 116 2.91   
H. Valenzuela H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 4.06   
J. Hank SV (24) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fregoso 78
Batters Faced: M. Fregoso 26, H. Valenzuela 5, J. Hank 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fregoso 5-6, H. Valenzuela 0-2, J. Hank 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fregoso 116-72, H. Valenzuela 16-7, J. Hank 24-14
WP: M. Fregoso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Fregoso
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 31230
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