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ALDS Game 2 recap: Twins 6, Astros 2

Pablo López pitched seven shutout innings for the Twins, striking out seven and giving up just six hits to the defending World Series champion Astros.

October 9, 2023 at 4:49AM
Twins pitcher Pablo López celebrated a strikeout during Sunday’s victory in Houston. (Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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IMPACT PLAYER

Pablo López, Twins: The righthanded ace threw seven shutout innings at the defending world champions, striking out seven, giving up six hits, walking one and throwing 105 pitches.

BY THE NUMBERS

9 The Twins' losing streak on the road in postseason play before Sunday's victory.

2 Runs given up in the regular season by Twins reliever Brock Stewart, who gave up two Sunday. All four were on home runs by Houston.

63 Postseason RBI by Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, tied for third most in major league history.

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Chris Miller

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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