IMPACT PLAYER
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
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.
Gerrit Cole gave up his opt-out right on Monday and will remain with the New York Yankees under a contract that runs through 2028 rather than become a free agent.
