SCORECARD
FIFTH INNING
Houston: Marwin Gonzalez hit a one-out single to right off Twins starter Ervin Santana. Preston Tucker doubled to center, scoring Gonzalez.
Houston 1, Twins 0
SIXTH INNING
Twins: Byron Buxton doubled to center off Houston starter Lance McCullers. Aaron Hicks reached on a bunt single to McCullers, Buxton advanced to third. Brian Dozier grounded into a double play to short, scoring Buxton.
Houston 1, Twins 1
NINTH INNING
Twins: Dozier singled to center off reliever Luke Gregerson. Joe Mauer grounded out to second, Dozier went to second. Miguel Sano struck out. Trevor Plouffe was hit by a pitch. Eddie Rosario tripled to right, scoring Dozier and Plouffe.
Houston: Jed Lowrie homered to left off reliever Kevin Jepsen.
Twins 3, Houston 2
twinsABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Hicks rf401002.268
Dozier 2b411002.241
Mauer 1b300010.269
Sano dh400003.287
Plouffe 3b210010.241
Rosario lf402201.271
Escobar ss400002.263
Suzuki c300000.244
Buxton cf311000.194
Totals31352210
HoustonABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Springer rf400014.261
Altuve 2b500001.312
Correa ss403000.279
Gattis dh401002.241
Lowrie 3b311111.252
Gomez cf400001.213
Gonzalez 1b412000.272
Villar pr000000.271
Tucker lf301101.250
Marisnick lf000000.234
Rasmus ph000010.230
Conger c300012.216
Totals34282412
Twins000 001 002—350
Houston000 010 001—280
LOB—Twins 4, Houston 9. 2B—E.Rosario (16), Buxton (5), Tucker (18). 3B—E.Rosario (11). HR—Lowrie (7), off Jepsen. RBI—E.Rosario 2 (39), Lowrie (20), Tucker (32). SB—Villar (5). DP—Twins 1, Houston 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
E.Santana W, 4-486112111194.93
Jepsen S, 11-15121121262.47
HOUSTONIPHRERBBSONPERA
McCullers7311281033.07
Harris100001171.34
Gregerson L, 7-3122201253.06
HBP—by Gregerson (Plouffe). Umpires—Home, Paul Schrieber; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Jim Reynolds. T—2:45. A—27,643 (41,574).
The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year pleaded for accountability, saying players need to be benched if they don’t give their all on defense.
