Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
Final
Recap
MINNEAPOLIS -- Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jason Alexander scattered four hits over six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night. Jeremy Peña singled off Zebby Matthews (1-1) to open the game and Paredes followed with his fifth home run on a 3-2 pitch for a 2-0 lead. Alexander (1-0) walked one and struck out four after allowing 10 runs in 6 1/3 innings in his first two outings this season.
Team stats
5Hits7
1Home runs0
0Walks1
7Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases0
140Pitches thrown135
8Pitching strikeouts7
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam SmithRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PenaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Shewmake2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach DezenzoLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian VazquezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach ColeRF-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan AbreuP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason AlexanderP | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryan KingP | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los SantosP | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven OkertP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |