Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
Final
Recap
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over seven innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Wednesday. Ryan (3-3) retired his last 16 batters after an RBI single by his former catcher Christian Vázquez in the second, the only hard-hit ball the Astros managed against the All-Star right-hander. The other three hits Ryan allowed were a leadoff blooper by Jeremy Peña and two infield singles. He didn't walk anybody while throwing 71 of 99 pitches for strikes. Rookie Andrew Morris pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first career save for the Twins, who have won three of their last four series.
Team stats
5Hits6
0Home runs2
0Walks3
15Strikeouts3
0Stolen bases0
112Pitches thrown145
3Pitching strikeouts15
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy PenaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian VazquezC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Matthews2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach DezenzoLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam SmithRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach ColePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike BurrowsP | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| AJ BlubaughP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate PearsonP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |