SCORECARD
FIRST INNING
Houston: George Springer singled to right off Twins starter Mike Pelfrey. Jose Altuve singled to right, Springer advanced to third. Carlos Correa reached on a fielder's choice to short, scoring Springer.
Houston 1, Twins 0
SECOND INNING
Houston: Jed Lowrie doubled to center. Carlos Gomez grounded out to first. Colby Rasmus hit a two-run homer to right.
Houston 3, Twins 0
FOURTH INNING
Houston: Evan Gattis singled to right. Lowrie singled to left, Gattis went to second. Carlos Gomez singled to left, loading the bases. Rasmus struck out. Luis Valbuena struck out. Hank Conger hit a grand-slam homer to left-center.
Houston 7, Twins 0
eighth INNING
Houston: Jonathan Villar singled to center off reliever Michael Tonkin. Gomez struck out. Rasmus singled to right, Villar ran to second. Chris Carter struck out. Conger singled to right, scoring Villar.
Houston 8, Twins 0
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Hicks cf401001.268
Dozier 2b400001.241
Santana ss000000.217
Mauer 1b402002.270
Vargas 1b000000.248
Sano dh401002.293
Plouffe 3b401001.242
Rosario lf400001.268
Hunter rf300000.228
Robinson rf000000.254
Suzuki c201011.246
Fryer c000000.167
Escobar ss-2b301000.266
Totals3207019
HoustonABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Springer rf411002.264
Tucker ph-lf100001.249
Altuve 2b401000.315
Correa ss400102.272
Gattis dh412001.241
Lowrie 3b323000.250
Villar ph-3b111000.271
Gomez cf411001.220
Marisnick cf000000.234
Rasmus lf-rf412201.230
Valbuena 1b200001.208
Carter ph-1b100011.182
Conger c412500.220
Totals368138110
Twins000 000 000—070
Houston120 400 01x—8130
LOB—Twins 6, Houston 5. 2B—Mauer (26), Plouffe (30), Lowrie (13). HR—Col.Rasmus (18), off Pelfrey; Conger (10), off Pelfrey. RBI—Correa (46), Col.Rasmus 2 (48), Conger 5 (27). GIDP—Dozier, Gattis. DP—Twins 1, Houston 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Pelfrey L, 6-9487705704.17
Boyer120001132.68
O'Rourke100010116.75
Achter100001126.48
Tonkin131103256.39
HOUSTONIPHRERBBSONPERA
McHugh W,15-77 2/3700161063.75
Thatcher1/30000163.72
M.Feliz100002150.00
Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Manny Gonzalez. T—2:35. A—27,807 (41,574).