Boxscore: Houston 8, Twins 0

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

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

Hicks cf401001.268

Dozier 2b400001.241

Santana ss000000.217

Mauer 1b402002.270

Vargas 1b000000.248

Plouffe 3b401001.242

Rosario lf400001.268

Hunter rf300000.228

Robinson rf000000.254

Suzuki c201011.246

Escobar ss-2b301000.266

Totals3207019

HoustonABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Springer rf411002.264

Tucker ph-lf100001.249

Correa ss400102.272

Gattis dh412001.241

Lowrie 3b323000.250

Villar ph-3b111000.271

Gomez cf411001.220

Rasmus lf-rf412201.230

Valbuena 1b200001.208

Carter ph-1b100011.182

Conger c412500.220

Totals368138110

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

Achter100001126.48

Tonkin131103256.39

HOUSTONIPHRERBBSONPERA

McHugh W,15-77 2/3700161063.75

Thatcher1/30000163.72