HOUSTON — Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wants his team to stop worrying, despite 10 losses in 12 games — including five in a row where they haven't homered, a skid that has dropped them four games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland.
'We have 40 games left' — Twins hope to avoid sweep in Houston
Chris Archer pitches for the visitors against 10-game winner Luis Garcia.
August 25, 2022 at 6:43PM
The Twins will try to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park tonight against the Astros (7:10 p.m., BSN). Chris Archer (2-6, 4.02 ERA) pitches for the Twins against Houston righthander Luis Garcia (10-8, 4.09).
"We just need to play baseball and not be worrying about the stresses [over] the fact that we haven't been playing well," Baldelli said after Wednesday's loss. "We have 40 games left on our schedule. Let's play the best possible baseball that we can [and] have zero cares about anything except playing the game."
The Astros have beaten the Twins in all five meetings this season, outscoring them 30-8.
Cleveland starts a series in Seattle today, and the White Sox are finishing a series in Baltimore.
TWINS LINEUP
Luis Arraez, DH
Carlos Correa, SS
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Jose Miranda, 1B
Nick Gordon, LF
Max Kepler, RF
Gio Urshela, 3B
Gary Sanchez, C
Gilberto Celestino, CF
ASTROS LINEUP
Jose Altuve, 2B
Yuli Gurriel, 1B
Yordan Alvarez, LF
Alex Bregman, 3B
Christian Vazquez, C
Trey Mancini, DH
Jeremy Pena, SS
Mauricio Dubon, RF
Jake Myers, CF
Eiberson Castellano must remain on the major-league roster in 2025, and is projected as a reliever.
