Twins scorecard

SCORECARD

FIFTH INNING

Houston: Marwin Gonzalez hit a one-out single to right off Twins starter Ervin Santana. Preston Tucker doubled to center, scoring Gonzalez.

Houston 1, Twins 0

SIXTH INNING

Twins: Byron Buxton doubled to center off Houston starter Lance McCullers. Aaron Hicks reached on a bunt single to McCullers, Buxton advanced to third. Brian Dozier grounded into a double play to short, scoring Buxton.

Houston 1, Twins 1

NINTH INNING

Twins: Dozier singled to center off reliever Luke Gregerson. Joe Mauer grounded out to second, Dozier went to second. Miguel Sano struck out. Trevor Plouffe was hit by a pitch. Eddie Rosario tripled to right, scoring Dozier and Plouffe.

Houston: Jed Lowrie homered to left off reliever Kevin Jepsen.

Twins 3, Houston 2

twinsABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Hicks rf401002.268

Dozier 2b411002.241

Mauer 1b300010.269

Sano dh400003.287

Plouffe 3b210010.241

Rosario lf402201.271

Escobar ss400002.263

Suzuki c300000.244

Buxton cf311000.194

Totals31352210

HoustonABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Springer rf400014.261

Altuve 2b500001.312

Correa ss403000.279

Gattis dh401002.241

Lowrie 3b311111.252

Gomez cf400001.213

Gonzalez 1b412000.272

Villar pr000000.271

Tucker lf301101.250

Marisnick lf000000.234

Rasmus ph000010.230

Conger c300012.216

Totals34282412

Twins000 001 002—350

Houston000 010 001—280

LOB—Twins 4, Houston 9. 2B—E.Rosario (16), Buxton (5), Tucker (18). 3B—E.Rosario (11). HR—Lowrie (7), off Jepsen. RBI—E.Rosario 2 (39), Lowrie (20), Tucker (32). SB—Villar (5). DP—Twins 1, Houston 1.

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

E.Santana W, 4-486112111194.93

Jepsen S, 11-15121121262.47

HOUSTONIPHRERBBSONPERA

McCullers7311281033.07

Harris100001171.34

Gregerson L, 7-3122201253.06

HBP—by Gregerson (Plouffe). Umpires—Home, Paul Schrieber; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Jim Reynolds. T—2:45. A—27,643 (41,574).