MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/19/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1783 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (50-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
Houston Astros (60-60) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 4 7 1
Minnesota Sent Home with 4-1 Loss
Houston turned a good performance from starting pitcher Shane Reynolds into a 4-1 triumph over the Minnesota Twins at Minute Maid Park. Larry Andersen earned his 29th save in 31 tries. The Astros improved to 60-60.

The Astros got a big at-bat from left fielder Lance Berkman. For the game, Berkman went 1-3 with a triple and was hit by a pitch. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring triple. His 6th triple of the season gave Houston a 1-0 lead.

"Winning is the only objective," said Berkman after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 11 50
K. Puckett LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .264 10 41
T. Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 10 42
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .222 15 53
C. Travis 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 4 32
G. Goslin DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .213 1 14
J. Mauer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 13 46
   a-Z. Versalles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312 0 2
   b-B. Harper C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
H. Manush CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .307 0 10
R. Peckinpaugh SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 1 24
   c-R. Carew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 5 31
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 6 17      
a - Z. Versalles pinch hit for J. Mauer in the 8th
b - B. Harper substituted for Z. Versalles in the 8th
c - R. Carew pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Puckett (20, 8th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Puckett 3 , H. Killebrew 2 , C. Travis , H. Manush 3
2-out RBI: H. Killebrew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Puckett 3 , Z. Versalles , R. Peckinpaugh
GIDP: G. Goslin
Sac Bunt: R. Peckinpaugh
Hit by Pitch: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Manush 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Knoblauch-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew, Knoblauch-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew)
PB: J. Mauer
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 14 41
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .229 17 56
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 12 65
K. Tucker RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .303 20 70
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 12 52
L. Berkman LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260 19 70
R. Hidalgo CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .169 10 35
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 3 28
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 12 37
Totals 28 4 7 4 2 1 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (23, 1st Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Thon (19, 2nd Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Berkman (6, 4th Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (20, 6th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker 4 , A. Bregman , L. Berkman 3 , R. Hidalgo , D. Thon 2 , B. Ausmus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , K. Tucker , B. Ausmus
GIDP: J. Bagwell , R. Hidalgo
Sac Fly: J. Bagwell , R. Hidalgo
Hit by Pitch: C. Biggio , L. Berkman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (28)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Reynolds (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Biggio-Bagwell)
PB: B. Ausmus
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson L (6-8) 8.0 7 4 4 2 1 1 107 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 51
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 107-74
Hit Batsmen: W. Johnson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reynolds W (12-5) 7.2 7 1 1 0 5 0 101 3.13   
B. Wagner H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 3.38   
L. Andersen SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 66
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 31, B. Wagner 3, L. Andersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 10-7, B. Wagner 1-0, L. Andersen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 101-67, B. Wagner 12-4, L. Andersen 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Reynolds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Reynolds
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 17735
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