MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/08/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1400 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-58) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Houston Astros (74-54) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Twins Winners, 3-2, at Minute Maid Park
Minnesota Twins starter Dutch E Leonard pitched his team past the Houston Astros, 3-2. Leonard yielded 2 runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. His record improves to 8-6. The win puts Minnesota at 70-58 this season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Roy Smalley III? The Minnesota shortstop had a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Twins on top, 3-2. For the game, Smalley III had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"That's baseball," said Houston manager . "Sometimes the other team plays better than yours."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .248 2 19
R. Carew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .287 3 25
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .206 33 77
O. Charleston CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 27 78
K. Puckett LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .251 8 33
C. Travis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .244 1 23
J. Mauer C 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .234 16 43
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .211 4 10
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .210 9 32
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (19, 2nd Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Smalley III (14, 7th Inning off J. Richard, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Travis (8, 7th Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Puckett 2 , C. Travis 4 , J. Mauer 2 , C. Knoblauch 2 , R. Smalley III 3
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch , R. Smalley III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , R. Carew , O. Charleston , J. Mauer
GIDP: S. Rice , C. Travis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (18) , K. Puckett (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 7 39
C. Correa 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 4 19
B. Serrell 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .289 16 55
K. Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 18 68
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .272 18 75
L. Berkman LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .195 12 49
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .237 2 34
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 13 41
   a-J. Bagwell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 22 57
   b-J. Ferguson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
M. Bourn CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 17      
a - J. Bagwell pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 8th
b - J. Ferguson substituted for J. Bagwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (30, 8th Inning off F. Marberry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , C. Correa , B. Serrell 2 , A. Bregman , L. Berkman , B. Ausmus , J. Bagwell 2 , M. Bourn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , B. Serrell , A. Bregman , B. Ausmus , M. Bourn
Sac Bunt: C. Correa
Sac Fly: D. Thon
Hit by Pitch: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Correa-Thon-Correa, Bregman-Serrell-Correa)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard W (8-6) 6.2 7 2 2 3 3 0 113 3.24   
F. Marberry H (12) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.97   
J. Nathan SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 52
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 30, F. Marberry 6, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 6-10, F. Marberry 2-1, J. Nathan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 113-68, F. Marberry 24-15, J. Nathan 12-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Leonard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richard L (10-7) 6.2 7 3 3 3 6 0 98 3.35   
F. DiPino 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 1.86   
B. Wagner 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richard 51
Batters Faced: J. Richard 28, F. DiPino 7, B. Wagner 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richard 8-4, F. DiPino 1-2, B. Wagner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richard 98-55, F. DiPino 27-20, B. Wagner 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 2-0 , B. Wagner 1-0
WP: F. DiPino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dutch E Leonard
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 28711
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