MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
03/24/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3 - MONDAY, MARCH 24TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (3-0) 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 8 12 0
Minnesota Twins (0-3) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Serrell, Astros March to 8-2 Victory
The Houston Astros downed the Minnesota Twins, 8-2. The hitting star was second baseman Bonnie Serrell. Serrell was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Astros. Andy Porter picked up the win with 6.2 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 1-0. Houston goes to 3-0.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Lance Berkman? The Houston left fielder had a bases-clearing double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Astros on top, 5-2. For the game, Berkman had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager .
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .308 3 5
A. Bregman 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .417 1 2
K. Tucker RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .091 0 0
J. Altuve DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0
B. Serrell 2B 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 .364 1 3
L. Berkman LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .231 0 3
C. Cedeno CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .250 1 2
D. Thon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 1
B. Ausmus C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8 3 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Berkman (1, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Bregman (1, 9th Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cedeno (1, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Serrell (1, 7th Inning off A. Worthington, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman 3 , J. Altuve 2 , B. Serrell 6 , L. Berkman 3 , C. Cedeno 4 , B. Ausmus 2
2-out RBI: B. Serrell , L. Berkman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman , C. Cedeno
GIDP: L. Berkman
Sac Fly: B. Serrell
Hit by Pitch: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ausmus-Serrell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
C. Travis 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0
J. Gibson DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .333 0 1
O. Charleston CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .417 3 5
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-R. Carew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .667 0 1
   b-J. Morneau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Goslin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0
J. Mauer C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Puckett RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Z. Versalles SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .273 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2 4 5 24      
a - R. Carew pinch hit for H. Killebrew in the 8th
b - J. Morneau substituted for R. Carew in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Charleston (3, 4th Inning off A. Porter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeMoss 2 , C. Travis 2 , J. Gibson 2 , O. Charleston 4 , K. Puckett , Z. Versalles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeMoss , J. Gibson , G. Goslin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Charleston (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Versalles-DeMoss-Morneau)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Porter W (1-0) 6.2 6 2 2 2 3 1 83 2.70   
M. Scott 2.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Porter 55
Batters Faced: A. Porter 27, M. Scott 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Porter 11-5, M. Scott 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Porter 83-49, M. Scott 42-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Scott 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (0-1) 4.2 7 5 5 2 2 1 91 9.64   
J. Santana 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 0 34 1.69   
A. Worthington 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 27 6.75   
R. Aguilera 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 30
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 24, J. Santana 7, A. Worthington 6, R. Aguilera 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 5-7, J. Santana 1-1, A. Worthington 1-0, R. Aguilera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 91-54, J. Santana 34-22, A. Worthington 27-17, R. Aguilera 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Santana 1-0 , A. Worthington 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bonnie Serrell
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (32 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 15922
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