MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/15/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 921 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (51-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 0
Minnesota Twins (48-38) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4 9 0
Twins Thwart Astros, 4-3
Minnesota beat Houston on the strength of starting pitcher Walter Johnson's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Joe Nathan finished the game for Minnesota and earned his 20th save. The Twins raised their record to 48-38.

Cecil Travis, who is tied for 5th in the AL in triples with 6, aided the Minnesota cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the third baseman drove in one run.

"It's Baseball 101," said Minnesota manager . "Fundamentals."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284 4 29
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 13 31
B. Serrell 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .305 10 35
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .255 11 41
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .285 10 52
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 6 33
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 5 15
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 2 23
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 6 21
Totals 31 3 6 3 1 3 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Serrell (20, 7th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (11, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , B. Serrell 2 , K. Tucker 4 , A. Bregman 2 , C. Cedeno
2-out RBI: K. Tucker , A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve
GIDP: C. Cedeno
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cedeno (5)
CS: B. Serrell (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 2 16
R. Carew 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .311 3 19
J. Gibson C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .215 19 44
O. Charleston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 21 60
K. Puckett LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .217 4 21
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .244 1 15
B. DeMoss 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 1 12
C. Knoblauch DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .184 3 7
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 6 20
Totals 32 4 9 4 1 3 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Carew (3, 1st Inning off A. Porter, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gibson (19, 6th Inning off A. Porter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Carew 5 , J. Gibson 6 , O. Charleston , B. DeMoss , C. Knoblauch , R. Smalley III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Rice 2 , B. DeMoss
Sac Fly: C. Travis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Travis-DeMoss-Carew)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Porter L (9-8) 6.0 7 3 3 0 3 2 93 3.51   
F. DiPino 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Porter 49
Batters Faced: A. Porter 25, F. DiPino 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Porter 6-9, F. DiPino 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Porter 93-60, F. DiPino 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0
WP: F. DiPino 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson W (6-7) 8.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 105 3.57   
J. Nathan SV (20) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 10 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 71
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 27, J. Nathan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 13-7, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 105-70, J. Nathan 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walter Johnson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 28273
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