On his way to the AL Cy Young Award in 2015, Dallas Keuchel picked up his 17th win of 20 that season on this day in 2015 in game three of the weekend series against the Twins at Minute Maid Park.
The Matchup:
Astros: 74-62 (1st Place AL West, 2 Games Up of Rangers)
Twins: 70-65 (2nd Place AL Central, 12 Games Back of Royals)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Dallas Keuchel (27 Starts, 16-6, 2.24 ERA)
Twins: Tyler Duffey (5 Starts, 2-1, 4.56 ERA)
The win boosted the clubs record to 75-62 on the year, their AL West lead bumping up to three games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel (17-6, 2.29 ERA) (8 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 12 SO, 2 BB, 3 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Trevor May (8-9, 4.17 ERA) (0 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB)
The Offense:
Jose Altuve: 3-5, 1 RBI
Jed Lowrie: 1-5, HR, 4 RBI
Jake Marisnick: 1-1, HR, 3 RBI