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This Day In Astros History: Club Clobbers Twins Again In 2017

July 14, 2017

The Astros enjoyed a lot of success against the Twins in 2017 and the fun continued on this night to start a three game weekend series at Minute Maid Park.

The Matchup:

Astros: 60-29 (1st Place AL West, 16.5 Games Up on Rangers and Angels)

Twins: 45-43 (2nd Place AL Central, 2.5 Games Back of Indians)

Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)

Astros: Charlie Morton (11 Starts, 6-3, 3.82 ERA)

Twins: Jose Berrios (11 Starts, 8-2, 3.53 ERA)

The club improved to 61-29 with the win, their lead in the AL West sticking at 16.5 games. It was their fourth straight win against the Twins that season, in those first four games they outscored Minnesota, 39-21.

In The Box Score:

Winning Pitcher: Charlie Morton (7-3, 4.06 ERA) (5 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 H, 10 SO, 5 BB, 1 HR)

Losing Pitcher: Jose Berrios (8-3, 3.70 ERA) (1.2 IP, 7 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 SO, 3 BB)

The Offense:

George Springer: 1-3, 1 RBI

Josh Reddick: 2-4, 2 RBI

Carlos Correa: 1-4, 1 RBI

Brian McCann: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI

Marwin Gonzalez: 3-5, HR, 2 RBI

Alex Bregman: 1-4, 1 RBI

Minnesota Twins v Houston Astros

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