Thanks to a rain-out the day before, the Astros played two games against the Twins on this day in 2016
The Matchup:
Astros: 58-55 (3rd Place AL West, 9 Games Back of Rangers)
Twins: 46-67 (5th Place AL Central, 18 Games Back of Indians)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Doug Fister (22 Starts, 10-7, 3.47 ERA)
Twins: Jose Berrios (6 Starts, 2-2, 8.31 ERA)
The club improved to 59-55 with the win, their deficit in the AL West moved to 8.5 games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Doug Fister (11-7, 3.61 ERA) (7 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Jose Berrios (2-3, 9.32 ERA) (2 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 1 SO, 1 BB)
The Offense:
George Springer: 2-4, 3 RBI
Alex Bregman: 1-4, 2 RBI
Jose Altuve: 4-5, 3 RBI
Carlos Correa: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Marwin Gonzalez: 4-6, 2 RBI
After crushing the Twins in game one, the bats stayed hot in game two.
The Matchup:
Astros: 59-55
Twins: 46-68
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Chris Devenski (31 Games, 4 Starts, 0-4, 2.51 ERA)
Twins: Tommy Milone (14 Games, 11 Starts, 3-3, 5.23 ERA)
The club moved to 60-55 with the win, picking up a game in the AL West after both wins, their deficit dropping to 7.5 games behind the Rangers.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Chris Devenski (1-4, 2.35 ERA) (5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 5 SO, 0 BB)
Losing Pitcher: Tommy Milone (3-4, 5.68 ERA) (3 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 HR)
The Offense:
George Springer: 3-5, HR, 3 RBI
Carlos Correa: 2-4, HR, 1 RBI
Marwin Gonzalez: 2-5, HR, 1 RBI
Evan Gattis: 2-5, HR, 4 RBI