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This Day In Astros History: Two Wins vs. Twins in 2016

Thanks to a rain-out the day before, the Astros played two games against the Twins on this day in 2016

August 11, 2016 (Game One)

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

Houston Astros v Minnesota Twins - Game One

August 11, 2016 (Game Two)

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

Houston Astros v Minnesota Twins - Game Two

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