Twins at Astros August 6, 2021

Game Time: 8:10 ET

Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Attendance: 29,631

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HOU	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	0

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HOU	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	0

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Game Time: 3:54

Umpires: HP-Jansen Visconti, 1B-Ed Hickox, 2B-Vic Carapazza, 3B-Jerry Meals

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From August 6, 2021

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Mitch Garver

Smacks 13th homer

CMinnesota Twins

August 6, 2021

Garver went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings win over Houston.

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Juan Minaya

Holds on for win

PMinnesota Twins

August 6, 2021

Minaya (2-0) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out two to earn the win over Houston on Friday.

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Bailey Ober

Works five innings in no-decision

PMinnesota Twins

August 6, 2021

Ober allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings, taking a no-decision versus Houston on Friday.

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Lewis Thorpe

Slated to start Sunday

PMinnesota Twins

August 6, 2021

Thorpe (shoulder) is scheduled to start Sunday's game for Triple-A St. Paul, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

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Josh Winder

Battling shoulder fatigue

PMinnesota Twins AAA

August 6, 2021

Winder was shut down Friday for two or three weeks due to shoulder fatigue, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

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Yordan Alvarez

Three hits in loss

OFHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Alvarez went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to Minnesota.

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Taylor Jones

Launches homer Friday

1BHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Jones went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to Minnesota.

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Chas McCormick

Homers, doubles in loss

OFHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

McCormick went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to Minnesota.

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Rafael Montero

First loss with new team

PHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Montero (5-4) allowed an unearned run on one hit and struck out one in one inning, taking the loss versus Minnesota on Friday.

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Zack Greinke

Quality start versus Minnesota

PHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Greinke allowed three runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision versus Minnesota on Friday.

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Taylor Jones

Recalled, starting Friday

1BHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Jones was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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Jacob Wilson

Back in big leagues with Astros

3BHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Wilson was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land prior to Friday's game agains the Twins, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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Robel Garcia

Headed back to Triple-A

2BHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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Yuli Gurriel

Forced to IL with neck stiffness

1BHouston Astros AAA

August 6, 2021

Gurriel was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with neck stiffness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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Chas McCormick

Slugs two hits in loss

OFHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

McCormick started in center field and went 2-for-4 with a double in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Twins.

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Alex Bregman

Sits out Thursday

3BHouston Astros

August 6, 2021

Bregman (quadriceps) did not play for Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday but will start Friday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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