MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/22/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1719 - MONDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (33-38) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 11 1
Minnesota Twins (43-28) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
Twins Drop Contest, 4-2, to Houston
The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins played an exciting game.

The Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-2. Houston pitcher and Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, native Norge Vera led the way. Shane Bieber notched his 16th save in 19 chances.

Willson Contreras, the three-time All-Star , had a direct impact on the outcome. Contreras contributed a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put Houston up, 1-0.

Minnesota manager Ryan Donaldson said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.

Houston currently is in 7th place in the American League West Division at 33-38.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274 6 26
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .238 10 33
A. Judge RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .286 22 56
W. Vasquez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .307 2 12
C. Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 10 34
J. Ramos LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .216 5 9
B. Kennedy 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .245 4 13
J. Pena SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 11 35
W. Contreras C 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .196 5 13
Totals 34 4 11 3 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Vasquez (12, 4th Inning off S. Ohtani, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Judge (12, 6th Inning off S. Ohtani, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pena (16, 7th Inning off L. Gil, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (5, 5th Inning off S. Ohtani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier , V. Pasquantino , A. Judge 3 , W. Vasquez 3 , J. Ramos 2 , J. Pena 3 , W. Contreras 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Vasquez 2 , B. Kennedy , W. Contreras
GIDP: B. Kennedy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Kiermaier (5) , W. Vasquez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kennedy (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Calabrese CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267 4 18
E. Northrop SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .159 2 21
J. Naylor 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .190 3 11
O. Martinez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .231 14 38
   a-A. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 21 42
   b-J. Caminero 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 8 29
S. Ohtani P, DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 18 46
J. Gallo RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 3 8
A. Hendrick LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227 10 26
T. Story 2B 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .319 3 23
   c-T. Soderstrom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 8 29
D. Cartaya C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 5
   d-C. Mayo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 13 31
Totals 31 2 4 1 5 12 16      
a - A. Correa pinch hit for O. Martinez in the 8th
b - J. Caminero substituted for A. Correa in the 9th
c - T. Soderstrom pinch hit for T. Story in the 9th
d - C. Mayo pinch hit for D. Cartaya in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Story (3, 7th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Calabrese , S. Ohtani 2 , T. Story 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Naylor , O. Martinez 2 , T. Story
Sac Bunt: D. Cartaya
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Northrop-Story-Naylor)
OF assists: 1 (Gallo(Kiermaier at home))
PB: D. Cartaya
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Vera W (7-4) 6.0 2 1 0 4 8 0 103 3.25   
N. Syndergaard H (9) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 35 4.58   
S. Bieber SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Vera 70
Batters Faced: N. Vera 25, N. Syndergaard 8, S. Bieber 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Vera 8-2, N. Syndergaard 1-3, S. Bieber 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Vera 103-62, N. Syndergaard 35-22, S. Bieber 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ohtani L (3-4) 6.0 8 2 2 0 5 1 81 5.53   
L. Gil 0.0 1 2 2 3 0 0 23 3.58   
E. Torres 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 35 0.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ohtani 53
Batters Faced: S. Ohtani 24, L. Gil 4, E. Torres 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ohtani 4-7, L. Gil 0-0, E. Torres 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ohtani 81-52, L. Gil 23-8, E. Torres 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Torres 3-1
WP: L. Gil
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norge Vera
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 40645
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