MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
10/06/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 17652 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Astros Top Twins 4-0 to Begin WC
Josh Ekness and the Houston Astros opened the Wild Card Game in brilliant fashion today, traveling to Minnesota and shutting out the host Twins at Target Field 4-0 to secure an important 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series. Ekness, the Astros right-hander, threw 5.0 innings of shutout ball.

Houston relied on the bat of Jordan Walker to get the win. The first baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Astros ahead, 2-0. For the game, Walker had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Ekness said after the game.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Target Field in Minneapolis.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Winn 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
C. Cowser LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Walker 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .500 1 2
K. Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Swanson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Jones CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
N. Lopez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Kelly C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .250 0 1
Totals 34 4 7 3 3 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (1, 8th Inning off J. Moran, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Walker (1, 1st Inning off J. Ryan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cowser , V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Walker 6 , D. Jones , N. Lopez , C. Kelly
2-out RBI: J. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cowser 2 , D. Jones
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Winn-Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. De La Cruz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
J. Caminero 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Lee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
S. Jones RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Urbina PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
A. Baddoo LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Miranda 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
J. Stallings C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 3 10 12      
a - M. Urbina pinch hit for S. Jones in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Lee , M. Urbina , J. Miranda , J. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Buxton 2 , C. Correa
GIDP: C. Correa
Hit by Pitch: B. De La Cruz
Team LOB: 6
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ekness W (1-0) 5.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 86 0.00   
C. Ferguson H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 0.00   
J. Sprinkle 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 0.00   
T. Hence 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ekness 65
Batters Faced: J. Ekness 18, C. Ferguson 6, J. Sprinkle 5, T. Hence 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ekness 5-4, C. Ferguson 2-2, J. Sprinkle 1-0, T. Hence 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ekness 86-52, C. Ferguson 30-19, J. Sprinkle 26-16, T. Hence 10-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Ekness
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ryan L (0-1) 5.2 3 3 3 3 5 1 90 4.76   
P. Strzelecki 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 25 6.75   
J. Moran 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ryan 53
Batters Faced: J. Ryan 23, P. Strzelecki 6, J. Moran 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ryan 4-8, P. Strzelecki 0-1, J. Moran 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ryan 90-56, P. Strzelecki 25-20, J. Moran 33-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Strzelecki 1-0
WP: P. Strzelecki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Ekness
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 40477
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