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Jose Miranda matched a major league record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances and Byron Buxton and Brooks Lee homered, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 9-3 win over the Houston Astros on ...
On September 30, the Astros became the first sub-.500 team to win a playoff series, eliminating the Minnesota Twins in a two-game sweep in the 2020 American League Wild Card Series after holding the typically potent Twins bats to zero home runs across the entire series. The Astros' win in Game 2 handed the Twins their 18th consecutive ...
The Astros played the Twins in the Wild Card series at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Game 1, September 29 at Target Field. Zack Greinke got the ball for the Astros against Twins ace Kenta Maeda. Greinke pitched four innings, allowing 1 run. Framber Valdez relieved Greinke in the 5th inning, and pitched 5 scoreless innings.
The next day, he continued with a lead-off home run against Texas; Altuve is the first player in major league history to have a walk-off grand slam and then a lead-off home run in the following game. The Astros won that game, 8–4, to sweep their in-state rivals and realize their 12th win in their past 16th games. [26]
Boston’s Triston Casas homered in his first three at-bats on Sunday in the opener of a split doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. The 24-year-old Casas drove in seven runs in Boston’s 8-1 ...
The 2023 Twins transformed their offensive production after the All-Star break last season with the oldest trick in the book: They got better players. The Twins were so inept at the plate for the ...
Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio were the core of the "Killer B's. The Killer B's were players on the Houston Astros whose surnames started with the letter B. It also refers to the era of Astros baseball from 1997 to 2005 that saw the team reach the postseason six times in nine seasons with four National League Central division titles, two Wild Card appearances and one National League pennant ...
Minnesota Twins' Kyle Farmer runs the bases after hitting a 3-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Minneapolis.