Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins, at Minute Maid Park, August 8, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 47-64
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 112
On This Date 57-53
Standing 5th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 14-16
Home 24-30
Away 23-34
Extra Innings 8-10
vs. RHP 35-38
vs. LHP 12-26
1-Run Games 16-18
vs. East 6-7
vs. Central 23-30
vs. West 12-20
Inter-League 6-7

MIN Last 10 Games

Kenta Maeda (#18, 33, RHP, 4-4, 4.65)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Houston Astros
Record 66-45
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 112
On This Date 20-31
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 18-12
Home 35-22
Away 31-23
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 41-27
vs. LHP 25-18
1-Run Games 12-12
vs. East 16-12
vs. Central 16-11
vs. West 30-14
Inter-League 4-8

HOU Last 10 Games

Lance McCullers Jr. (#43, 27, RHP, 9-2, 3.02)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 HOU6@MIN4
Sat, Jun 12, 2021@MIN5 HOU2
Sun, Jun 13, 2021 HOU14@MIN3
Thu, Aug 05, 2021 MIN5@HOU3
Fri, Aug 06, 2021 MIN5@HOU4(11)
Sat, Aug 07, 2021@HOU4 MIN0
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Aug 08, 2021MIN@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIN Batters vs HOU Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.04 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.04 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 43. McCullers 93. Garcia 31. Graveman 53. Javier 88. Maton 47. Montero 55. Pressly 45. Stanek 62. Taylor*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ···
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.666 ···
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.900 1/ 7/.000 1/ 4/.250 1/2.000 10/1.100 2/2.500 ···
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ···
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.667 ··· 6/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 3/.333 ··· 6/.000 ···
24. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 7/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 6/1.500 ···
38. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/3.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ···
50. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.333 ··· 8/.833 2/.000 2/3.000 3/.333 2/.000 4/.000 1/.000
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.461 1/.000 21/.536 1/2.000 3/1.334 5/.600 8/.500 2/.000 1/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 296 .316 .378 .403 .781 222 .822 74 .653 .771 47 .947 1 1 1 5
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 160 .266 .288 .409 .697 110 .656 50 .787 .688 33 .833 0 0 5 3
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 111 .180 .255 .260 .515 85 .634 26 .154 .500 18 .583 1 0 1 1
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 341 .245 .355 .468 .823 233 .796 108 .880 .899 73 .805 0 0 16 9
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 178 .227 .331 .545 .877 100 1.014 78 .708 .820 43 1.010 0 1 13 2
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 176 .217 .301 .439 .741 116 .635 60 .955 .712 45 .941 0 0 9 1
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 316 .205 .291 .424 .716 226 .768 90 .588 .750 94 .636 8 0 14 0
24. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 282 .224 .319 .359 .678 199 .735 83 .546 .663 78 .435 1 0 7 3
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 439 .270 .330 .469 .799 284 .817 155 .765 .854 96 1.019 9 4 18 11
38. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 71 .333 .394 .508 .902 45 .791 26 1.087 .728 9 1.127 0 0 2 1
50. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 93 .184 .237 .391 .627 65 .666 28 .530 .386 63 .751 0 0 4 0
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 338 .207 .293 .430 .723 218 .760 120 .655 .552 80 .780 1 1 17 10
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 330 .220 .284 .280 .564 219 .503 111 .687 .569 74 .415 1 0 3 8
TOTAL .244 .316 .427 .743 .745 .739 .733 .730 37 9 157 73

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
43. McCullers G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 104.1 3.02 10.7 440 .196 .604 250 .544 190 .686 .591 103 .581 7 0 3
77. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 106.2 3.29 10.9 433 .213 .654 230 .565 203 .752 .547 86 .661 13 7 3
93. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ··oo···o······ 38.2 3.49 8.8 160 .227 .728 88 .614 72 .874 .595 17 .821 6 0 0
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP oo··X···X···X· 37.1 .72 9.9 137 .136 .412 74 .236 63 .625 .339 37 .395 2 0 1
21. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 136.2 3.69 6.6 553 .251 .716 347 .815 206 .550 .784 94 .870 23 5 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X··X··X 80.2 2.90 11.3 328 .178 .613 186 .565 142 .677 .615 39 .723 10 3 1
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··oX···X·· 45.1 4.17 12.9 196 .240 .751 110 .762 86 .737 .703 44 .719 4 5 3
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··o······· 47.2 6.61 7.6 219 .304 .800 133 .753 86 .877 .684 40 .921 4 7 0
17. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 63.2 4.95 8.1 266 .232 .756 141 .723 125 .795 .726 80 1.116 13 2 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP oo······X··X·o 46.0 1.96 11.3 176 .190 .495 98 .459 78 .541 .428 35 .723 3 2 0
45. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP oX··o·X·X··oX· 48.1 3.72 11.2 208 .184 .634 126 .558 82 .753 .640 43 .446 6 1 0
62. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP ····o··oX··oX· 27.1 3.62 9.5 124 .234 .691 80 .867 44 .397 .782 36 .740 3 0 0
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 78.1 3.22 8.4 336 .225 .654 296 .661 40 .592 .664 128 .691 7 3 0
TOTAL 3.71 9.2 .224 .681 .662 .729 133 31 13
HOU Batters vs MIN Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (5.40 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.29 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.40 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.29 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 18. Maeda 66. Alcala 48. Colome 53. Coulombe* 21. Duffey 33. Gant 49. Minaya 56. Thielbar*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 5/.933 3/.333 7/2.214 3/1.167 3/.333 1/.000
44. Álvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 2/3.500 1/.000 1/3.000 ··· 2/.000
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 11/.546 4/.500 5/.650 4/1.167 4/2.000 15/.343
18. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.333
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 8/1.333 3/.333 10/.844 1/.000 3/.000 1/
16. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.715 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/2.000 2/.000 1/3.000
28. Jones G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.000 ··· 4/.000 4/.250 7/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ···
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/3.000 2/ 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/2.000
13. Wilson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 461 .274 .349 .494 .843 316 .856 145 .817 .926 98 .791 4 2 25 6
44. Álvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 396 .284 .348 .525 .874 243 .885 153 .856 .859 85 .770 1 0 22 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 380 .329 .379 .477 .856 247 .954 133 .674 .696 80 .899 1 0 7 1
18. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 131 .187 .326 .318 .643 85 .660 46 .611 .748 28 .335 0 0 3 1
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 437 .269 .364 .471 .835 286 .833 151 .836 .842 79 .566 0 0 17 7
16. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 171 .283 .333 .472 .805 114 .703 57 1.009 .567 45 .879 0 1 6 2
28. Jones G ·  S ·  vP 70 .169 .214 .262 .476 47 .264 23 .915 .475 8 .625 0 0 1 0
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 293 .181 .276 .317 .593 207 .551 86 .682 .551 58 .841 0 0 8 5
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 201 .253 .308 .489 .797 133 .865 68 .665 .769 43 .717 3 1 11 0
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 .000 1 .000 3 .000 0 0 0 0
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 408 .278 .339 .523 .862 264 .929 144 .742 .981 87 1.045 11 1 21 3
13. Wilson G ·  S ·  vP 7 .143 .143 .143 .286 7 .286 1.000 6 .333 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .265 .338 .439 .777 .774 .785 .760 .764 42 12 149 48

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
18. Maeda G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 91.0 4.65 9.8 388 .263 .782 186 .779 202 .784 .839 92 .788 16 2 1
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP ·oo····X···o·X 43.0 5.02 8.6 169 .234 .713 101 .659 68 .796 .610 38 .771 9 4 0
85. Barnes* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 8.2 6.23 3.1 39 .324 .849 32 .782 7 1.171 .849 39 .849 1 0 0
41. Burrows G ·  S ·  vP ···o··X···X··· 9.0 11.00 6.0 43 .344 1.137 25 1.210 18 .990 1.165 34 1.212 2 0 1
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·X··X····Xo 40.2 4.43 8.2 187 .259 .753 103 .559 84 1.000 .704 38 .604 6 6 1
53. Coulombe* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·o·X·X··o·X 18.1 2.95 10.3 72 .250 .738 43 .628 29 .903 .782 41 .774 4 1 2
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·XX·····X··oo· 42.1 3.61 7.9 178 .234 .663 109 .605 69 .756 .724 39 .813 3 0 1
33. Gant G ·  S ·  vP oX··X·X···X··· 81.0 3.33 7.0 363 .229 .698 200 .696 163 .700 .659 40 .560 6 9 0
83. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 32.0 5.62 6.2 136 .233 .769 82 .939 54 .514 .723 54 .450 8 5 0
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···X··X··· 15.2 4.02 10.3 67 .175 .667 40 .786 27 .478 .506 40 .540 2 0 0
82. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 52.1 4.99 9.6 221 .260 .827 112 .741 109 .917 .811 79 .784 13 2 3
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 82.1 3.83 7.7 341 .257 .744 184 .694 157 .802 .741 85 .676 13 9 4
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP X·oX···o···Xo· 42.0 4.07 11.6 175 .237 .717 109 .744 66 .671 .762 34 .523 5 1 1
TOTAL 4.95 8.5 .259 .775 .774 .746 163 54 21

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