MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/25/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2146 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (44-60) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Minnesota Twins (58-48) 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 9 0
Astros Defeated by Twins, 7-3
Getting a good performance from first baseman Danny Badger, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros, 7-3. Badger went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Twins. Jorge Fajardo earned the save, his 34th, for the Twins. The win elevated the Twins to 58-48.

The Twins got a big at-bat from designated hitter Anthony Rendon. For the game, Rendon went 1-4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 5th double of the season gave Minnesota a 5-2 lead.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Badger, "and then get after the next one."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jones LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .245 12 36
T. Holman C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .224 15 42
B. Jones DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 3 5
C. Spears CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 7 41
S. McGuire 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 7 31
E. Simmons RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .230 13 39
B. Simmons 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .414 0 4
S. Sweet SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 5
   a-S. Montés PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 3 8
B. Antonelli 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 4 22
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 7 13      
a - S. Montés pinch hit for S. Sweet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sweet (6, 5th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Holman (15, 1st Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jones , T. Holman 4 , S. McGuire , E. Simmons 2 , B. Simmons , S. Sweet 2 , B. Antonelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Holman , S. Montés
GIDP: B. Simmons
Sac Fly: B. Antonelli
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Simmons (1)
Double Plays: 3 (McGuire-Sweet-McGuire, Antonelli-Simmons-McGuire, Simmons-Sweet-McGuire)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .298 9 39
J. Ruíz LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 5
A. Townsend RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308 10 41
D. Badger 1B 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 .255 16 60
J. Morán 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 3 17
   a-J. Jiménez PR, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 11 47
A. Martin C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .273 12 41
A. Rendon DH 4 0 1 3 0 2 1 .238 4 21
S. Iwamoto SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .198 10 22
J. Peraza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 1 28
Totals 31 7 9 7 3 8 12      
a - J. Jiménez pinch ran for J. Morán in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (5, 1st Inning off E. Guy, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Morán (7, 1st Inning off E. Guy, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Badger (16, 3rd Inning off E. Guy, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Puig (9, 4th Inning off B. Dailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 5 , J. Ruíz , A. Townsend , D. Badger 5 , J. Morán 2 , J. Jiménez , A. Rendon 2
2-out RBI: Y. Puig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Badger , S. Iwamoto , J. Peraza
GIDP: J. Ruíz , A. Martin , J. Peraza
Hit by Pitch: A. Townsend
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Puig (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peraza-Jiménez-Badger)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Guy L (8-6) 3.0 6 6 6 2 2 1 16 63 3.35   
B. Dailey 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 11 37 2.19   
C. Brown 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 27 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Guy 21
Batters Faced: E. Guy 16, B. Dailey 11, C. Brown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Guy 1-5, B. Dailey 4-1, C. Brown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Guy 63-38, B. Dailey 37-23, C. Brown 27-20
Hit Batsmen: B. Dailey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner W (9-4) 6.0 6 3 3 0 6 1 24 94 4.24   
P. Calhoun 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 28 2.56   
J. Fajardo SV (34) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 54
Batters Faced: J. Turner 24, P. Calhoun 8, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 4-8, P. Calhoun 3-2, J. Fajardo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 94-59, P. Calhoun 28-16, J. Fajardo 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Calhoun 1-0 , J. Fajardo 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Badger
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 33247
Special Notes: 3B José Morán was injured while running the bases.
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