Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

41-45, 19-22 Away

Final

42-45, 20-22 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
T. LarnachLF	1-5	0	0	0	.286
B. Lee3B	2-5	1	0	0	.251
K. Clemens2B	0-5	0	0	1	.237
J. BellDH	1-4	1	1	2	.243
R. Lewis1B	1-4	1	1	1	.214
V. CaratiniC	1-2	1	1	1	.241
R. KreidlerCF	1-4	0	0	0	.289
T. GraySS	0-3	0	0	0	.243
L. KeaschallRF	1-3	1	0	0	.245

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Z. Matthews	7.0	4	1	1	7	89-59	4.15
T. Adams	1.2	1	2	2	1	35-19	7.06
Y. Gomez	0.1	1	1	0	0	7-5	3.66

According to ESPN Analytics

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HOU

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

8:10 PM, June 29, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 22,969

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brennan Miller
First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
Second Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
Third Base Umpire - Willie Traynor

Twins hit 3 homers to back Matthews, then hold off Astros rally in 9th for 5-4 victory

— Royce Lewis and Victor Caratini hit back-to-back homers, Zebby Matthews pitched seven stingy innings and the Minnesota Twins held off a late rally by the Houston Astros for a 5-4 victory Monday night.

Jun 29, 2026, 11:36 pm - AP


MIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	5	8	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	6	1

Scoring Summary

		MIN	HOU
4th	Lewis homered to left (375 feet).	1	0
4th	Caratini homered to center (426 feet).	2	0
5th	Smith homered to left (408 feet).	2	1
6th	Bell homered to right center (413 feet), Lee scored.	4	1
7th	Clemens grounded out to shortstop, Keaschall scored, Lee to second.	5	1
9th	Trammell homered to right (412 feet), Paredes scored.	5	3
9th	Smith homered to left center (429 feet).	5	4

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Minnesota TwinsTwinsMIN

(41-45)

(41-45, 19-22 Away)

(41-45)

Zebby Matthews

(4-8, 5.22)

o8.5

-131

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

(42-45)

(42-45, 20-22 Home)

(42-45)

Peter Lambert

(8-5, 3.06)

-126

Twins
5
Astros
4

Game 1

6/29

Twins
4
Astros
6

Game 2

6/30

Twins
8
Astros
3

Game 3

7/1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	54	.522	-	L2
Cleveland	57	58	.496	3	L2
Minnesota	56	59	.487	4	L4
Detroit	55	59	.482	4.5	L1
Kansas City	48	67	.417	12	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	59	57	.509	-	L1
Texas	57	58	.496	1.5	W2
Seattle	56	59	.487	2.5	W1
Athletics	45	69	.395	13	L7
Los Angeles	43	71	.377	15	L2

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Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros

Twins hit 3 homers to back Matthews, then hold off Astros rally in 9th for 5-4 victory

Z. Matthews4-5

P. Lambert6-5

Y. Gomez9

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