Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins
Who won: Astros 13-12
The Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 13-12 on Friday, July 5, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Twins 3-0 in the 6th inning. Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Carlos Correa went 1-for-6 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Twins.
Recap · Jul 6
Astros outlast Twins 13-12 after nearly blowing 8-run lead in 9th inning
Alex Bregman had a three-run homer and the Houston Astros held off the Minnesota Twins 13-12 on Friday night after taking an eight-run lead into the bottom of the ninth.
What it means
- Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
- Astros 22-23 on the road; Twins 25-18 at home.
Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · 6d ago
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · 6d ago
White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · 6d ago
Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · 6d ago
Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30
Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30
White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 29
White Sox top Astros in Game 1; first playoff win in 5 years
Injuries and inactives
- OutBrice Matthews CFKnee, Inflammation, left
- OutCristian Javier SPGroin, Strain, right
- OutDaulton Varsho CFWrist, Surgery, left
- OutEnyel De Los Santos RPKnee, Tendinitis, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Burrows SPElbow, Inflammation, right
- OutWalker Jenkins CFElbow, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILByron Buxton CFHip, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILJeff Hoffman RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes SPOblique, Strain, left
- 10-Day-ILTrevor Larnach LFWrist, Sprain, left
Probable starters
Shawn Dubin SP
Probable starter · 1-1, 4.17 ERA, 49 K, 1.57 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Jose Altuve2B
- 2Alex Bregman3B
- 3Yordan AlvarezLF
- 4Yainer DiazDH
- 5Jon Singleton1B
- 6Jeremy PenaSS
- 7Jake MeyersCF
- 8Joey LoperfidoRF
- 9Cesar SalazarC
Pablo Lopez SP
Probable starter · 15-10, 4.08 ERA, 198 K, 1.19 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Willi Castro2B
- 2Carlos CorreaSS
- 3Trevor LarnachLF
- 4Jose MirandaDH
- 5Carlos Santana1B
- 6Max KeplerRF
- 7Byron BuxtonCF
- 8Brooks Lee3B
- 9Christian VazquezC
The series
MIN wins series 2-1
Chirp's angle
Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat
Game info
- Venue
- Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 28,129
- Officials
- Charlie Ramos (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Second Base Umpire), Sean Barber (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
More from this season series: MIN wins series 2-1
Angels36-511
Cubs41-485Final
Mets42-442
Pirates42-4514Final
Cardinals46-417
Nationals41-476Final/11
Red Sox48-405
Yankees54-363Final/10
White Sox26-643
Marlins30-582Final
Giants44-454
Guardians54-322Final
Tigers40-485
Reds42-464Final
Phillies58-308
Braves47-396Final
Rays44-440
Rangers40-483Final
Royals48-422
Rockies31-574Final

