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Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins

MLB
Astros
19-30
3-6
Final
Twins
22-26
Target Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 6-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday, May 18, 2026 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 6th inning. Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Twins. Christian Walker went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · May 19
Josh Bell homers twice as Twins beat Astros 6-3 in game delayed nearly 2 hours by rain

Josh Bell homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
  • Astros 7-16 on the road; Twins 14-13 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires
Recap · Oct 1
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos
ESPN · Sep 30
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
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West
  • Brice Matthews CF
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    Out
  • Cristian Javier SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    Out
  • Daulton Varsho CF
    Wrist, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Enyel De Los Santos RP
    Knee, Tendinitis, right
    Out
  • Mike Burrows SP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL
Twins3rd in AL Cent
  • Walker Jenkins CF
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Byron Buxton CF
    Hip, Surgery, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Jeff Hoffman RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Mike Paredes SP
    Oblique, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Trevor Larnach LF
    Wrist, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West
Tatsuya Imai SP
Probable starter · 6-4, 4.93 ERA, 97 K, 1.42 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jeremy PenaSS
  2. 2Isaac Paredes3B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Christian Walker1B
  5. 5Zach DezenzoLF
  6. 6Braden Shewmake2B
  7. 7Brice MatthewsCF
  8. 8Cam SmithRF
  9. 9Christian VazquezC
Twins3rd in AL Cent
Kendry Rojas SP
Probable starter · 1-1, 3.34 ERA, 34 K, 1.52 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Austin MartinRF
  2. 2Trevor LarnachLF
  3. 3Ryan JeffersC
  4. 4Kody Clemens1B
  5. 5Josh BellDH
  6. 6Luke Keaschall2B
  7. 7Brooks LeeSS
  8. 8Tristan Gray3B
  9. 9James OutmanCF

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

Last 5

HOU
  • L@ MIN3-6
  • Lvs TEX0-8
  • Wvs TEX4-1
  • Wvs TEX2-0
  • Lvs SEA3-8
MIN
  • No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 11,488
Officials
Marvin Hudson (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Second Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMIN wins series 2-1

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