Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros, Game 1 of the ALDS

MLB

Twins

87-75

4-6

Final

Astros

90-72

Daikin Park

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
HOU	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	X	6

Who won: Astros 6-4

The Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Twins win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Twins 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Astros. Jorge Polanco went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Oct 7

Verlander holds Twins scoreless, Alvarez and Altuve power Astros to 6-4 victory in ALDS opener

Justin Verlander was wearing a New York Mets uniform when the season began.

What it means

Astros won the series 3-1.

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

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

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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 12.46 ERA, 4 K, 2.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Edouard Julien2B
2Jorge Polanco3B
3Royce LewisDH
4Max KeplerRF
5Alex Kirilloff1B
6Carlos CorreaSS
7Matt WallnerLF
8Ryan JeffersC
9Michael A. TaylorCF

Astros1st in AL West

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 1-1, 2.95 ERA, 14 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Jose Abreu1B
6Michael BrantleyLF
7Chas McCormickLF
8Jeremy PenaSS
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

MIN wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 43,024
Officials: Brian Knight (Home Plate Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Third Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Left Field Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Right Field Umpire)