Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins

May 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

Z. Matthewswin: Houston Astros logo

J. Alexandersave: Houston Astros logo

B. Abreu

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- Spot starter Jason Alexander made the most of his surprise opportunity, pitching six shutout innings while Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer on Tuesday as the Astros beat the Twins, 2-1, at Target Field....

Scoring Summary

HOUMIN

1
Isaac Paredes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. [2 runs]
20
8
Josh Bell reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Braden Shewmake. Byron Buxton scores. [1 run]
21

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260
2Isaac Paredes3B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.250
3Yordan AlvarezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.309
4Christian Walker1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
5Zach DezenzoLF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219
Cam SmithRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197
6Zach ColeRF-LF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.190
7Jake MeyersCF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
8Braden Shewmake2B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.291
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
9Christian VazquezC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241

TOTAL	5	32	2	2	7	0	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jason AlexanderRHP	6.0	4	0	4	1	80	7.30
Steven OkertLHP	1.0	0	0	3	0	17	3.43
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	0.2	1	1	0	0	8	4.42
Bryan KingLHP	1.0	2	0	1	0	26	3.00
Bryan AbreuRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	9	7.63
TOTAL	8.3	7	1	8	1	140	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonDH	2	5	1	1	0	2	.264
2Trevor LarnachLF	0	4	0	0	0	2	.257
3Josh Bell1B	2	4	0	0	0	1	.229
Ryan KreidlerPR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
4Kody Clemens2B-1B	1	4	0	0	0	2	.239
5Austin MartinRF	0	4	0	1	0	3	.293
6Brooks LeeSS	1	4	0	3	0	0	.248
7Victor CaratiniC	0	3	0	1	1	1	.187
8Tristan Gray3B	0	2	0	0	0	1	.230
Orlando ArciaPH-3B-2B	1	2	0	1	0	0	.500
9James OutmanCF	0	3	0	1	0	0	.176
Luke KeaschallPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
TOTAL	7	35	1	8	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zebby MatthewsRHP	6.0	5	2	2	6	0	1	100	1.38
Anthony BandaLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6.64
Travis AdamsRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	4.76


TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	7	0	1	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUMIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jeremy Pena singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman.
00
HOME RUN — Isaac Paredes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. [2 runs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
POP OUT — Christian Walker pops out to first baseman Josh Bell. [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Zach Dezenzo flies out to center fielder James Outman. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
GROUNDOUT — Trevor Larnach grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. [2 outs]
20
SINGLE — Josh Bell singles on a line drive to right fielder Zach Cole.
20
FLYOUT — Kody Clemens flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

HOU

MIN

2Runs1

5Hits7

1Errors0

.156Batting Avg.200

32At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In0

0Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts8

3Left on Base9

9Total Bases11

Game Details

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 13,557 (35.2%)

weather: 55 degrees, overcast

spread: MIN -138

over/under: 8.5