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:
J. Alexandersave:
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
Player Stats
| IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason AlexanderRHP | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 7.30 |
| Steven OkertLHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.43 |
| Enyel De Los SantosRHP | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.42 |
| Bryan KingLHP | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| Bryan AbreuRHP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.63 |
| TOTAL | 8.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 140 | - |
Play-by-Play
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
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