Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins

May 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	0	10
MIN	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	-	6	9	0	3

loss:

T. Imaiwin: Minnesota Twins logo

E. Orzesave: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Rogers

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS -- There’s never been any doubt about Kendry Rojas’ stuff. The Twins’ rookie left-hander and No. 10 prospect, acquired last summer in the Trade Deadline deal that sent Louis Varland to Toronto, has elite raw ability. The only question has ever been location. Rojas showed on Monday what he’s...

Scoring Summary

HOUMIN

2
Josh Bell homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
01
4
Josh Bell homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Trevor Larnach scores. [2 runs]
03
6
Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Trevor Larnach scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Kody Clemens to 2nd. [1 run]
04
6
Luke Keaschall singles on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews, deflected by left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Ryan Jeffers scores. Kody Clemens scores. Josh Bell to 2nd. [2 runs]
06
7
Christian Vazquez singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Brice Matthews scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. [1 run]
16
7
Jeremy Pena out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Cam Smith scores. [1 run] [1 out]
26
7
Christian Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Christian Vazquez scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. [1 run]
36

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	.239
2Isaac Paredes3B	1	4	0	0	2	1	3	.250
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	3	0	0	1	2	2	.316
4Christian Walker1B	2	5	0	1	0	0	5	.267
5Zach DezenzoLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	.207
Zach ColePH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.205
6Braden Shewmake2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.308
7Brice MatthewsCF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	.207
8Cam SmithRF	1	3	1	0	1	0	1	.199
9Christian VazquezC	1	2	1	1	0	2	1	.250
TOTAL	7	31	3	3	6	6	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tatsuya ImaiRHP	4.2	5	3	3	5	0	2	74	8.31
Jayden MurrayRHP	1.1	4	3	3	0	2	0	25	7.15
AJ BlubaughRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	32	4.71




TOTAL	8.0	9	6	6	6	3	2	131	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Austin MartinRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.303
2Trevor LarnachLF	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	.267
3Ryan JeffersC	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.295
Victor CaratiniPH-C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192
4Kody Clemens1B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.239
5Josh BellDH	3	4	2	4	0	0	2	1	.223
6Luke Keaschall2B	1	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.232
7Brooks LeeSS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
8Tristan Gray3B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.236
9James OutmanCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.188
TOTAL	9	30	6	6	6	3	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kendry RojasLHP	4.0	2	0	0	3	1	46	1.59
Simeon Woods RichardsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18	7.53
Andrew MorrisRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16	4.50
Justin TopaRHP	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	31	8.05
Eric OrzeRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	19	3.63
Yoendrys GomezRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	11	5.23
Taylor RogersLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	11	3.86
TOTAL	8.3	7	3	3	6	6	152	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUMIN

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — Jeremy Pena hit by pitch.
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SINGLE — Isaac Paredes singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman. Jeremy Pena to 3rd.
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WALK — Yordan Alvarez walks. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.
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POP OUT — Christian Walker pops out to second baseman Luke Keaschall on the infield fly rule. [1 out]
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DOUBLE PLAY — Zach Dezenzo lines into a double play, shortstop Brooks Lee to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Austin Martin flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Trevor Larnach strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ryan Jeffers grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

MIN

3Runs6

7Hits9

0Errors0

.226Batting Avg.300

31At Bats30

0Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In6

6Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts6

10Left on Base3

7Total Bases16

Game Details

Monday, May 18, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 11,488 (29.8%)

weather: 61 degrees, overcast

spread: MIN -115

over/under: 9