Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 5, Minnesota 2
When: 4:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 3, 2025
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 42°
Umpires: Home - Edwin Jimenez, 1B - Brennan Miller, 2B - Chris Conroy, 3B - John Tumpane
Attendance: 36783
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 020201000591
Minnesota 200000000250
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve LF 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 .321
     Jake Meyers CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Isaac Paredes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130
Yordan Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .125
Christian Walker 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .185
Jeremy Pena SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .130
Victor Caratini C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .375
Brendan Rodgers 2B 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .312
Cam Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143
     Chas McCormick RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Mauricio Dubon CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .111
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 12 9  
Batting
2B - Victor Caratini (1), Brendan Rodgers (1), Mauricio Dubon (1)
HR - Christian Walker (1), Jeremy Pena (2)
TB - Christian Walker 5, Jeremy Pena 4, Victor Caratini 3, Brendan Rodgers 4, Mauricio Dubon 2
RBI - Christian Walker (1), Jeremy Pena (2), Brendan Rodgers 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - Brendan Rodgers (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (3), Cam Smith (3)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
CS - Brendan Rodgers (1, 2nd by Ryan/Jeffers)
Fielding
E - Bryan Abreu (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Hunter Brown (W 1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 0 8 0 3.00
Bryan King (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bryan Abreu (H 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Josh Hader (SV 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Pitches-Strikes - Hunter Brown 91-61, Bryan King 6-4, Bryan Abreu 17-11, Josh Hader 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Hunter Brown 7-1, Bryan King 1-1, Bryan Abreu 2-0, Josh Hader 0-0
Batters Faced - Hunter Brown 22, Bryan King 3, Bryan Abreu 4, Josh Hader 3
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Matt Wallner RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .143
Carlos Correa SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .080
Byron Buxton CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .240
Trevor Larnach DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .238
Ty France 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
Willi Castro 3B-2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261
Edouard Julien 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
     Jose Miranda PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
Ryan Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222
Harrison Bader LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 11 6  
Batting
3B - Matt Wallner (1)
TB - Matt Wallner 3, Byron Buxton 2, Trevor Larnach, Willi Castro
RBI - Carlos Correa (1), Trevor Larnach (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Correa (1), Harrison Bader (3)
GIDP - Ty France (1)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
SB - Byron Buxton (1, 2nd off Brown/Caratini), Willi Castro (1, 2nd off Brown/Caratini)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Joe Ryan (L 0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 0 6 2 4.50
Louis Varland 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50
Jorge Alcala 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50
Darren McCaughan 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
HBP - Christian Walker (by Ryan), Isaac Paredes (by Ryan)
Pitches-Strikes - Joe Ryan 83-49, Louis Varland 20-13, Jorge Alcala 11-7, Darren McCaughan 32-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Ryan 0-4, Louis Varland 1-1, Jorge Alcala 1-0, Darren McCaughan 1-0
Batters Faced - Joe Ryan 21, Louis Varland 5, Jorge Alcala 3, Darren McCaughan 8