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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros
Slate date: 2026-07-01
Generated: 2026-08-06 12:46:06 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:10 PM ET
- Venue: Daikin Park (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — Minnesota Twins 8, Houston Astros 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Minnesota Twins [MIN] — record 42-46 (.477)
    Probable starter: Taj Bradley — 9-4, 3.69 ERA, 126.2 IP, 141 K / 53 BB, 1.24 WHIP (22 GS)
- Home: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 43-46 (.483)
    Probable starter: Tatsuya Imai — 6-4, 5.55 ERA, 61.2 IP, 77 K / 40 BB, 1.46 WHIP (15 GS)

## RECENT FORM — Minnesota Twins [MIN] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 9 (3.0/gm), allowed 17 (5.7/gm), combined 26 (8.7/gm)

### 2026-08-05 — L 1-2 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: MIN 1/2/0 — KC 2/5/0
Decisions: W: Noah Cameron  |  L: A.J. Minter  |  SV: Steven Cruz
Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 4 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:40 PM.  |  T: 2:13.  |  Att: 13,439.
MIN batting: 1 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB
  Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .234
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .283
  Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .245
  Kody Clemens (CF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .233
  Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3  | avg .233
  Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .227
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .240
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .280
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .232
MIN pitching:
  Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 5.93
  Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 3.46
  A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.49
  Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB
  Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .228
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .281
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3  | avg .254
  Salvador Perez (C): 0-3  | avg .214
  Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .267
  Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3  | avg .241
  Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3  | avg .250
  John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .278
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .247
KC pitching:
  Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches  | season ERA 4.37
  Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 4.29

### 2026-08-04 — L 2-8 @ Kansas City Royals
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x
R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1
Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak  |  L: Joe Ryan
Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast.  |  Wind: 6 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 6:50 PM.  |  T: 2:38.  |  Att: 20,177.
MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB  | avg .283
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K  | avg .283
  Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .247
  Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .236
  Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B  | avg .232
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .242
  Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI  | avg .214
    Austin Martin (RF): 0-2  | avg .236
  Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .263
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .236
MIN pitching:
  Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches  | season ERA 3.65
  Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.18
  Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 5.67
  Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 5.09
KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB
  Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K  | avg .231
  Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .283
  Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .253
  Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .216
  Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .262
  Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .249
  Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .240
  John Rave (RF): 0-2  | avg .294
    Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI  | avg .255
  Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI  | avg .250
KC pitching:
  Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches  | season ERA 1.16
  Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 1.96
  John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 3.67
  Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 4.39
  Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.00

### 2026-08-02 — L 6-7 @ Seattle Mariners
Innings: MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 | SEA 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
R/H/E: MIN 6/11/0 — SEA 7/14/1
Decisions: W: Andrés Muñoz  |  L: Yoendrys Gómez
Conditions: Weather: 67 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 4 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 1:12 PM.  |  T: 2:50.  |  Att: 41,710.
MIN batting: 6 R, 11 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB
  Trevor Larnach (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K  | avg .286
  Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 BB  | avg .291
  Josh Bell (DH): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .244
  Kody Clemens (LF): 1-5, 1 R  | avg .238
  Royce Lewis (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI  | avg .221
  Brooks Lee (3B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .244
  Alan Roden (RF): 1-2, 1 BB  | avg .220
    Austin Martin (RF): 0-1  | avg .238
  Luke Keaschall (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .263
  Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 R  | avg .240
    Victor Caratini (1B): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .230
MIN pitching:
  Taj Bradley: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 3.69
  Kendry Rojas: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 3.34
  A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 2.22
  Yoendrys Gómez: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 3.42
SEA batting: 7 R, 14 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 22 LOB
  Cole Young (2B): 4-5, 1 R, 1 RBI  | avg .269
  Randy Arozarena (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .282
  Dominic Canzone (DH): 1-5, 1 R  | avg .257
  Julio Rodríguez (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .254
  Josh Naylor (1B): 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .263
    Stuart Fairchild (PR): 0-0, 1 R  | avg .158
  Cal Raleigh (C): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K  | avg .162
  Victor Robles (RF): 1-5, 1 K  | avg .241
  Colt Emerson (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .200
  Leo Rivas (3B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .127
SEA pitching:
  George Kirby: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 3.76
  Eduard Bazardo: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.31
  José A. Ferrer: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.35
  Andrés Muñoz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 3.98

## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm)

### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays
Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  (10 inn)
R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1
Decisions: W: Louis Varland  |  L: Bennett Sousa  |  SV: Chase Lee
Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 1:10 PM.  |  T: 2:55.  |  Att: 27,751.
TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB
  Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K  | avg .266
  Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .229
  Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .270
  George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .238
  Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K  | avg .235
    Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1  | avg .235
  Josh Smith (3B): 0-2  | avg .209
    Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .240
  Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .285
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .229
  Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B  | avg .231
TOR pitching:
  Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches  | season ERA 5.96
  Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches  | season ERA 3.04
  Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 4.14
  Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 1.59
  Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 1.09
  Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches  | season ERA 6.23
HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB
  Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K  | avg .311
  Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .329
  Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .244
  Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .242
  Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .232
  Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .240
  LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .229
  Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4  | avg .260
  Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .260
    Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1  | avg .249
HOU pitching:
  Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches  | season ERA 3.53
  Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.24
  Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.43
  Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 1.13
  Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 3.48

### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays
Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1
Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski  |  L: Chad Dallas
Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 7:10 PM.  |  T: 2:26.  |  Att: 30,450.
TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB
  Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4  | avg .267
  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .259
  Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .229
  George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4  | avg .237
  Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2  | avg .269
    Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .145
    Josh Smith (PH): 0-1  | avg .212
  Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3  | avg .286
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .231
  Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI  | avg .231
TOR pitching:
  Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches  | season ERA 3.65
  Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches  | season ERA 8.22
  Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 3.93
  Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 11.77
  Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.23
HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB
  Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .317
  Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .329
  Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .249
  Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB  | avg .242
  Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .237
  Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI  | avg .241
  Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .238
  Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI  | avg .265
  Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .217
HOU pitching:
  Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 3.86
  Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 2.89
  Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches  | season ERA 4.22

### 2026-08-03 — L 1-3 vs Toronto Blue Jays
Innings: TOR 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
R/H/E: TOR 3/7/0 — HOU 1/10/1
Decisions: W: Shane Bieber  |  L: Cristian Javier  |  SV: Tyler Rogers
Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 7:10 PM.  |  T: 2:28.  |  Att: 22,789.
TOR batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB
  Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4  | avg .271
  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .261
  Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .231
  George Springer (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K  | avg .239
  Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .237
  Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .271
  Ernie Clement (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI  | avg .288
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3  | avg .230
  Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 SB  | avg .223
TOR pitching:
  Shane Bieber: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches  | season ERA 5.11
  Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 4.00
  Brendon Little: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 12.00
  Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 1.62
HOU batting: 1 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB
  Jeremy Peña (SS): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .320
  Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .330
  Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .252
  Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .243
  Christian Walker (1B): 1-5, 1 K  | avg .237
  Jose Altuve (2B): 2-4  | avg .236
  Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .236
    Zach Dezenzo (LF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .213
  Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K  | avg .261
  Cam Smith (RF): 2-4, 1 K  | avg .216
HOU pitching:
  Cristian Javier: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 85 pitches  | season ERA 6.59
  Tatsuya Imai: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 34 pitches  | season ERA 5.55

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