Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins, at Minute Maid Park, October 7, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Minnesota Twins
Record 2-0 in postseason
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 162
On This Date 7-2
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 18-12
Home 49-34
Away 40-41
Extra Innings 12-8
vs. RHP 68-58
vs. LHP 21-17
1-Run Games 19-27
vs. East 15-19
vs. Central 29-23
vs. West 20-12
Inter-League 25-21

MIN Last 10 Games

Bailey Ober (#17, 27, RHP, 8-6, 3.43)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Houston Astros
Record
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 162
On This Date 1-0
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 16-14
Home 39-42
Away 51-30
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 62-51
vs. LHP 28-21
1-Run Games 20-21
vs. East 16-17
vs. Central 14-17
vs. West 32-20
Inter-League 28-18

HOU Last 10 Games

Justin Verlander (#35, 40, RHP, 13-8, 3.22)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 07, 2023@MIN3 HOU2(10)
Sat, Apr 08, 2023@MIN9 HOU6
Sun, Apr 09, 2023 HOU5@MIN1
Mon, May 29, 2023 MIN7@HOU5(10)
Tue, May 30, 2023@HOU5 MIN1
Wed, May 31, 2023 MIN8@HOU2
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Oct 08, 2023MIN@HOU8:03pm
Tue, Oct 10, 2023HOU@MIN4:07pm
Wed, Oct 11, 2023HOU@MIN2:07pm
Fri, Oct 13, 2023MIN@HOU4:07pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIN Batters vs HOU Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.80 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.31 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.80 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.31 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Verlander 52. Abreu 58. Brown 68. France 31. Graveman 61. Martinez 88. Maton 47. Montero 50. Neris 55. Pressly 62. Sousa* 65. Urquidy
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
50. Castro# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 2/1.000 3/.666 3/1.000 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ···
4. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.283 2/.000 ··· 3/.333 25/.638 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 3/.666 1/ 3/.000
12. Farmer G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/5.000 1/.000 6/.533 ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 3/.667 ··· 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· 3/.666
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/2.667 4/.500 3/1.334 4/1.250 3/.333 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 6/.000
47. Julien* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 3/.000 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 27/.228 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.000 8/.000 2/.000 4/1.500 7/.143 2/1.000 1/.000 1/ 4/1.167
19. Kirilloff* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 3/.666 3/2.000 4/1.250 3/1.334 4/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· 5/.400
23. Lewis G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· 3/1.666 ··· 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/2.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.649 3/.333 ··· ··· 5/1.400 ··· 9/1.556 2/.000 3/.666 3/.000 1/2.000 3/1.000
39. Solano G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 6/1.100 ··· 6/.334 2/.000 2/1.000 4/.500 2/.000 3/.666 ··· 3/1.334
45. Stevenson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· ··· ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.200 4/.250 3/.666 3/.666 3/1.000 7/.629 5/1.350 16/.698 4/1.417 1/.000 2/2.500
8. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.222 2/.500 ··· ··· 5/.000 1/2.000 5/.000 2/2.000 2/2.000 3/.666 ··· 5/1.000
38. Wallner* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.500 ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
50. Castro# G ·  S ·  vP 409 .257 .339 .411 .750 280 .803 129 .636 .691 33 5 9 2
4. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 580 .230 .312 .399 .711 444 .690 136 .781 .763 0 0 18 6
12. Farmer G ·  S ·  vP 369 .253 .314 .405 .719 241 .686 128 .781 .663 2 4 11 4
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 335 .276 .369 .490 .858 241 .828 94 .940 .823 3 2 14 3
47. Julien* G ·  S ·  vP 408 .263 .381 .459 .839 360 .898 48 .447 .771 3 0 16 2
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 491 .260 .332 .484 .816 394 .832 97 .751 .746 1 1 24 1
19. Kirilloff* G ·  S ·  vP 319 .270 .348 .445 .793 263 .858 56 .482 .849 1 0 11 3
23. Lewis G ·  S ·  vP 239 .309 .372 .548 .921 183 .962 56 .787 1.041 6 1 15 5
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 343 .255 .335 .454 .789 252 .775 91 .823 .698 4 0 14 6
39. Solano G ·  S ·  vP 450 .282 .369 .391 .760 297 .766 153 .746 .748 0 0 5 5
45. Stevenson* G ·  S ·  vP 40 .189 .250 .216 .466 34 .491 6 .333 .559 4 1 0 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 388 .220 .278 .442 .720 276 .641 112 .914 .675 13 1 21 3
8. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 355 .223 .280 .318 .598 279 .547 76 .776 .566 1 0 6 9
38. Wallner* G ·  S ·  vP 254 .249 .370 .507 .877 208 .970 46 .481 .756 2 1 14 1
TOTAL .243 .326 .427 .753 .762 .726 .727 86 18 233 66

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ·······X····X· 162.1 3.22 8.0 669 .226 .652 366 .708 303 .584 .662 18 11 2
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ·······X··X·o· 72.0 1.75 12.5 287 .177 .560 143 .511 144 .610 .532 6 4 2
58. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ······o······X 155.2 5.09 10.3 665 .262 .788 355 .839 310 .728 .816 26 16 7
68. France G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 136.1 3.83 6.7 581 .263 .737 303 .789 278 .678 .782 19 9 2
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ·······o··o··o 66.1 3.12 9.0 282 .214 .698 176 .726 106 .646 .660 9 5 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 162.0 4.56 8.8 687 .234 .733 315 .637 372 .815 .706 25 22 3
61. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 43.0 5.23 9.4 195 .265 .794 113 .687 82 .948 .899 5 4 1
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·······Xo··X·· 66.0 3.00 10.1 274 .207 .637 136 .430 138 .856 .667 6 3 1
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 67.1 5.08 10.6 298 .279 .835 147 .884 151 .785 .833 11 11 2
50. Neris G ·  S ·  vP ·······XX·X··o 68.1 1.71 10.1 273 .174 .569 158 .606 115 .517 .636 7 9 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ········X·X··X 65.1 3.58 10.2 268 .220 .623 130 .593 138 .649 .637 8 1 0
62. Sousa* G ·  S ·  vP ······o····X·· 9.0 4.00 10.0 34 .188 .517 20 .794 14 .143 .628 1 0 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ········X····X 63.0 5.29 6.4 275 .263 .788 169 .823 106 .731 .866 11 13 2
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ··········X··· 198.0 3.45 9.1 808 .228 .656 666 .645 142 .708 .625 19 19 1
TOTAL 3.94 9.1 .241 .724 .741 201 127 31
HOU Batters vs MIN Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (5.10 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.07 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.10 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.07 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Ober 59. Duran 55. Funderburk* 22. Jax 18. Maeda 20. Paddack 41. Ryan 61. Stewart 56. Thielbar* 37. Varland
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
79. Abreu G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.919 7/.858 ··· 12/1.409 11/.920 ··· 7/.686 ··· 9/1.444 5/.000
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.834 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 7/.714 3/1.667 6/.533 1/5.000 1/.000 ···
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.267 3/.333 ··· 2/.000 3/1.667 ··· 7/1.000 1/.000 3/.000 3/.333
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.500 ··· ··· 2/.000 3/1.667 3/.000 3/.333 ··· 16/.450 ···
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 8/.250 3/.666 8/1.792 1/.000 2/.000 3/1.334
21. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
14. Dubón G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 5/.650 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 3/.000
16. Kessinger G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 ··· ··· 4/.250 14/.142 ··· 4/.500 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/4.000 ··· ··· 4/1.250 3/.666 ··· 7/1.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 2/1.500 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 6/.533 1/.000 1/2.000 3/1.334
28. Singleton* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 4/.833 3/.000 7/.429 ··· 2/1.000 3/.000

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
79. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP 594 .237 .296 .383 .680 415 .654 179 .741 .645 0 1 18 5
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 410 .311 .393 .522 .915 297 .941 113 .846 .779 14 2 17 7
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 496 .293 .407 .583 .990 322 1.044 174 .892 .877 0 0 31 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 57 .278 .298 .426 .724 45 .754 12 .606 .802 0 0 2 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 724 .262 .363 .441 .804 508 .850 216 .696 .764 3 1 25 15
21. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 377 .282 .308 .538 .846 274 .931 103 .620 .972 0 0 23 6
14. Dubón G ·  S ·  vP 492 .278 .309 .411 .720 375 .677 117 .858 .649 7 2 10 7
16. Kessinger G ·  S ·  vP 45 .200 .289 .325 .614 33 .517 12 .833 .577 0 1 1 1
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 407 .191 .258 .348 .606 308 .538 99 .816 .645 0 0 15 7
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 457 .273 .353 .489 .842 319 .769 138 1.008 .887 19 6 22 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 341 .227 .296 .382 .678 262 .646 79 .785 .611 5 2 10 4
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 634 .263 .324 .381 .705 460 .655 174 .834 .679 13 9 10 14
28. Singleton* G ·  S ·  vP 105 .165 .267 .264 .530 79 .402 26 .930 .640 0 0 2 1
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 674 .284 .369 .517 .886 436 .859 238 .934 .785 30 5 29 3
TOTAL .259 .331 .437 .768 .751 .809 .736 107 32 222 81

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 144.1 3.43 9.1 577 .232 .682 284 .735 293 .629 .670 22 3 6
59. Duran G ·  S ·  vP ···oo··o··o··· 62.1 2.45 12.1 255 .207 .622 127 .722 128 .523 .648 6 8 1
55. Funderburk* G ·  S ·  vP ······X·X····X 12.0 .75 14.2 47 .146 .499 30 .427 17 .610 .419 1 2 1
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 184.0 2.79 9.0 754 .226 .607 395 .580 359 .638 .624 8 8 4
22. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ···oo··X··oX·· 65.1 3.86 9.4 274 .232 .641 157 .599 117 .697 .590 5 9 0
49. López G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 194.0 3.66 10.9 801 .238 .676 394 .597 407 .754 .655 24 8 3
18. Maeda G ·  S ·  vP ·········X···· 104.1 4.23 10.1 428 .239 .721 219 .747 209 .691 .635 17 13 1
20. Paddack G ·  S ·  vP ·······X···X·· 5.0 5.40 14.4 22 .286 .794 17 .728 5 1.000 .364 1 1 0
15. Pagán G ·  S ·  vP ·······oo·X··· 69.1 2.99 8.4 273 .181 .553 153 .507 120 .611 .593 5 2 2
41. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ········X····X 161.2 4.51 11.0 672 .248 .742 357 .829 315 .640 .827 32 7 3
61. Stewart G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o·X··X·· 27.2 .65 12.7 109 .196 .552 67 .570 42 .525 .560 1 1 2
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ···oo··oo·X··· 30.2 3.23 10.6 120 .204 .695 73 .941 47 .340 .734 7 2 1
37. Varland G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo····X···o 68.0 4.63 9.4 283 .252 .791 184 .843 99 .694 .741 16 1 1
TOTAL 3.87 9.7 .236 .697 .702 194 94 30

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