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Astros sweep as Twins lose 18th straight in playoffs | |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Shaken up by a scandal before the virus outbreak shrunk the season, the Houston Astros barely played well enough to reach the playoffs - with the rest of baseball actively rooting against them. Well, they're not ready to leave yet. Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning for the Astros, who produced another stifling pitching performance and swept Minnesota over two games with a 3-1 victory Wednesday that sent the Twins to a record 18th straight postseason loss. MORE | |
Twins Headlines
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | N. Cruz | .303 | |||
| HR: | N. Cruz | 16 | |||
| RBI: | E. Rosario | 42 | |||
| SB: | J. Polanco | 4 | |||
| W: | R. Dobnak | 6 | |||
| ERA: | K. Maeda | 2.70 | |||
| Saves: | T. Rogers | 9 | |||
| K: | K. Maeda | 80 | |||
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| X-Minnesota | 36 | 24 | .600 | - |
| Y-Chi White Sox | 35 | 25 | .583 | 1 |
| Y-Cleveland | 35 | 25 | .583 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 26 | 34 | .433 | 10 |
| Detroit | 23 | 35 | .397 | 12 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .242 (18) | ||||
| Runs: | 269 (18) | ||||
| Hits: | 468 (20) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 91 (6) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 14 (30) | ||||
| OBP: | .315 (20) | ||||
| SLG: | .427 (14) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 828 (16) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 3.58 (4) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 215 (3) | ||||
| Saves: | 17 (5) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 535 (9) | ||||
| OpBA: | .232 (7) | ||||
| OBP: | .301 (3) | ||||
| SLG: | .372 (2) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.72 (17) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 9/29 | A. Kirilloff | Purchased From Minors | |||||||
| 9/29 | S. Poppen | Designated for Assignment | |||||||
| 9/28 | W. Astudillo | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 9/28 | R. Dobnak | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 9/28 | J. Odorizzi | Removed From 10-Day IL (Right middle finger blister) | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/17 | J. Odorizzi | Right middle finger blister (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/13 | B. Rooker | Fractured right forearm - out for season (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/9 | L. Arraez | Left knee tendinitis (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/5 | A. Avila | Lower back tightness (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 9/3 | M. Kepler | Strained left adductor (10-day IL) | |||||||
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