{"id":354154,"date":"2026-06-29T08:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354154\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:18:13","slug":"astros-host-the-twins-in-first-of-3-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354154\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros host the Twins in first of 3-game series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Twins<\/a> (40-45, third in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (42-44, third in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews<\/a> (3-5, 4.56 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (6-4, 3.28 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -138, Twins +114; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Minnesota Twins to begin a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 20-21 record at home and a 42-44 record overall. The Astros are fourth in MLB play with 112 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.<\/p>\n

Minnesota has gone 18-22 on the road and 40-45 overall. Twins hitters have a collective .412 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the majors.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Monday for the fourth time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 25 home runs while slugging .613. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 13 for 36 with two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Byron Buxton<\/a> has 15 doubles, a triple and 25 home runs for the Twins. Trevor Larnach<\/a> is 18 for 39 with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .234 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored by one run<\/p>\n

Twins: 5-5, .289 batting average, 5.40 ERA, even run differential<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Braden Shewmake<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Allen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Twins: Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Acton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Pablo Lopez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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