Taj Bradley struck out 11 to tie his career high, Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Bradley (7-3) allowed a run and four hits and walked four in five innings. After Jose Altuve scored from third base when Isaac Paredes grounded into a double play in the first inning, Bradley recorded 10 consecutive outs by strikeout.<\/p>\n
Bell has a career-high 16-game road hitting streak, the longest active streak of its kind in the majors. Trevor Larnach went 3 for 5 with a double and a two-run single.<\/p>\n
The Twins have won three consecutive road series for the first time May of 2025.<\/p>\n
After Larnach doubled to lead off the game against Tatsuya Imai (5-4) Bell hit a two-out, two-run homer. Clemens hit a 399-foot shot to make it 5-1 in the second.<\/p>\n
Astros second baseman Raynel Delgado left the game due to a dislocated right pinky finger after a groundball ricocheted off second base and hit his bare hand in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Houston\u2019s Joey Loperfido and Nick Allen had RBI singles in the sixth.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
The Twins open a three-game series against in New York against the Yankees on Friday. The Astros host Tampa Bay on Friday.<\/p>\n
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