Ryan Kreidler's Homer Lifts Twins to Series Win over Astros
Ryan Kreidler and Victor Caratini homered as Joe Ryan struck out nine and allowed one run over six innings.
- On Wednesday, pitcher Joe Ryan matched a career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros at Target Field, with Ryan Kreidler delivering a three-run home run.
- Following the recent loss of regulars Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers to injury and demotion, the Twins relied on new lineup contributors including Tristan Gray, Ryan Kreidler, and James Outman to fill the bottom three spots Wednesday.
- Victor Caratini also homered, contributing a two-hit day, while the Twins pitching staff totaled 15 strikeouts and no walks before an announced crowd of 23,522, including five punchouts from reliever Yoendrys across two innings.
- The Twins took two of the three games in the series, completing their nine-game homestand with a 5-4 record, and are off Thursday before beginning a 10-game road trip Friday.
- Houston has Thursday off before Spencer Arrighetti takes the mound to start a three-game series Friday in Chicago against the Cubs, positioning the Astros for their next challenge.
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A pair of home runs power Twins past Astros in series rubber match
A three-run homer powered the Minnesota Twins past the Houston Astros 4-1 in their series rubber match on Wednesday afternoon. Joe Ryan gave up one run over six innings with nine strikeouts en route to earning his third win of the season. Yoendrys Gomez earned the hold after tossing two shutout innings with five strikeouts. Andrew Morris threw a scoreless ninth inning, picking up the save. Ryan Kreidler led the Minnesota offense with a three-run…
Pair of homers, Joe Ryan's pitching lead Twins past Astros
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins lineup lost two of its long-time regulars Tuesday when catcher Ryan Jeffers was placed on the injured list with a broken bone in his hand and Royce Lewis was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul after a difficult start to the year. The moves meant there are more at-bats to go around, opening up opportunities for several players. On Wednesday, a pair of them took advantage. Victor Caratini and Ryan Kreidler provided the…
Joe Ryan pitches Twins past Astros 4-1 with 12-strikeout masterpiece over 6 innings
Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run against his former team and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 4-1. Ryan raised his record to 3-3. He retired…
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