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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros celebrating a grand slam against the Twins
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Alvarez’s Grand Slam Lifts Astros Past Twins

Astros 6, Twins 4 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–4 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after erasing an early three-run deficit behind Yordan Alvarez‘s fourth-inning grand slam. The Astros fell behind 3–0 in the opening inning, but Alvarez delivered the game’s biggest swing with a go-ahead grand slam. Mike Burrows recovered after […]

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Josh Bell and Brooks Lee of the Twins celebrating a Bell homer against the Astros
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Twins Hold Off Late Astros Rally

Twins 5, Astros 4 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 5–4 on Monday night at Daikin Park, holding off a late comeback after back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning. Royce Lewis, Victor Caratini, and Josh Bell each homered for the Twins, as Cam Smith hit two home runs and Taylor Trammell added a […]

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Travis Bazzana of the Guardians hitting a home run against the Astros
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Bazzana Powers Guardians Past Astros

Guardians 8, Astros 1 The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Houston Astros 8–1 on Saturday night at Daikin Park, using three home runs and a strong pitching performance to even the series. Travis Bazzana homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Manzardo added a two-run homer, and Joey Cantillo limited the Astros’ offense over six […]

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Jeremy Peña of the Astros warming up before his team's game against the Guardians
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Altuve, Peña Power Astros Past Guardians

Astros 9, Guardians 3 The Houston Astros overcame an early deficit and pulled away late, using a dominant pitching performance and a balanced offensive attack to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 9–3 on Friday night at Daikin Park. Jeremy Peña homered twice, Jose Altuve delivered a go-ahead three-run home run, and Tatsuya Imai struck out 11 […]

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Jeremy Pena of the Astros hitting an RBI single against the Tigers
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Peña, Lambert Lead Astros Past Tigers

Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros earned a 4–2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Daikin Park, using strong pitching, timely hitting, and several key defensive plays to complete the series win. Jeremy Peña homered, Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes delivered RBI doubles, and Peter Lambert turned in six scoreless innings […]

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Raynel Delgado of the Astros ripping a single against the Tigers
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Astros Rally Late to Defeat Tigers

Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros erased a late deficit with a three-run eighth inning and defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4–2, Tuesday night at Daikin Park. Raynel Delgado, playing his second major-league game, delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Astros relief unit combined for four scoreless innings to help […]

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Twins Beat Rangers in Lopsided Affair

Twins 12, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 16) — The Texas Rangers were blown out Tuesday night, 12–2, by the Minnesota Twins. One of their many highlights was a big three-run homer by Kody Clemens in the first inning. After an off day Wednesday due to England’s match with Croatia in Group L of the […]

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Rangers Fall to Twins in Series Opener

Twins 4, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 15) — The Texas Rangers were greeted to a rude welcome home from their recent six-game road trip Monday with a 4–2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Josh Bell provided most of their offense with a three-run shot in the first inning. The Rangers will aim to even […]

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