May 18, 2026 · AL Cent
Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 0, MIN 1 |
| B4 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Trevor Larnach scores. | HOU 0, MIN 3 |
| B6 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Trevor Larnach scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Kody Clemens to 2nd. | HOU 0, MIN 4 |
| B6 | Luke Keaschall | Luke Keaschall singles on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews, deflected by left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Ryan Jeffers scores. Kody Clemens scores. Josh Bell to 2nd. | HOU 0, MIN 6 |
| T7 | Christian Vázquez | Christian Vázquez singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Brice Matthews scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. | HOU 1, MIN 6 |
| T7 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Cam Smith scores. | HOU 2, MIN 6 |
| T7 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Christian Vázquez scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. | HOU 3, MIN 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
3
Tatsuya Imai started for Astros, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Jayden Murray took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Tatsuya Imai
Starter
4.2
74
3
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tatsuya Imai threw
CSW 38% 1st-pitch strike 56% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 47% 3 8 5 13 6 Slider 35 47% 15 1 7 6 6 Changeup 4 5% 1 0 0 2 1 - Jayden Murray Reliever 1.1 25 3 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 32 0 1
Twins
HOME
6
Kendry Rojas started for Twins, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Justin Topa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Kendry Rojas
Starter
4.0
46
0
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kendry Rojas threw
CSW 37% 1st-pitch strike 73% 3.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 19 41% 5 3 3 5 3 Slider 13 28% 3 2 0 5 3 Changeup 8 17% 2 1 0 3 2 Sinker 6 13% 0 1 1 2 2 - Simeon Woods Richardson Reliever 1.0 18 0 1
- Andrew Morris Middle 1.0 16 0 0 HLD
- Justin Topa Reliever 0.2 31 3 0
- Eric Orze Setup 1.1 19 0 1 W inherited 2, stranded 2
- Yoendrys Gómez Middle 0.1 11 0 0 HLD
- Taylor Rogers Setup 0.2 11 0 1 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Bell HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .294 | .326 | .620 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .343 | .372 | .715 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .316 | .427 | .633 | 1.060 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .343 | .511 | .854 | |
| Zach Cole LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .225 | .462 | .687 | |
| Braden Shewmake 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .519 | .827 | |
| Brice Matthews CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 | .262 | .362 | .624 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 | .294 | .314 | .608 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .323 | .405 | .728 | |
| Zach Dezenzo LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .258 | .379 | .637 |
HOME · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Martin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .425 | .387 | .812 | |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .394 | .400 | .794 | |
| Victor Caratini C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .299 | .231 | .530 | |
| Kody Clemens 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .338 | .434 | .772 | |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .286 | .361 | .647 | 2 HR (4, 5) |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .314 | .310 | .624 | |
| Brooks Lee SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .301 | .379 | .680 | |
| Tristan Gray 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .282 | .375 | .657 | |
| James Outman CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .292 | .527 | |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .408 | .541 | .949 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuya Imai | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 8.31 | L |
| Jayden Murray | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7.15 | |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4.71 |
HOME · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendry Rojas | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1.59 | |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7.53 | |
| Andrew Morris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.50 | HLD |
| Justin Topa | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8.05 | |
| Eric Orze | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.63 | W |
| Yoendrys Gómez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.23 | HLD |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.86 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · MIN
Lineup 1.7 R
Bunts 0.7 R
IBBs 0.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
6-4
L1
-5 run diff
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HOME · MIN
7-3
L1
+22 run diff
LWWLWWWWLW
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.