Astros, Twins and Mauricio Dubón
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SB Nation on MSNGame 71: Twins at AstrosA solid undergrad career got Clemens drafted in the third round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. His minor league journey was interrupted by the COVID year of 2020—so he once again returned to the Lone Star State to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy independent league.
The Twins’ 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Astros at Daikin Park on Sunday reflected what has been a scuffling Minnesota offense. One exception: Brooks Lee, who homered as part of a 3-for-4 day that extended the Major Leagues’ longest active hitting streak to 15 games.
Guillorme has a career slash line of .251/.336/.322 with five homers and 28 RBI in 414 games. The 30-year-old is slashing .245/.376/.310 with two homers and 21 RBI in 56 Triple-A games this year.
The Houston Astros lost their decade-long anchor at third base in February when Alex Bregman bolted for Boston. Houston's new face at the hot corner has quickly quieted any concern over the future of the position.
Mauricio Dubón crushed a pitch and sent it off the wall in left-center field with two outs in the 10th inning to score Jake Meyers from second base and give the Astros a three-game sweep of the Twins
Isaac Paredes is also out for a third consecutive game with a strained hamstring as Houston goes through another round of injuries.
Lewis, who smashed a 425-foot homer in the sixth inning, singled in the ninth inning but exited the game after he pulled up while sprinting to first base. He didn't look devastated by any means, but the trainer and manager Rocco Baldelli quickly met him at first base and took him out of the game.
Minnesota Twins (36-34, second in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (40-30, first in the AL West) Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-3, 5.74 ERA, 1.63 WHIP,
With the winning run at third base and two outs in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, the Twins had a strategy visit at the mound with closer Jhoan Duran. That allowed Astros rookie Cam Smith, who was due up next,