Jul 6, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins third baseman Jose Miranda (64) acknowledges the group after his streak of 12 consecutive at-bats with a success involves an finish throughout the sixth inning towards the Houston Astros at Goal Discipline. Obligatory Credit score: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports activities Jose Miranda matched the foremost league file for consecutive hits and Brooks Lee clubbed his first profession residence run because the Minnesota Twins beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-3 on Saturday.
Miranda went 2-for-3 after coming into the sport with 10 hits in his earlier 10 at-bats. He was hit by a pitch from Astros right-hander Hunter Brown (6-6) in his first plate look then added singles within the second and fourth innings to develop into the primary participant within the Enlargement Period with 12 hits in 12 at-bats. Brown retired Miranda on a flyout to left within the sixth to finish the file streak.
The opposite hitters on file with hits in 12 consecutive at-bats are: The Tigers’ Walt Dropo (1952), the Pink Sox’s Pinky Higgins (1938) and the Cubs’ Johnny Kling (1902).
The Twins ambushed Brown with seven runs throughout the primary three innings, snapping his streak of eight consecutive high quality begins and 5 straight wins. Earlier than plunking Miranda with a pitch, Brown surrendered successive singles to Willi Castro, Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach, with Castro scoring on the Larnach hit and Correa later coming residence on a Max Kepler sacrifice fly.
Minnesota prolonged to a 5-0 lead within the second when Miranda and Carlos Santana delivered RBI singles after Castro (3-for-5, two runs, one RBI) smacked a run-scoring double to proper discipline that plated Ryan Jeffers.
An inning later, Lee socked a two-run homer to right-center that scored Byron Buxton and upped the margin to 7-1. The Twins recorded 10 hits by means of three innings towards Brown, who settled down and capped his outing with three shutout innings and 7 consecutive batters retired.
Brown, 5-0 with a 0.29 ERA in his earlier 5 begins, allowed seven runs on 12 hits and one stroll with six strikeouts over six innings.
Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (6-5) surrendered 4 residence runs in his earlier begin towards the Astros, a 5-2 loss on June 1. He was a lot sharper this time round, recording eight strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings whereas permitting three runs on 5 hits and one stroll.
The Astros posted a pair of doubles towards Ryan within the third, with Alex Bregman driving residence Mauricio Dubon along with his double.
With one out within the fourth, Jon Singleton blasted a 406-foot homer to right-center off Ryan that sliced the deficit to 7-3.
The Astros loaded the bases with two outs within the sixth, chasing Ryan within the course of. Twins reliever Jorge Alcala recorded arguably the most important out of the sport when he induced a flyball out from Dubon to shut the sixth with Dubon representing the tying run.
Buxton (2-for-4, two runs and two RBIs) added a two-run homer, his ninth, off Astros reliever Rafael Montero within the seventh.
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The opposite hitters on file with hits in 12 consecutive at-bats are: The Tigers’ Walt Dropo (1952), the Pink Sox’s Pinky Higgins (1938) and the Cubs’ Johnny Kling (1902).
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