Ervin Santana of the Twins held the Astros to two runs, one earned, through seven innings Monday afternoon. The Astros won the game 16-8. They scored eleven runs in the eighth inning and three in the ninth, as four Twins relievers stuck up Target field as they struggled to find six outs. In two innings they did not strike out a batter while walking three and allowing two home runs. Of the 22 batter they faced, 13 recorded hits.
The Twins bullpen pitched well this year, but the Astros had their number today.
I think it was in the bottom of the 6th, the Twins commentators were surprised nobody was up in the Twins ‘pen ’cause Santana was startin’ to look a bit tired in the 6th. I think the Twins were trying hard to minimize the use of their bullpen, after using 8 relievers in that 15 inning game yesterday. At that point, I thought the Astros would probably come back and make it a closer game. I had no idea they’d score 16 by the end. That 8th was a bit stunning.
PS. just found out the the last time the Astros scored 16, was vs the Twins, just last year too.