Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Match Player Stats On May 30, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 30, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Altuve had four hits, Alex Bregman homered and Mike Fiers pitched six strong innings in his second chance in the rotation as the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Tuesday.

Altuve's two-run single in the fifth broke a 2-all tie and sent Houston to its eighth win in nine games. Bregman followed two innings later with his second home run in as many games.

Fiers (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. He struck out eight. Chris Devenski yielded one hit in two shutout innings, and Michael Feliz pitched a scoreless ninth for the Astros.

Twins starter Jose Berrios (3-1) gave up a season-high four runs in a season-low five innings. He surrendered five hits and struck out five.

Minnesota lost for the fourth time in five home games and fell to 12-17 at Target Field.

Fiers was taken out of the rotation after giving up four runs (three earned) in 4 2/3 innings against Detroit in his last outing. Houston made room for Brad Peacock, who dazzled in a spot start, to stay in the rotation.

But a day later, starter Charlie Morton was sent to the disabled list, giving Fiers a temporary reprieve.

Fiers didn't look long for Tuesday's game after throwing 30 pitches in the first inning and surrendering two runs. Fiers walked Eddie Rosario with the bases loaded, and Byron Buxton followed with an infield single to score another run.

Fiers then settled in. He retired eight in a row at one point and allowed just two hits the rest of the way. Fiers was one off a season high in strikeouts and he didn't allow a homer for the first time in 10 starts this season.

Berrios had Minnesota hoping he had finally tapped into his immense potential. The team's top pitching prospect, Berrios had allowed four runs over his first three starts this season.

After a strong opening, Berrios started to fade against the patient Astros. Control was a big part of his rookie struggles last season and he walked a season-high four batters on Tuesday.

Bregman had a sacrifice fly in the third to score one run. Altuve scored on a double-play groundout an inning later, and then provided the game-winning RBIs in the fifth when he plated Bregman and George Springer on a hard-hit grounder that took an awkward bounce past Twins third baseman Ehire Adrianza.

NOTES: Twins LHP Jason Wheeler made his major league debut. He pitched two innings and allowed two runs, one earned. ... Minnesota 3B Miguel Sano was scratched from the starting lineup about an hour before the game with an illness. It was only the second game all season Sano has missed. He was replaced by Ehire Adrianza. ... Houston put RHP Joe Musgrove on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder discomfort. Musgrove was scheduled to start Wednesday's series finale. The Astros recalled RHP David Paulino from Triple-A Fresno to start Wednesday. ... Twins LHP Glen Perkins threw to live hitters on Tuesday and reported feeling as good as he has since shoulder surgery last year. Perkins will head to Florida to continue his rehab for a left posterior shoulder strain. ... Minnesota CF Byron Buxton was back in the lineup a day after sustaining a laceration on his right hand.