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Houston Astros (74-62) vs Minnesota Twins (70-65) September 6, 2015 1:10 PM CDT
TV:
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Minnesota Twins SB Nation Blog: Twinkie Town
Pitching Matchup:
LHP Dallas Keuchel (16-6, 2.24 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) vs. RHP Tyler Duffey (2-1, 4.56 ERA, 1.56 WHIP)
Preview:
It's surprising a team that's name is based around space travel hasn't had a Star Wars day before. But, the Astros are breaking the seal on that promotion today. The Astros hope the force is strong with Dallas Keuchel as he takes the mound in the rubber game on Sunday.
Keuchel has been Jedi-like at home, he is 12-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 15 starts.
| MINNESOTA TWINS CAREER STATISTICS VS. DALLAS KEUCHEL | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Kurt Suzuki"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kurt Suzuki | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 |
| Brian Dozier"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brian Dozier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Trevor Plouffe"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.75 |
| Eduardo Escobar"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Eduardo Escobar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| Joe Mauer"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Joe Mauer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 1.167 |
| Oswaldo Arcia"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Oswaldo Arcia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Eric Fryer"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Eric Fryer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Aaron Hicks"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Aaron Hicks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Torii Hunter"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Torii Hunter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Danny Santana"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Danny Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Doug Bernier"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Doug Bernier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Hometown boy and Rice product, Tyler Duffey gets the start for the Twins on Sunday. Duffey is 2-1 with a 4.29 ERA in August. This is the first time Duffey will have faced the Astros hitters in the Major Leagues and his first start in Houston.