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Houston Astros (8-18) at Minnesota Twins (8-18), May 3, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT
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Online: MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790, La Nueva 94.1 FM (En Español)
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Pitching Matchup
RHP Collin McHugh (2-3, 6.65 ERA, 1.89 WHIP) vs. RHP Alex Meyer (0-0, 18.00 ERA, 6.00 WHIP)
Preview
Flashback to yesterday's preview:
Prediction
I'm going to go out on a limb. The Twins are running out two rookie starters and the Astros are sending out their top three starters. Astros sweep the three games.
Welp. Moving on. The Astros now turn to Collin McHugh for help as Dallas Keuchel had his home winning streak broken.
Things were looking up for McHugh after his first home start, pitching seven scoreless innings in the team's home opener against the Kansas City Royals. But he hasn't been sharp since. In his next two home starts, he allowed 20 hits over 9 1/3 innings.
He rebounded a bit in a short outing against the Mariners, allowing just two runs over five innings. Current Twins are batting .240 (12x50) against McHugh with a .257 BABIP, 5.6 FIP, 21.8 K%, and a 9.1 BB%.
| MINNESOTA TWINS CAREER STATISTICS VS. COLLIN MCHUGH | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Joe Mauer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 1.167 |
| Danny Santana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.833 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.833 | 1.262 |
| Oswaldo Arcia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.286 | 0.167 | 0.452 |
| Eduardo Nunez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.286 | 0.333 | 0.619 |
| Miguel Sano | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Brian Dozier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.200 |
| Eddie Rosario | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Kennys Vargas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
The MLB.com's No. 8 Twin prospect Alex Meyer makes his first major league start for the Minnesota. A first-round pick by the Nationals in 2011, Meyer's sports a 70 fastball, 65 slider, 50 changeup per MLB.com. He presents a unique challenge with his tall frame at 6' 9''.