Houston 5, Minnesota 3

Preview - Box Score - Recap

(35-35)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 Houston 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 X 5 9 1 WP: D. Wheeler (1-4) S: B. Lidge (19) LP: K. Lohse (2-5)	(37-35)

Innings:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9

Top 1st: Minnesota

- L. Castillo struck out looking

- N. Punto flied out to deep center

- J. Mauer struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 0, Houston 0

Bottom 1st: Houston

- C. Biggio struck out swinging

- C. Burke struck out swinging

- L. Berkman homered to deep left

- M. Lamb singled to right

- P. Wilson grounded out to second

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 0, Houston 1

Top 2nd: Minnesota

- M. Cuddyer singled to left

- J. Morneau lined out to shortstop

- T. Hunter walked, M. Cuddyer to second

- L. Ford singled to left, M. Cuddyer scored, T. Hunter to third

- J. Bartlett singled to left center, T. Hunter scored, L. Ford to third

- C. Silva lined out to second

- L. Castillo grounded into fielder's choice, J. Bartlett out at second

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 2, Houston 1

Bottom 2nd: Houston

- E. Munson grounded out to first

- J. Lane struck out swinging

- A. Everett struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 2, Houston 1

Top 3rd: Minnesota

- N. Punto grounded out to shortstop

- J. Mauer singled to center

- J. Mauer stole second

- M. Cuddyer walked

- J. Morneau flied out to center, J. Mauer to third

- T. Hunter grounded out to third

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 2, Houston 1

Bottom 3rd: Houston

- W. Rodriguez grounded out to second

- C. Biggio flied out to left

- C. Burke grounded out to third

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 2, Houston 1

Top 4th: Minnesota

- L. Ford doubled to left center

- J. Bartlett hit by pitch

- C. Silva popped bunt out to catcher

- L. Castillo grounded out to first, L. Ford to third, J. Bartlett to second

- L. Ford scored, J. Bartlett to third on passed ball

- N. Punto flied out to right center

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 1

Bottom 4th: Houston

- L. Berkman flied out to left

- M. Lamb grounded out to first

- P. Wilson lined out to second

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 1

Top 5th: Minnesota

- J. Mauer grounded out to shortstop

- M. Cuddyer flied out to left

- J. Morneau grounded out to first

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 1

Bottom 5th: Houston

- E. Munson grounded out to first

- J. Lane struck out swinging

- A. Everett singled to left center

- W. Rodriguez singled to left center, A. Everett to second

- C. Biggio flied out to center

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 1

Top 6th: Minnesota

- T. Hunter flied out to center

- L. Ford fouled out to third

- J. Bartlett grounded out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 1

Bottom 6th: Houston

- C. Burke doubled to left

- L. Berkman grounded out to second, C. Burke to third

- M. Lamb hit sacrifice fly to left, C. Burke scored

- P. Wilson safe at first on third baseman N. Punto's throwing error

- E. Munson flied out to left center

1 runs, 1 hits, 1 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 2

Top 7th: Minnesota

- C. Silva singled to center

- L. Castillo flied out to deep right

- N. Punto flied out to left center

- J. Mauer walked, C. Silva to second

- C. Qualls relieved W. Rodriguez

- M. Cuddyer grounded out to third

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 2

Bottom 7th: Houston

- J. Lane walked

- J. Rincon relieved C. Silva

- J. Lane to second on wild pitch

- A. Everett doubled to deep left center, J. Lane scored

- O. Palmeiro hit for C. Qualls

- O. Palmeiro sacrificed to third, A. Everett to third

- C. Biggio grounded out to shortstop

- C. Burke grounded out to third

1 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 3

Top 8th: Minnesota

- D. Wheeler relieved C. Qualls

- J. Morneau grounded out to pitcher

- T. Hunter fouled out to first

- L. Ford grounded out to pitcher

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 3

Bottom 8th: Houston

- D. Reyes relieved J. Rincon

- J. Kubel in left field

- L. Berkman lined out to pitcher

- M. Lamb grounded out to shortstop

- K. Lohse relieved D. Reyes

- P. Wilson singled to right

- E. Munson walked, P. Wilson to second

- J. Lane singled to right, P. Wilson scored, E. Munson to second

- W. Taveras ran for E. Munson

- A. Everett doubled to left, W. Taveras scored, J. Lane to third

- W. Eyre relieved K. Lohse

- M. Ensberg hit for D. Wheeler

- M. Ensberg flied out to center

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 5

Top 9th: Minnesota

- C. Burke in left field

- B. Ausmus catching

- W. Taveras in center field

- B. Lidge relieved D. Wheeler

- J. Bartlett struck out looking

- J. Kubel struck out swinging

- L. Castillo safe at first on second baseman C. Biggio's fielding error

- T. Tiffee hit for N. Punto

- L. Castillo to second on fielder's indifference

- T. Tiffee struck out swinging

0 runs, 0 hits, 1 errors

Minnesota 3, Houston 5