MLB Recap · August 8, 2021

Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros: Final Score & Recap

MIN7
Final
HOU5

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
MIN0102130007122
HOU1001101105100

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025MIN bats firstFinalHOU win %MIN win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 69.2% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Jorge Polanco Home Run
Top 6th · off Phil Maton
+19.0%
Miguel Sanó Home Run
Top 4th · off Lance McCullers Jr.
+17.5%
Aledmys Díaz Groundout
Bot 9th · off Alex Colomé
+14.4%
Carlos Correa Home Run
Bot 8th · off Jorge Alcala
+12.0%
Jorge Polanco Home Run
Top 5th · off Lance McCullers Jr.
+11.2%

Top Batters by WPA

Jorge Polanco+31.3%+2.7 RE24
Miguel Sanó+15.3%+1.5 RE24
Yordan Alvarez+12.4%+0.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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