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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 07/04/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 1830 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Minnesota Twins (33-49) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |  
								| Houston Astros (30-55) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| 5-1 Loss Deepens Minnesota Funk |  
					| The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, knocking off the Minnesota Twins, 5-1. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Brian Lynch, who played a pivotal role in the win. The Twins, now 33-49, have lost 6 straight. 
 Chris Lane took Mark Case deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run  home run put the Astros on top, 3-0. In all, Lane had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.
 
 "Winning is hard sometimes," said Astros manager Dave DaSilva. "This one was nice to get."
 
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					| MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| C. Jiang 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | 3 | 19 |  
		| J. Froyd SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 | 8 | 29 |  
		| C. Lane 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .262 | 15 | 48 |  
		| S. Ono LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | 1 | 6 |  
		| M. Thompson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .223 | 6 | 26 |  
		| J. Gardner CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .287 | 14 | 46 |  
		| A. Aranda RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 | 8 | 28 |  
		| T. Kenyon C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .262 | 4 | 17 |  
		| Z. Berney DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 | 9 | 30 |  
		| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 |  |  |  |  
							
								| BATTING Doubles: 
Z. Berney
 (8, 2nd Inning off N. Chauveau, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
C. Lane
 (15, 1st Inning off M. Case, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
C. Jiang
 2
, 
J. Froyd
, 
C. Lane
 5
, 
A. Aranda
, 
Z. Berney
 3
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
C. Lane
, 
T. Kenyon
 Sac Fly: 
S. Ono
 Hit by Pitch: 
A. Aranda
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
C. Jiang
 (8)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
3 (Lane-Froyd-Lane, Froyd-Thompson-Lane, Jiang-Thompson-Lane)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Lynch W (3-11) | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 6.35 |  
	| J. Aguilar | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9.72 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Brian Lynch Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
1:05 PM CT
 Time: 
3:05
 Attendance: 
18537
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