The Houston Astros will meet the Minnesota Twins on Monday night at Target Field, with first pitch set for 7:30 p.m. ET in MLB regular season action. It is the start of a new series, but both clubs arrive carrying the marks of a demanding weekend.
Houston comes in after a three-game set against the Texas Rangers that swung from crisp to bruising in a hurry. The Astros opened with a 2-0 win Friday night, with Isaac Paredes and Nick Allen scoring, then followed with a 4-1 victory Saturday behind runs from Jose Altuve, Yordan Álvarez, Christian Walker and Zach Cole. But Sunday brought a sharp turn. The Rangers shut out Houston 8-0 at Daikin Park, leaving the Astros with one emphatic loss after two solid road-map wins in the series.
Spencer Arrighetti set the tone for Houston in Game 1, lasting 7.1 innings while allowing one hit and striking out five. That outing gave the Astros the kind of early-week confidence every team wants before heading into another series, even if the Sunday defeat dulled the momentum. For the Twins, the weekend ended on a higher note. Minnesota dropped the first two games against the Milwaukee Brewers by scores of 3-2 and 2-1 before taking Game 3 on Sunday, 5-4, at Target Field. Austin Martin, Ryan Jeffers, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall all scored in that win.
Bailey Ober started Sunday for Minnesota and worked five innings, allowing six hits and three runs. The Twins needed the comeback to avoid a sweep, and the result at least gives them something steadier to carry into Monday’s matchup with Houston. The Astros and Twins are both trying to turn separate weekend series into a cleaner start to the week, and the meeting in Minneapolis gives each club a quick chance to reset without much time to dwell on Sunday’s final score.
Fans can watch the game on Minnesota Twins (NEW), MLB.TV – Houston Astros, MLB.TV – Minnesota Twins and Space City Home Network. With Houston coming off a series against Texas and Minnesota fresh from its own run against Milwaukee, Monday’s game offers an early read on which team can settle first after a mixed weekend.
