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Astros tally season-high 19 hits, crush Twins
- Updated: August 11, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — The struggles of the Astros’ offense the previous two weeks suddenly seem like a distant memory.
The Astros erupted for a season-high 19 hits, including four hits by Jose Altuve and Marwin Gonzalez, and got a three-run homer from Carlos Correa to club the Twins, 15-7, in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Target Field.
Kennys Vargas slugged a pair of home runs for the Twins, becoming the fourth player in club history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game. Rookie Max Kepler also had three RBIs, including a two-run double in the third.
Astros starter Doug Fister (11-7) held the Twins to five runs and eight hits in seven-plus innings to win for the first time since July 20. Twins starter Jose Berrios (2-3) was rocked for six runs (five earned) and eight hits in two-plus innings.
Back-to-back doubles by George Springer and Alex Bregman in the second gave the Astros a 6-0 lead, and Houston sent 10 batters to the plate.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDJose, can you hit? Altuve delivered his second consecutive four-hit game, giving him eight four-hit games this season, seven of which have come on the road. He’s hitting .438 on the road this season — .503 since May 1 — and is just seven hits shy of reaching 1,000 hits. He’s reached base safely in 40 consecutive road games, becoming only …
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