LOPEZ-CORREA’S ‘TWO-HIT PERFORMANCE’ GIVES MINNESOTA A 1-0 LEAD IN ALDS
The Minnesota Twins bounced back from an 18-game losing streak in baseball this fall to take the Division Series .Behind two-hit performances from Pablo Lopez and Carlos Correa, Minnesota won Game 2 of the best-of-five American League Division Series (ALDS) of the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series 6-2 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on Monday (Sept. 9).After avenging a Game 1 loss and evening the series, Minnesota will look to clinch the series in Games 3 and 4 at home on Nov. 13.
Minnesota opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Correa hit a two-run double off the left-center field fence. Kyle Palmer followed with a two-run homer to left center to make it 3-0 in the second. Correa doubled to center with one out in the fifth, and Minnesota added another run in the seventh on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Edouard Jullien to make it 6-0.Houston got a run back in the bottom of the eighth when Jordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer to left field.
Alvarez, who homered twice in Game 1, continued his strong fall ball with three homers in Game 2 of the Division Series .Minnesota starter Lopez struck out seven and allowed six hits over seven innings to earn the win. Correa, a Houston native, went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs against his hometown team. With his 63rd RBI of “fall ball,” Correa passed Derek Jeter to move into a tie for third place on the all-time RBI list with David Justice.
Only Bernie Williams (80 RBIs) and Manny Ramirez (78) have more RBIs in the postseason than Correa. The Texas Rangers beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 11-8, led by Mitch Garber’s grand slam. .After sweeping Games 1 and 2 on the road, Texas needs just one win in Games 3 and 4 at home at Globe Life Field in Arlington to advance to the American League Championship Series (ALCS) best-of-seven.
Baltimore got on the board first when Aaron Hicks hit a two-run double in the first inning. But Texas responded with nine runs 온라인카지노 in the second and third innings .After a two-run double by Leandro Tavares in the second, Garber, Adolis Garcia, and Yoenis Cespedes hit three straight RBI singles to make it 5-2. In the third, Garber hit a grand slam with the bases loaded to make it 9-2.Baltimore battled back in the fourth inning, scoring two runs on an RBI single by Jorge Mateo and a sacrifice fly by Ryan Mountcastle, and the teams traded runs in the fifth.
Baltimore trailed 5-11 in the bottom of the ninth when Hicks hit a three-run homer, but couldn’t overturn the deficit. Garber, batting third for Texas, went 2-for-5 with a walk-off home run and five RBIs. Texas’ Corey Seager drew five walks to become the first player in MLB postseason history to draw five walks in a game.