Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Houston 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, August 2, 2013
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Bob Davidson, 1B - D.J. Reyburn, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Attendance: 30633


Twins 4, Astros 3 (13): Brian Dozier hit the game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning before ripping a walk-off base hit in the 13th as host Minnesota overcame a pair of late deficits to snap a four-game losing streak.

Clete Thomas worked a one-out walk in the 13th from Dallas Keuchel (5-6), who was scheduled to start Sunday's contest. Pitcher Kevin Correia entered the game as a pinch-hitter and sacrificed Thomas to second before Dozier ripped a 1-1 changeup into right field to drive in the winning run.

Houston claimed a 3-2 lead on Matt Dominguez's RBI double in the ninth inning, but Minnesota answered as pinch-runner Doug Bernier advanced to third on Chia-Jen Lo's wild pitch before scoring on Dozier's single.

Ryan Pressly (3-2) allowed one hit over two innings to pick up the win. Justin Morneau ripped a run-scoring single in the eighth and Joe Mauer lifted a sacrifice fly in the third for the Twins, who won for just the third time in nine outings.

Jason Castro bounced a two-out, two-run single up the middle in the fifth for the Astros, who fell for the 11th time in 14 contests.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston rookie RHP Jarred Cosart tossed seven solid innings to notch his fourth quality start in as many outings but settled for a no-decision. Cosart, who allowed one run on five hits, has yielded three earned runs in 28 frames since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... Houston CF Brandon Barnes went 1-for-4 in his return from a lower back strain, while 2B Jose Altuve missed his second straight contest with a left quadriceps injury. ... Friday's contest was the first between the teams since the Astros won two of three at Minnesota in 2009.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Minnesota
Jarred Cosart Player Samuel Deduno
No Decision W/L No Decision
7.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 4
1.29 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Houston   Minnesota
Matt Dominguez Player Brian Dozier
2 Hits 3
1 RBI 2
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
.400 Avg .429
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Houston 7 0 9 .171 14 11 3 5 1 1
Minnesota 11 0 13 .234 23 7 4 5 0 0