The Houston Astros silenced the home crowd early Tuesday in Minneapolis. A four-run first inning and a total of four home runs made it fairly smooth sailing for the visitors and a rough day for Twins starter Sonny Gray.
Now the Astros will look to clinch their ticket to yet another ALCS with a win Wednesday in Game 4, while the Twins will try to stave off elimination and send this series to a Game 5.
No. 3 Minnesota Twins at No. 2 Houston Astros, Game 3: Astros 9, Twins 1 (Houston leads 2-1)
Game summary:
The Astros’ bats roared out of the gate in a four-run first inning, and starter Cristian Javier did the work from there, as Houston secured a 9-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS.