MLB: Pablo Lopez shines The Twins tie their series against the Astros, a victory all around

Houston, TX. – Pablo Lopez pitched the Houston Astros for seven innings on Sunday, holding the Minnesota Twins to a 6-2 victory in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

This best-of-five matchup is now tied, with one win, as it travels to Minneapolis for the next two bouts.

Lopez was already impressive against the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this week in the first round of the playoffs, and the Astros were limited to six hits and a walk.

He collected seven hits before receiving congratulations from his teammates and coaches. He has a 0.71 earned run average in two starts in the postseason schedule.

Prior to this failure, the Astros had not lost a home game since 2017 in the division series (12-0).

“We deserve to be here,” Lopez confirmed after the match. We did not steal our place.”

Quebecer Edouard Julien pitched as a backup hitter, leading off the Twins’ sixth run after a brilliant hit in the seventh inning.

Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa, a former World Series champion with Houston, stood out again with three hits and three RBIs.

After a productive double by Correa in the first inning against starter Framber Valdez, third baseman Kyle Farmer opened the valves by hitting a two-run homer on the same account as Valdez.

The Astros lefty was moved off the mound after allowing five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

More than shy of their first seven innings at bat, the locals managed to score with the long ball at the expense of reliever Brock Stewart, who sent a shot past the dangerous Yordan Alvarez.

After Alvarez’s two-run home run, Stewart recovered by striking out Kyle Tucker and Jose Abreu in succession to end Houston’s eighth at-bat.

Then, late-game specialist Jhoan Duran took care of getting the three points the Twins lost in the standings.

On Saturday, the Texans had the upper hand by winning the first game 6-4, ignoring the visitors’ four-point lead in the seventh game.