With the winning run at third base and two outs in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, the Twins had a strategy visit at the mound with closer Jhoan Duran. That allowed Astros rookie Cam Smith, who was due up next,

(Houston, TX) -- The Houston Astros walked off the Minnesota Twins for a second straight day and completed a three-game weekend sweep with a 2-1 victory in a 10-inning yesterday in Texas.

Duran became the first Twins reliever to be named the AL's reliever of the month since Joe Nathan in June 2009.

How are the Astros doing this? How do they keep stacking wins despite not having slugger Yordan Alvarez for the last month, six starting pitchers on the injured list and a lineup Sunday that didn’t include Christian Walker or Isaac Paredes,

Victor Caratini had a sacrifice fly in the ninth and Mauricio Dubón hit a walk-off single with two out in the 10th to help the Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 and sweep the three-game series.

El novato Cam Smith conectó un sencillo impulsor de la carrera del desempate contra el cerrador dominicano Jhoan Durán cuando había dos outs en la novena

Jhoan Duran joins Joe Nathan as the only two Twins pitchers to be named American League Reliever of the Month.