HOUSTON -- Astros ace Dallas Keuchel suffered his first defeat at Minute Maid Park in a span of 23 regular-season starts on Monday night, allowing five runs, five walks and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings in a 6-2 loss to the Twins in the series opener. The Astros have yet to win consecutive games.
The Twins, who snapped a four-game losing streak, took advantage of four Keuchel walks during a 46-pitch fourth inning to score three times -- on an RBI single by Eduardo Escobar, a sac fly by Eddie Rosario and a walk to Eduardo Nunez to take a 3-1 lead.