Josh Bell homers twice as Twins beat Astros 6-3 in game delayed nearly 2 hours by rain
Josh Bell homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night. The game was delayed 1 hours, 57 minutes due to rain and lightning in the bottom of the fifth inning with the Twins leading 3-0. Bell homered in the second inning to open the scoring, then took Astros starter Tatsuya Imai (1-2) deep to left for a two-run shot in the fourth.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Bell homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night. The game was delayed 1 hours, 57 minutes due to rain and lightning in the bottom of the fifth inning with the Twins leading 3-0. Bell homered in the second inning to open the scoring, then took Astros starter Tatsuya Imai (1-2) deep to left for a two-run shot in the fourth.
It was the 12th multi-homer game of Bell’s 11-year career. After play resumed, Bell drove in his fourth run with an RBI single in the sixth. Houston threatened in the first against Minnesota's Kendry Rojas, a reliever who opened and threw four innings.
Rojas loaded the bases with a pair of walks and a single before recording an out. But he escaped by inducing an infield fly and a double play. Rojas allowed two hits and struck out three in his first career start.
He debuted on April 22 and has made three relief appearances. Eric Orze (2-1) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Taylor Rogers got the last two outs for his first save.