The Minnesota Twins play the Houston Astros on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 7:40 p.m. ET at Target Field in Minneapolis. The game is scheduled for Twins.TV and SCHN. Minnesota has hit nine home runs in the past 10 games, with 32 extra-base hits and a .401 slugging percentage. The Twins have a .244 batting average over the last 10 contests, totaling 81 hits. Byron Buxton leads Minnesota with six home runs and 10 RBIs in that span, while Ryan Jeffers has 10 hits with a .313/.450/.719 line. Houston has 12 home runs over its last 10 games, slugging .357 with 23 extra-base hits and a .207 batting average. Yordan Alvarez has three homers, and Braden Shewmake has two doubles and a home run while hitting .343. Kendry Rojas is set to make his first start of the season and his MLB debut.
"Minnesota has hit nine home runs during the past 10 games. In the last 10 games, the Twins have 32 extra-base hits (3.2 per game) while slugging .401. Over the last 10 contests, Minnesota has a .244 batting average with 81 total hits (8.1 per game). Over the last 10 games, Byron Buxton leads the Twins in home runs (six) and runs batted in (10). Ryan Jeffers has 10 hits over the last 10 games and a slash line of .313/.450/.719."
"Houston has 12 homers over its last 10 games. The Astros are slugging .357 with 23 extra-base hits over their last 10 games. Houston has collected 6.6 hits per game and has a batting average of .207 over its last 10 contests. Over the last 10 games, Yordan Alvarez has hit a team-high three homers. Braden Shewmake has two doubles and a home run while hitting .343 in the last 10 games."
"Kendry Rojas will make his first start of the season for the Twins. The 23-year-old left-hander will make his MLB debut. He has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 2.45, a 1 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 2.182. Over the past 10 games Twins pitchers have a collective 3.00 ERA. Opposing hitters have jumped on Minnesota's pitchers for six home runs over the la"
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