‘A smile on my heart’: Minnesota Twins fans hold out hope after Game 3 loss
The Minnesota Twins are further into the post season than they’ve been in many years. That’s brought fans out in droves and packed Target Field on Tuesday as the team battles in the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros.
In the parking lot across from Target Field, Robert Levandowski and Austin Kay headed toward the game. Like many Twins fans, they left work early to watch.
“I was 6 or 7 the last time they were anywhere near this,” Levandowski said.
Before this year, the Twins hadn’t won a playoff game since 2004.
He said there’s an excitement around the team he hasn’t seen in many years.
“This is a different team with Pablo and Sonny there. It’s a different it’s a nightmare for other teams. I wouldn’t want to come here especially with how loud we’ve been,” he said.
Target Field was buzzing at the start of the game. The Twins sold out both home ALDS games and fans were downtown early, excited to see the first home game of the series.
Game 3 was a game of runs. Unfortunately for Twins fans, those runs were Houston’s. They beat the Twins 9-1.
The Astros dominated the game from the first inning, when they scored four runs, including a three-run homer.
Through the game, Houston had four home runs and 14 hits.
The Twins could not get their bats going. They were kept to three hits, and while they got on base with walks, they couldn’t knock runners in. They left eight runners on base.
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