Josh Bell homers twice as Twins beat Astros 6-3 in game delayed nearly 2 hours by rain

by | May 19, 2026 | Sports

MINNEAPOLIS — 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.Popular ReadsHouston shortstop Jeremy Peña was activated Monday after missing time with a right hamstring strain. He led off for Houston and drew a walk in his first plate a …

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