Hunter Brown struck out a career-high 12 in Houston's win over Minnesota and his strikeout rate is among top five in majors.

The Houston Astros entered the 2025 MLB regular season with expectations as low as they have been in several years. While still expected to be competitive, no o

— Houston Astros (@astros) June 14, 2025 This has been the best season of Brown’s career by a substantial margin. Until this season, he was a mediocre pitcher.

Houston finally broke through a 2-2 stalemate in the ninth inning against closer Jhoan Duran, who allowed a one-out walk and then a pair of singles with two outs. Cam Smith’s single to center brought home Jake Meyers for the game-winning run, sending the Twins (36-34) to their third straight loss.

The Guardians' offense has been struggling, and facing Cy Young candidate Hunter Brown won't make things any easier in Saturday's matchup.

The Houston Astros have enjoyed a measure of success offensively with Jeremy Pena, Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve occupying the top three spots in their batting order.