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Altuve, Mancini HR; Valdez, Astros hand Twins 5th straight L August 24 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink HOUSTON (AP) Jose Altuve hit a leadoff homer and Trey Mancini added a two-run shot to back up another quality start by Framber Valdez, and the Houston Astros held on for a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.The Twins lost their fifth in a row.Valdez (13-4) allowed two hits and one run with eight strikeouts in seven innings for his 21st consecutive quality start. That moved him past Mike Scott (20) for the longest streak in franchise history. Its the longest such streak in the majors since Jacob deGrom made 26 in a row from May 18, 2018-April 3, 2019.The Twins' hitters struggled for a second straight game., managing Brad Kaaya Jersey just two hits in the first eight innings a night after being no-hit by Justin Verlander through six innings of a 4-2 lo s.Down 5-1, Minnesota tried to rally in the ninth. Gio Urshela singled and scored on a double by Luis Arrez that was misplayed for an error by left fielder Mauricio Dubn.Rafael Montero then walked pinch-hitter Nick Gordon before the Twins Kameron McGusty Jersey scored another run when pinch-hitter Jake Cave reached on a grounder to second that Altuve couldn't handle. But Max Kepler lined into a double play and pinch-hitter Gary Sanchez grounded out to end it.Altuve put the Astros up early when he sent the first pitch from Dylan Bundy (7-6) into the seats in left field to make it 1-0. Sandy Leon walked to start the Twins third, Jorge Polanco doubled and Carlos Correa had a sacrifice fly.Martn Maldonado doubled to open Houstons third before advancing to third on a single by Altuve, who was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. The Astros regained the lead when Yuli Gurriel had a sacrifice fly.Yordan Alvarez hit a double with one out in the Houston sixth on a ball that left fielder Tim Beckham deflected on a failed attempt at a diving catch. A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Alex Bregman made it 3-1. Kyle Tucker then extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games with a double and Mancini made it 5-1 with his shot to the seats in right field. INJURIESTwins: RHP Cole Sands was placed on the injured list after taking a line drive off his right elbow Tuesday. . Michael Irvin Jersey .. LHP Devin Smeltzer was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to take his spot on the roster.Astros: Closer Ryan Pre sly was not available for a second straight game because of neck stiffne s. ... CF Chas McCormick left the game in the seventh inning with what appeared to be an injured right pinky after sliding back on a pickoff attempt.UP NEXTMinnesotas Chris Archer (2-6, 4.02 ERA) opposes Luis Garcia (10-8, 4.09) when the series wraps up Thursday night. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Houston Astros Justin Verlander Framber Valdez Yordan Alvarez Ryan Pre sly Chris Archer Devin Smeltzer Jose Altuve Nick Gordon Rafael Montero Chas McCormick Kyle Tucker Alex Bregman Yuli Gurriel Gary Snchez Jorge Polanco Max Kepler Dylan Bundy Minnesota Twins Houston Astros share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 17 MINS Deng Gak Jersey AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 21 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 44 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two Ed Reed Jersey -goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS