Twins vs. Astros ALDS Game 3 Starting Pitcher Matchup - October 10

Updated Oct. 10, 2023 10:52 a.m. ET

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The Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros meet for Game 3 of the ALDS on Tuesday at 4:07 PM ET at Target Field. The series is tied at 1-1.

The probable pitchers are Sonny Gray (8-8, 2.79 ERA) for the Twins against Cristian Javier (10-5, 4.56 ERA) for the Astros.

Twins Probable Starter: Sonny Gray

Gray gets the start for the Twins, his 33rd of the season. He is 8-8 with a 2.79 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 184 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last appeared on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he went five scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
In 32 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 2.79, with 9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .226 against him.
Gray is trying to record his 18th quality start of the year in this matchup.
Gray has pitched five or more innings in a game 28 times this season heading into this game.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 32 appearances this season.
He will face an Astros team that is batting .259 as a unit (fourth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .437 (sixth in MLB) with 222 total home runs (seventh in MLB).
In 13 innings over two appearances against the Astros this season, Gray has a 2.77 ERA and a 1 WHIP while his opponents are batting .200.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 33-year-old's 2.79 ERA ranks third, 1.147 WHIP ranks 15th, and 9 K/9 ranks 24th.

Opponent	Date	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB
vs. Blue Jays	Oct. 4	5.0	5	0	0	6	2
vs. Athletics	Sep. 28	4.0	3	1	1	4	1
vs. Angels	Sep. 23	6.0	4	1	1	8	0
at White Sox	Sep. 17	7.0	5	0	0	6	0
vs. Rays	Sep. 11	4.0	6	2	1	5	1

The Astros will send Javier (10-5) to the mound for his 32nd start this season.
The right-hander did not allow a run in six innings pitched on Sunday, Oct. 1 in his last outing, a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 26-year-old has pitched in 31 games this season with an ERA of 4.56, a 2.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.265.
He has 11 quality starts in 31 chances this season.
In 31 starts this season, Javier has lasted five or more innings 23 times, with an average of 5.2 innings per appearance.
He has two appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 31 chances this season.
The Twins have scored 778 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB. They have 1336 hits, 19th in baseball, with 233 home runs (third in the league).
Among qualified pitchers this season, the 26-year-old's 4.56 ERA ranks 37th, 1.265 WHIP ranks 31st, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 27th.