The Twins’ 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Astros at Daikin Park on Sunday reflected what has been a scuffling Minnesota offense. One exception: Brooks Lee, who homered as part of a 3-for-4 day that extended the Major Leagues’ longest active hitting streak to 15 games.

Swept in Houston, the Twins have lost five of their last six series and are 10-15 overall since the 13-game winning streak ended.

There was a decent chance that Joe Ryan and Hunter Brown, Saturday’s starters, would provide a pitcher’s duel. But Brandon Walter, making just his third-career start and Simeon Woods Richardson,

Houston made the Twins pay for their inability to get a hit with a runner in scoring position all weekend, walking off with an extra-inning victory on a long fly ball that Willi Castro couldn’t catch.

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Minnesota center fielder Byron Buxton has been scratched from the lineup a day after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch

Jose Altuve and rookie Jacob Melton drove in three runs each as the Houston Astros jumped on Chris Paddack early and cruised to a 10-3 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, one that took on a somber tone as athletes and teams grappled with the shooting of two Minnesota state legislators and their spouses.