After a lopsided sweep of the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles to start their homestand, the Minnesota Twins faced a much better test of their strong start to the season with a four-game series against the Houston Astros. Buoyed by a well-balanced lineup and some solid starting pitching, the Twins won three times while surging to the best record in the American League. Jose Berrios won his fourth straight start, Jason Castro homered off former battery mate Brad Peacock and drove in four runs, and the Twins beat the Astros 8-2 on Thursday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401075200&wsVar=us~mlb~gamepackage,desktop,en