HOUSTON (Interstat) — Taj Bradley struck out 11 over five innings, leading the Minnesota Twins to an 8-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday at Daikin Park. Bradley (7-3) allowed four hits and one earned run. Kody Clemens hit a three-run homer, Josh Bell added a two-run shot and the Twins improved to 42-46. Houston dropped to 43-46. The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the first on a double-play groundout, but Minnesota answered with two runs in the top half on Bell’s homer. Clemens’ blast in the second made it 5-1. The Twins extended the lead to 7-1 in the fifth on Trevor Larnach’s two-run single, then added a run in the eighth. Houston scored twice in the sixth on RBI singles by Joey Loperfido and Nick Allen. Tatsuya Imai (5-4) took the loss. Attendance was 29,179. Time of game was 3:16.