Minnesota Twins @ Washington Nationals

16-22, 6-12 Away

Final

18-20, 6-13 Home


MIN
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	11	0
0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	-	7	8	0

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 89
  2
  Ball
  Curve 79
  3
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- S. Woods Richardson pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- A. Banda pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- Mead stole second.
  3
  5
- 3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Irvin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- R. Lovelady pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- O. Ribalta pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- J. Klein pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- O. Ribalta pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- Bell hit for Wallner
  4
  5
- P. Poulin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- Outman ran for Bell
  5
  5
- Caratini hit for Clemens
  5
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- J. Klein pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- Outman in right field.
  5
  5
- Caratini at first base.
  5
  5
- T. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- P. Poulin pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- G. Varland pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- T. Rogers pitching for MIN
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- G. Varland pitching for WSH
  MIN
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Sinker	89
2 Ball	Curve	79
3 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	93

Keibert Ruiz hits a home run

0:34

Josh Bell hits RBI double

0:28

Brooks Lee puts Twins on the board with 2-run single

0:42

Twins
11
Nationals
3

Game 1

5/5

Twins
2
Nationals
15

Game 2

6/5

Twins
5
Nationals
7

Game 3

7/5

Nationals Park

6:05 PM, 7 May 2026

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 13,543

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	19	19	.500	-	W1
Detroit	18	20	.474	1	L3
Chicago	17	20	.459	1.5	L2
Kansas City	17	20	.459	1.5	L1
Minnesota	16	22	.421	3	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	26	12	.684	-	L1
Washington	18	20	.474	8	W2
Philadelphia	17	20	.459	8.5	W4
Miami	16	21	.432	9.5	L4
New York	14	22	.389	11	W3

Ruiz powers the Nationals past the Twins 7-5 with a go-ahead 7th-inning homer and 4 RBIs

— Keibert Ruiz homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

Yankees take the series vs. the Rangers with 9-2 win

Ozzie Albies: Every time we play the Phillies, we want to beat them

Ozzie Albies joins Rich Eisen and explains the intensity of the Braves' rivalry with the Phillies.

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Minnesota Twins @ Washington Nationals

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Ruiz powers the Nationals past the Twins 7-5 with a go-ahead 7th-inning homer and 4 RBIs

Yankees take the series vs. the Rangers with 9-2 win

Ozzie Albies: Every time we play the Phillies, we want to beat them