MLB

Washington Nationals at Minnesota Twins

· Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
42-62, 21-31 Away
Final
9 - 3
Minnesota Twins
50-54, 29-21 Home

Abrams has 3-run double, Call has HR and 3 RBIs, Garcia also homers as Nationals beat Twins 9-3

Nationals roll past Twins in 9-3 victory

Mitchell Parker (7-10) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings to win his second straight start for the Nationals. Luis García got four outs, and Jackson Rutledge allowed a run in the eighth before Andrew Chafin closed it out with a scoreless ninth.

Drew Millas went 3 for 4 and had a leadoff single against Ryan in the third before stealing second. Call had an RBI pinch-hit single to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Call was called on to hit with the count 0-2 after Jacob Young was forced to leave when he took a pitch off his right index finger on a bunt that went foul.

García led off the fourth with his eighth home run for a 2-0 lead.

Abrams' three-run double came with nobody out in the fifth after second baseman Brooks Lee dropped a pop-fly in shallow right for an error to load the bases. Ryan (10-5) retired the next three before leaving. He allowed four earned runs and six hits.

Royce Lewis had an RBI single and Ty France had a two-out RBI double to chase Parker in the sixth and cut it to 5-2.

Call led off the seventh with his third homer — an opposite-field shot to right off Justin Topa for a 6-2 lead. Garcia doubled and scored on Josh Bell's single in the eighth. Bell scored on a wild pitch and Call had an RBI fielder's choice for the final runs.

Byron Buxton went 0 for 3 before leaving after six innings with soreness in his left side. He is day to day.

Key moment Abrams' double came on the first pitch from Ryan following Lee's dropped pop-up and Washington never looked back.

Key stat Washington's victory evens the all-time series at 13-all.

Up next Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (7-5, 4.81) starts Sunday. The Twins have not announced a starter.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Correa struck out swinging.
9th Inning Larnach grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Gasper out at second, Lee to third.
9th Inning Gasper singled to left, Lee to second.
9th Inning Lee reached on infield single to shortstop.
9th Inning Chafin relieved Rutledge
9th Inning Bell struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
13 Ground Balls 9
9 Strikeouts 7
8 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
12 Hits 12
1 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
9 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 3
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
38 At Bats 35
2 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
17 Runners Left On Base 23
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 4
16 Fly Balls 20
1 Caught Stealing 0
153 Pitches 156
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
20 Total Bases 16
40 Plate Appearances 38
324.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
4 Extra Base Hits 4
6.7 Runs Created 4.9
.316 Batting Average .343
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.526 Slugging Percentage .457
.263 Secondary Average .171
.350 On Base Percentage .368
.876 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .826
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
6.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.9
57.0 Batter Rating 32.0
19.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.50 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.83 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.11
.211 Isolated Power .114
0.22 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.29
.050 Walks Per Plate Appearance .053
-.053 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.171
17.0 Runs Produced 6.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.4
99.8 MLB Rating 86.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 26,928 | Capacity:
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