MLB

Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals

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Minnesota Twins
16-21, 6-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
2 - 15
Washington Nationals
17-20, 5-13 Home

Abrams has grand slam and 5 RBIs, House, Tena and Millas also homer as Nationals rout Twins 15-2

CJ Abrams grand slam puts finishing touches on Nats' big win

Washington also established season highs with four home runs and 10 extra-base hits. The Nationals hit four homers in a four-inning span after hitting none in their previous four games.

Miles Mikolas (1-3) gave up two runs and three hits in a season-high 5 1/3 innings. Mitchell Parker and Zak Kent finished a three-hitter as Washington won for the fifth time in 18 home games this season. Kent made his Nationals debut, three days after he was claimed off waivers from the Twins.

Abrams was 3 for 5 with two doubles and House had three RBI. Millas' homer, which put Washington ahead 3-2 in the fifth, was his first since off Colorado's Dakota Hudson on June 21, 2024, at Coors field.

Daylen Lile and Curtis Mead walked to load the base with one out in the eighth. Luis García replaced Justin Topa and four pitches later, Abrams hit a 403-foot drive for his ninth home run this season. Tena's solo drive capped the seven-run inning.

Twins starter Bailey Ober (3-2) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings. The Twins allowed their most runs since a 17-6 defeat to Milwaukee last June 20.

Matt Wallner had a solo homer and two RBI for the Twins.

Wallner hit a 420-foot solo shot with two out in the fifth to give the Twins a 2-1 lead.

Up next Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (0-5, 6.49 ERA) and Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (1-4, 4.93) start Thursday in the finale of the three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Bell grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Larnach flied out to left.
9th Inning Lee safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Kent.
9th Inning Outman grounded out to first.
9th Inning Kent relieved Parker
9th Inning Outman hit for Buxton

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
18 Ground Balls 9
5 Strikeouts 7
2 Runs Batted In 15
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
3 Hits 14
0 Stolen Bases 3
0 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 15
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
31 At Bats 38
1 Home Runs 4
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 1
5 Runners Left On Base 14
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 5
8 Fly Balls 22
0 Caught Stealing 0
111 Pitches 159
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
7 Total Bases 33
31 Plate Appearances 43
162.0 Projected Home Runs 648.0
2 Extra Base Hits 10
-0.2 Runs Created 13.4
.097 Batting Average .368
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.226 Slugging Percentage .868
.129 Secondary Average .711
.097 On Base Percentage .442
.323 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.310
2.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
-0.2 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 15.1
16.0 Batter Rating 101.5
31.0 At Bats Per Home Run 9.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.58 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.70
.129 Isolated Power .500
0.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.71
.000 Walks Per Plate Appearance .116
.032 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .342
4.0 Runs Produced 30.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.9
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.4
64.8 MLB Rating 130.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 17,444 | Capacity:

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland 30 22 .577 - W6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago 25 24 .510 3.5 L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota 23 27 .460 6 W1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City 20 30 .400 9 L3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit 20 31 .392 9.5 L6

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/atl.png" class="logo-micro">Atlanta 35 16 .686 - W3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/phi.png" class="logo-micro">Philadelphia 25 25 .500 9.5 L2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" class="logo-micro">Washington 25 26 .490 10 L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png" class="logo-micro">New York 22 28 .440 12.5 W1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mia.png" class="logo-micro">Miami 22 29 .431 13 L3
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