| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 7-5 | 3-1 | 4-4 |
| Game 2 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
| Game 3 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1-6 |
| Game 4 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-8 | 1-6 | 3-2 |
| Game 2 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 4-3 |
| Game 3 | 6-5 | 3-2 | 3-3 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Minnesota Pitcher
B. Ober
(L)
Washington Pitcher
M. Mikolas
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-120 | 9.5o (7.5) | -1.5 |
|
|
+102 | 9.5u | +1.5 (14.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Buxton | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| J. Outman | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| B. Lee | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| T. Larnach | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| J. Bell | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| K. Clemens | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .195 |
| R. Jeffers | PH -C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| V. Caratini | C -1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 |
| L. Keaschall | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| M. Wallner | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| T. Gray | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
Battling
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .239 |
| D. Lile | LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| C. Mead | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .218 |
| C. Abrams | SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| B. House | 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| J. Tena | DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| J. Young | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| D. Millas | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .172 |
| N. Nunez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 |
| Totals | 38 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ober (L 3-2) | 5 .0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.19 |
| A. Morris | 0 .2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 |
| K. Funderburk | 1 .0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.51 |
| J. Topa | 0 .2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.88 |
| L. Garcia | 0 .2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.64 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Mikolas (W 1-3) | 5 .1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.44 |
| M. Parker (H 3) | 2 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Z. Kent | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Nationals Park
Temperature 69° Temperature
Attendance 17,444 attendance
Home Carlos Torres
1st Nate Tomlinson
2nd Bruce Dreckman
3rd Mark Wegner
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | MIN Starter (IP) | WAS Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 05, '26 | WAS |
|
MIN -116 | o9.5 | T. Bradley (6.0) | C. Cavalli (4.0) |
| Jul 27, '25 | MIN |
|
WAS +138 | u9.5 | C. Sands (2.0) | J. Irvin (7.0) |
| Jul 26, '25 | MIN |
|
WAS +200 | o9.0 | J. Ryan (5.0) | M. Parker (5.2) |
| Jul 25, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN -158 | u8.5 | Z. Matthews (6.0) | M. Gore (5.0) |
| May 22, '24 | WAS |
|
MIN -120 | u9.5 | S. Woods Richardson (4.2) | J. Irvin (6.1) |
| May 21, '24 | WAS |
|
MIN -166 | o8.5 | J. Ryan (7.0) | P. Corbin (6.0) |
| May 20, '24 | WAS |
|
WAS +137 | o7.5 | P. Lopez (5.0) | M. Parker (6.0) |
| Mar 26, '24 | WAS |
|
-- | -- | - | - |
| Apr 23, '23 | MIN |
|
MIN -249 | u8.0 | B. Ober (5.2) | P. Corbin (6.0) |
| Apr 22, '23 | MIN |
|
WAS +251 | o7.5 | P. Lopez (4.0) | C. Kuhl (3.2) |
Last Meeting ( May 5, 2026 ) Minnesota 11, Washington 3
The Minnesota Twins will look to build on their offensive explosion in the series opener when they visit the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
After losing 13 of 16 games to fall into last place in the American League Central, the Twins have won two in a row for the first time since a four-game run from April 11-14.
Minnesota posted an 11-3 victory in the series opener on Tuesday in which every hitter in its starting lineup either drove in a run or scored. Brooks Lee had three hits, drove in three and scored twice.
"Brooks had a really nice game," Twins manager Derek Shelton said. "He had the base hit in the first and then the double. He just controls the at-bats. It doesn't look like he gets sped up very much."
Minnesota will turn to Bailey Ober (3-1, 3.55 ERA) to start on Wednesday. Fellow right-hander Miles Mikolas (0-3, 8.23) is slated to start for Washington, but the team may opt for an opener ahead of him.
Ober will look to pick up where he left off in April. In his past three starts, the 30-year-old has allowed a total of three earned runs on 10 hits over 18 1/3 innings. Last Thursday, he allowed one run on four hits in a 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Ober is not throwing as hard as he once did, but he has been very effective, allowing more than three earned runs in only one of his seven starts.
"People are trying to throw as hard as they can all the time. Right now, obviously, I don't have my best velo," Ober said. "Being able to mix off-speed to get it to my location, getting the changeup down, and when needed, throw some fastballs up and in, and try to get guys off balance. That's the name of the game."
Ober won his only career start against Washington, allowing one run over 5 2/3 innings in a 3-1 victory on April 23, 2023.
Mikolas, 37, has lowered his ERA more than three full runs over his past three appearances, two of them coming after an opener kicked things off. On Thursday against the Mets, Mikolas started and gave up three earned runs on three hits in a four-inning stint.
Mikolas is 0-1 with a 3.09 ERA in two starts versus the Twins.
Other hitting stars for the Twins on Tuesday included Byron Buxton, who belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning.
Trevor Larnach singled in the third inning to extend his career-best on-base streak to 19 games.
Larnach, who added a two-run double on Tuesday, has four doubles, a triple, a homer, 13 walks, 10 runs and nine RBIs during the streak.
Curtis Mead and Jose Tena had two hits apiece for Washington, which fell to 4-13 at home after taking an early lead.
"The first couple of innings we had traffic. It just felt like we couldn't get that big hit," Nationals manager Blake Butera said.
James Wood had an RBI double and has reached base safely in 11 of his last 13 games.
"Woody just misses a homer to left twice," Butera said. "One ball hit the top of the fence, the other they catch right at the wall."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ober | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 30, '26) | May 30, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| K. Rojas | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed LHP Kendry Rojas on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| R. Jeffers | C | Ten Day IL - Hand( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed C Ryan Jeffers on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left hamate bone. | ||||
| G. Acton | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Garrett Acton from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( May 01, '26) | May 01, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Apr 19, '26) | Apr 19, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Mick Abel on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Festa | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP David Festa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement, retroactive to March 22. | ||||
| P. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 25, '26) | Feb 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list following his successful UCL repair surgery with an internal brace. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kranick | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 24, '26) | May 24, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred RHP Max Kranick to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow injury. | ||||
| J. Irvin | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 23, '26) | May 23, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Jake Irvin on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder strain. | ||||
| K. Waldichuk | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Ken Waldichuk from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. | ||||
| J. Gray | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Josiah Gray on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| D. Herz | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed LHP DJ Herz on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| T. Williams | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Trevor Williams on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow sprain. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 30, '26
MIN 7 - TOR 1
|
W +114 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 14.7 | 2.3 |
|
Apr 25, '26
TB 6 - MIN 1
|
L +114 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 13.8 | 4.0 |
|
Apr 19, '26
MIN 4 - CIN 7
|
L -116 | o8.0 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 16.1 | 0.8 |
|
Apr 13, '26
MIN 13 - BOS 6
|
W +144 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 15.8 | 3.0 |
|
Apr 08, '26
MIN 8 - DET 6
|
W +134 | o8.0 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 17.5 | 0.4 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 93.4 | 15.6 | 2.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 23, '23
MIN 3 - WAS 1
|
W -249 | u8.0 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 15.7 | 1.3 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 89.0 | 15.7 | 1.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 30, '26
NYM 4 - WAS 5
|
W +154 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 19.8 | 7.0 |
|
Apr 08, '26
WAS 1 - STL 6
|
L +108 | u8.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 | 0.0 |
|
Apr 03, '26
WAS 6 - LAD 13
|
L +235 | o9.5 | 4.1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 87 | 20.1 | 1.0 |
|
Mar 28, '26
CHC 10 - WAS 2
|
L +200 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 19.4 | 0.6 |
|
Sep 26, '25
CHC 12 - STL 1
|
L +161 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 15.8 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 79.4 | 18.7 | 2.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 01, '23
STL 2 - MIN 3
|
L +103 | u8.5 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 15.6 | 0.7 |
|
May 16, '18
MIN 5 - STL 7
|
W +100 | o9.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 18.2 | 2.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 5.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 97.0 | 16.9 | 1.4 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.41 | .252 | .331 | 1.35 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 7.7 |
|
|
4.93 | .258 | .338 | 1.44 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 7.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.28 | 3.85 | .235 | .307 | 1.24 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
|
|
6.26 | 5.10 | .266 | .343 | 1.47 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.90 | 5.26 | .277 | .365 | 1.52 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
|
|
5.30 | 4.77 | .251 | .332 | 1.41 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.5 |