Minnesota Twins @ Washington Nationals
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. OutmanPR-RF |
B. LeeSS |
T. Gray3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .298 | .514 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .393 | .393 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .457 | .402 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .409 | .531 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .285 | .324 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .297 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 | .171 | .182 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .310 | .314 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .316 | .349 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .305 | .253 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .326 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .299 | .419 |
| 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
a-doubled to left for Wallner in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for Clemens in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BBell (6, Poulin); Jeffers 2 (5, Ribalta, Irvin); Lee (5, Irvin)
- HRJeffers (5, 6th inning off Irvin 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBell (19), Gray (14), Jeffers (22), Lee 2 (23)
- 2Out RBIBell.
- SHClemens
- GIDPMartin
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-11 (Bell 1-1, Buxton 0-2, Caratini 0-1, Gray 1-3, Larnach 1-1, Martin 0-1, Lee 1-1, Keaschall 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP3 (Gray-Keaschall-Clemens , Keaschall-Lee-Clemens 2)
- AssistsWallner (Lile at 2nd base).
Nationals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BRuiz 2 (7, Woods Richardson 2); Wood (9, Klein)
- HRRuiz (2, 7th inning off Klein 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIRuiz 4 (13), Mead 2 (15), Nuñez (14)
- SFNuñez
- SHNuñez
- GIDPTena (2); Mead
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP3-7 (Ruiz 1-1, Mead 1-2, Abrams 0-2, House 0-1, Lile 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMead (3, 2nd base off Banda/Jeffers)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Young-Ruiz , Abrams-Mead)
- AssistsYoung (Clemens at home); Wood (Martin at home).
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Klein(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61-34 | 6.92 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-9 | 8.04 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31-22 | 7.71 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-20 | 4.70 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 138-85 |
- Pitching
- HBPYoung (by Woods Richardson); Lile (by Banda)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRogers 4/7; Banda 1/4; Woods Richardson 10/18; Klein 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRogers-7-5-3-5; Banda-1-2-4-2; Woods Richardson-7-7-7-13; Klein-4-2-12-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRogers 1-2; Banda 0-2; Woods Richardson 4-5; Klein 2-0
- Game ScoresS Woods Richardson 35
Nationals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Lovelady(H, 3) |
O. Ribalta(H, 1) |
P. Poulin(W, 3-0, B, 2) |
G. Varland(S, 4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 92-63 | 5.22 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16-7 | 2.40 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 3.60 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-14 | 3.44 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.07 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 168-108 |
- Pitching
- IBBKeaschall (by Poulin).
- HBPClemens (by Irvin); Wallner (by Lovelady)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLovelady 3/5; Irvin 16/22; Varland 4/5; Poulin 4/5; Ribalta 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLovelady-3-2-1-1; Irvin-14-7-24-18; Varland-2-3-4-2; Poulin-3-3-6-2; Ribalta-2-2-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLovelady 1-0; Irvin 7-3; Varland 0-2; Poulin 1-0; Ribalta 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Irvin 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | WSH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Lee singled to left, Jeffers scored and Keaschall scored, Clemens to third. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Ruiz doubled to right, Young scored, Ruiz to third. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Nuñez hit sacrifice fly to center, Ruiz scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Gray reached on infield single to second, Lee scored, Gray to second. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Ruiz doubled to right, Young scored and Tena scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Mead hit into fielder's choice to right, Ruiz scored, Lile out at second, Wood to third. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Jeffers homered to left (432 feet). | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Bell doubled to left, Jeffers scored. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Ruiz homered to right (353 feet). | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7th | Mead singled to right, Wood scored, Lile to second. | 5 | 7 | ||
MIN @ WSH Videos
Keibert Ruiz hits a home run
Josh Bell hits RBI double
Brooks Lee puts Twins on the board with 2-run single
WSH wins 2-1
Game Information
Nationals Park
3:05 AM, 8 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
2026 American League Central Standings
| 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 |
2026 National League East Standings
| 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 |

