Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins
Who won: Nationals 3-2
The Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Target Field. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Twins 2-0 in the 8th inning. Joey Meneses went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals. Joey Gallo went 1-for-1 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.
Recap · Apr 22
Meneses hits 1st homer, Nationals rally past Twins 3-2
Joey Meneses hit his first homer of the season, Keibert Ruiz singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied past the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on a chilly Friday night.
What it means
- Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
- Nationals 4-4 on the road; Twins 4-3 at home.
Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series

Recap · Sep 27
Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Recap · Sep 26
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing

Recap · Sep 26
Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs

Recap · Sep 25
High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals
Injuries and inactives
- 60-Day-ILDrew Millas CFinger, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk RPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILMatt Waldron RPChest, Inflammation
- 15-Day-ILOrlando Ribalta RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPJ Poulin RPForearm, Strain, left
- OutWalker Jenkins CFElbow, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILByron Buxton CFHip, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILJeff Hoffman RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes SPOblique, Strain, left
- 10-Day-ILTrevor Larnach LFWrist, Sprain, left
Probable starters
Trevor Williams SP
Probable starter · 6-10, 5.55 ERA, 111 K, 1.60 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Lane ThomasRF
- 2Keibert RuizC
- 3Jeimer Candelario3B
- 4Joey MenesesDH
- 5Luis Garcia Jr.2B
- 6Dominic Smith1B
- 7Stone GarrettLF
- 8Victor RoblesCF
- 9CJ AbramsSS
Tyler Mahle SP
Probable starter · 1-2, 3.16 ERA, 28 K, 1.05 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Max KeplerRF
- 2Carlos CorreaSS
- 3Byron BuxtonDH
- 4Trevor LarnachLF
- 5Jorge Polanco2B
- 6Jose Miranda3B
- 7Joey Gallo1B
- 8Ryan JeffersC
- 9Michael A. TaylorCF
The series
WSH wins series 2-1
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Game info
- Venue
- Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 12,469
- Officials
- Brian O'Nora (Home Plate Umpire), Pat Hoberg (First Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

