Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins
Who won: Twins 3-1
The Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at Target Field. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 4th inning. Jorge Polanco went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins.
Recap · Apr 23
Twins top Nationals 3-1 behind Polanco's three hits
Jorge Polanco homered and Bailey Ober pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Sunday.
What it means
- Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
- Nationals 5-5 on the road; Twins 5-4 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
Patrick Corbin SP
Probable starter · 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 124 K, 1.48 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Alex CallRF
- 2Jeimer Candelario3B
- 3Joey MenesesDH
- 4Luis Garcia Jr.2B
- 5Keibert RuizC
- 6Dominic Smith1B
- 7Stone GarrettLF
- 8CJ AbramsSS
- 9Victor RoblesCF
Bailey Ober SP
Probable starter · 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 146 K, 1.07 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Donovan Solano1B
- 2Carlos CorreaSS
- 3Byron BuxtonDH
- 4Jose Miranda3B
- 5Ryan JeffersC
- 6Jorge Polanco2B
- 7Joey Gallo1B
- 8Willi CastroLF
- 9Michael A. TaylorCF
The series
WSH wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Nationals 10, Twins 4 (Apr 22)
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Game info
- Venue
- Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 14,763
- Officials
- Nestor Ceja (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Pat Hoberg (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

