Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Twins

24-23

3-12

Final

Nationals

21-25

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3
WSH	0	2	0	1	4	3	0	2	X	12

Who won: Nationals 12-3

The Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 12-3 on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Nationals Park. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Twins 4-0 in the 5th inning. Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Carlos Correa went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · May 20

Garcia, Winker go deep as Nats end slide, beat struggling Twins 12-3

Luis García Jr. homered and drove in three runs, Eddie Rosario also had three RBI and the Washington Nationals snapped a five-game slide with a 12-3 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Twins 13-12 on the road; Nationals 8-10 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 25

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Injuries and inactives

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Nationals4th in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Pablo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 15-10, 4.08 ERA, 198 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Ryan JeffersDH
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Manuel MargotRF
4Jose Miranda3B
5Byron BuxtonCF
6Willi CastroLF
7Kyle Farmer2B
8Carlos Santana1B
9Christian VazquezC

Nationals4th in NL East

Mitchell Parker SP

Probable starter · 7-10, 4.29 ERA, 133 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1CJ AbramsSS
2Eddie RosarioRF
3Jesse WinkerLF
4Joey MenesesDH
5Luis Garcia Jr.2B
6Nick Senzel3B
7Joey Gallo1B
8Keibert RuizC
9Jacob YoungCF

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 16,979
Officials: Ramon De Jesus (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Second Base Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (Third Base Umpire)