Keibert Ruiz's Big Effort Lifts Nationals Past Twins
Ruiz’s go-ahead homer capped a four-RBI night as Washington rallied after Minnesota tied it in the seventh.
- The Washington Nationals routed the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday, powered by CJ Abrams' grand slam and five RBIs as Washington collected 14 hits with four homers and 10 extra-base hits.
- Miles Mikolas earned his first Washington win working a season-high 5 1/3 innings, while Twins starter Bailey Ober allowed five runs over five-plus innings as Minnesota struggled to contain the offensive barrage.
- Brady House, Drew Millas, and Jose Tena each hit home runs for Washington, with manager Blake Butera noting the team's success was "contagious" after totaling only eight runs in their previous four games.
- Twins manager Derek Shelton cited poor execution, stating pitchers left "too many balls in the middle of the plate," deepening Minnesota's struggles with only six road wins, tied for fewest in the American League.
- In the series finale on Thursday, the Nationals secured a 7-5 victory to clinch the set, while the Twins open a three-game series at Cleveland on Friday.
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Twins crushed by Nationals
The Minnesota Twins gave up 14 unanswered runs in a 15-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Bailey Ober gave up five runs over five innings, eventually being tagged with the loss. Andrew Morris gave up one run over 2/3 of an inning. Kody Funerburk gave up one run over an inning while Justin Topa struggled, surrendering six runs while only recording two outs. Luis Garcia gave up two additional runs over 2/3 of an inning. Matt Wa…
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The Washington Nationals will look for their first home series win of the season on Thursday when they host the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a three-game set.
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CJ Abrams (5 RBIs), Nationals slam Twins
CJ Abrams had three hits including a grand slam, Miles Mikolas pitched into the sixth inning and the host Washington Nationals routed the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday night. Brady House, Drew Millas and Jose Tena each had two hits including a home run for the Nationals, who collected 14 hits. Abrams also had two
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