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Twins Beat Nationals 1-0 Behind 2-Hitter over 6-Inning Start by Zebby Matthews

On Friday the Minnesota Twins host the Washington Nationals in Minneapolis at 8:10 p.m. EDT, marking the first meeting this season.
With a 49-53 overall mark, the Twins seek momentum while the Nationals sit at 41-61, all to avoid becoming sellers before Thursday’s 5 p.m. trade deadline.
The odds favor the Twins at-142 with an 8½-run over/under, the Nationals are 29-10 when scoring at least five runs, and Minnesota is 37-15 in games with eight or more hits.
Zebby Matthews delivered a two-hitter over six scoreless innings, Byron Buxton’s sacrifice fly supplied the lone run, and MacKenzie Gore walked six while allowing one hit in five innings.
With five more home games ahead before Thursday, Mitchell Parker pitches Saturday for the Nationals, Joe Ryan starts for the Twins, and Minnesota has five more home games before Thursday’s trade deadline.

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Star Tribune

Lean Left

Twins pull off a 1-0 win over Nationals behind Zebby Matthews

The only run scored when Matt Wallner walked, reached second and then third on wild pitches and made it home on a sacrifice fly.

22 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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Pine Journal

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Zebby Matthews bounces back in Twins’ 1-0 victory over Nationals

Zebby Matthews’ stuff is so good, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said, that his biggest challenge in the majors will be figuring out how to use it. In the minors, his manager said before Matthews’ start Friday against the Washington Nationals, could just throw his stuff in the zone and get hitters out. Not so in the majors. That was apparent in his last start, his sixth this season, when he was tagged for 5 earned runs on eight hits in four inning…

23 days ago

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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen

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Marietta Daily Journal

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Twins' Zebby Matthews and three relievers blank Nationals

Zebby Matthews pitched six scoreless innings, Byron Buxton drove in the game's lone run, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.

23 days ago·Georgia, United States

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Pioneer Press

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Zebby Matthews baffles Nationals in Twins’ 1-0 victory

The young right-hander allowed only two hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out seven in six innings.

23 days ago·Saint Paul, United States

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The Killeen Daily Herald

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Twins take on the Nationals in first of 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins host the Washington Nationals to open a three-game series.

23 days ago

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Willmar Radio

MLB: Twins 1, Washington 0

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins beat Washington on Friday night, 1-0. Zebby Matthews pitched six shutout innings, and a fifth-inning sacrifice fly from Byron Buxton was the only offense the Twins would need. The Nationals threatened in the eighth inning…

22 days ago

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