Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals
MIN
Minnesota Twins
15-20 · W1
WSH
Washington Nationals
16-19 · W1
Minnesota Twins beat Washington Nationals 11-3 at Nationals Park. Taj Bradley earned the win; Cade Cavalli took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
CJ Abrams reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Daylen Lile scores. Curtis Mead to 3rd.
Brooks Lee doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall scores.
Brooks Lee reaches on a fielder's choice. Austin Martin scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. Fielding error by pitcher Cade Cavalli.
Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd.
Trevor Larnach doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee scores.
Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Daylen Lile scores.
Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Ryan Jeffers scores.
Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: James Wood doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. José Tena scores.
Byron Buxton homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Brooks Lee scores. Royce Lewis scores.
Brooks Lee doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd.
Key Performers
Byron Buxton
MIN
1-6, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Brooks Lee
MIN
3-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Trevor Larnach
MIN
2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Curtis Mead
WSH
2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| MIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kody Clemens 1B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brooks Lee SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Austin Martin RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Josh Bell DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Royce Lewis 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Byron Buxton CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| José Tena DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Pitching
| MIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley, T (W, 4-1) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 96-63 | 2.87 |
| Orze | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-11 | 4.86 |
| Banda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19-12 | 8.40 |
| García, L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 10.61 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalli (L, 1-2) | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 76-48 | 4.15 |
| Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25-14 | 2.77 |
| Granillo | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33-20 | 9.64 |
| Ribalta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34-20 | 2.25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |