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Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 7–5 on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Minnesota Twins 5 77-85
at Washington Nationals 7 77-85

Line score

Team
Minnesota Twins 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 11 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 7 8 0
  • W: PJ Poulin
  • L: John Klein (0-1)
  • S: Gus Varland

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Ryan Jeffers (5)
  • Washington Nationals: Keibert Ruiz (2)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Minnesota Twins Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Ryan Jeffers scores. Luke Keaschall scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. 2–0
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Jacob Young scores. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd. 2–1
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Keibert Ruiz scores. 2–2
Top 5th Minnesota Twins Tristan Gray singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Brooks Lee scores. Tristan Gray to 2nd. 3–2
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. José Tena scores. Jacob Young scores. 3–4
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals Curtis Mead flies into a force out, right fielder Matt Wallner to shortstop Brooks Lee. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood to 3rd. Daylen Lile out at 2nd. Curtis Mead to 1st. 3–5
Top 6th Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. 4–5
Top 7th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Ryan Jeffers scores. 5–5
Bottom 7th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 5–6
Bottom 7th Washington Nationals Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to right fielder James Outman. James Wood scores. Daylen Lile to 2nd. 5–7

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Byron Buxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .243
Trevor Larnach DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 .270
Austin Martin LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .317
Ryan Jeffers C 4 3 3 1 1 1 .302
Matt Wallner RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Josh Bell PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .217
James Outman RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .121
Luke Keaschall 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .234
Kody Clemens 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193
Victor Caratini 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207
Brooks Lee SS 3 1 2 2 1 1 .270
Tristan Gray 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .258
Totals 34 5 11 5 4 8
Pitcher
Simeon Woods Richardson 4.1 4 5 5 2 2 0 61 6.92
Anthony Banda 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 8.04
John Klein (L, 0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 31 7.71
Taylor Rogers 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.70

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .243
Daylen Lile LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Curtis Mead 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .220
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290
Brady House 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238
José Tena DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 .284
Jacob Young CF 3 2 1 0 0 0 .234
Keibert Ruiz C 4 3 3 4 0 1 .214
Nasim Nuñez 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 .215
Totals 27 7 8 7 4 5
Pitcher
Jake Irvin 5.0 8 4 4 1 2 1 92 5.22
Richard Lovelady (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 2.40
Orlando Ribalta (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21 3.60
PJ Poulin (W, 3-0)(BS, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.44
Gus Varland (S, 4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.07

Game info

Weather
59 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, In From CF
First pitch
1:05 PM
Time of game
2:57
Attendance
13,543
Umpires
Home Plate: Nate Tomlinson, First Base: Bruce Dreckman, Second Base: Mark Wegner, Third Base: Carlos Torres

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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