Minnesota Twins vs. Washington Nationals

May 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	3	1	11	10	0	8
WSH	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	6	1	6

loss:

C. Cavalli(1-2)win: Minnesota Twins logo

T. Bradley(4-1)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals game highlights

It’s a fun time to be a Minnesota sports fan, with the Timberwolves, Wild and Frost all making playoff runs -- and the Twins showing good signs as well, with back-to-back wins and three out of five. Even the Twins themselves are enjoying the moment -- they wore Wild jerseys...

Scoring Summary

MINWSH

1CJ Abrams reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Daylen Lile scores. Curtis Mead to 3rd. [1 run] 01
2Brooks Lee doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall scores. [2 runs] 21
4Brooks Lee reaches on a fielder's choice. Austin Martin scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. Fielding error by pitcher Cade Cavalli. [1 run] 31
4Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 41
4Trevor Larnach doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee scores. [2 runs] 61
5Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Daylen Lile scores. [1 run] 62
7Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Ryan Jeffers scores. [1 run] 72
7Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: James Wood doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Jose Tena scores. [1 run] 73
8Byron Buxton homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Brooks Lee scores. Royce Lewis scores. [3 runs] 103
9Brooks Lee doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd. [1 run] 113

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	6	1	3	1	0	1	4	.250
2Trevor LarnachLF	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.288
3Ryan JeffersC	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.286
4Josh BellDH	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.218
5Austin MartinRF	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.325
6Kody Clemens1B	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	1	.200
7Luke Keaschall2B	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	.227
8Brooks LeeSS	3	5	2	3	0	0	0	3	.270
9Royce Lewis3B	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	.169
TOTAL	10	37	11	10	4	6	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Taj BradleyRHP	6.0	4	2	2	8	2	96	2.87
Eric OrzeRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	16	4.86
Anthony BandaLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	19	8.40
Luis GarciaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13	10.61
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	10	3	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	1	4	0	1	2	0	2	.232
2Daylen LileLF	1	3	2	0	1	1	3	.248
3Curtis Mead1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	.227
4CJ AbramsSS	0	4	0	1	2	0	2	.287
5Jacob YoungCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.224
6Jorbit Vivas3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.247
7Nasim Nunez2B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	.216
8Jose TenaDH	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	.288
9Keibert RuizC	0	4	0	0	2	0	4	.182
TOTAL	6	33	3	3	10	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cade CavalliRHP	4.0	5	6	3	2	3	0	76	4.15
Paxton SchultzRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	2.77
Andre GranilloRHP	2.0	4	4	4	0	0	1	33	9.64
Orlando RibaltaRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	34	2.25
TOTAL	9.0	10	11	8	4	6	1	168	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINWSH

TOP 1
POP OUT — Byron Buxton pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Trevor Larnach grounds out to first baseman Curtis Mead. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ryan Jeffers grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Curtis Mead. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
WALK — Daylen Lile walks.
00
DOUBLE — Curtis Mead doubles (6) on a fly ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Daylen Lile to 3rd.
00
FIELDERS CHOICE — CJ Abrams reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Daylen Lile scores. Curtis Mead to 3rd. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Jacob Young strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
01
STOLEN BASE 2B — CJ Abrams steals (7) 2nd base.
01
GROUNDOUT — Jorbit Vivas grounds out to first baseman Kody Clemens. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

WSH

11Runs3

10Hits6

0Errors1

.270Batting Avg.182

37At Bats33

5Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs0

10Runs-Batted-In3

6Walks3

1Stolen Bases1

4Strikeouts10

8Left on Base6

17Total Bases10

Game Details

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 6:45 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 17,844 (43.2%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: MIN -118

over/under: 9.5