Minnesota Twins @ Washington Nationals — May 7, 2026

MLB Nationals Park, Washington, DC·May 7, 2026
Minnesota Twins MIN 16-22, 6-12 Away
5
Final
7
Washington Nationals WSH 18-20, 6-13 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
MIN 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
WSH 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 7
Umpires HP Nate Tomlinson 1B Bruce Dreckman 2B Mark Wegner 3B Carlos Torres
Leaders
Hits
R.
R. Jeffers C MIN
3 H
K.
K. Ruiz C WSH
3 H
Home Runs
R.
R. Jeffers C MIN
1 HR
K.
K. Ruiz C WSH
1 HR
RBI
B.
B. Lee 3B MIN
2 RBI
K.
K. Ruiz C WSH
4 RBI
Batting
Twins
Nationals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Twins
Nationals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 7th 0 - 2 5 - 7
5 - 7
Curtis Mead Curtis Mead singles to shallow right field. Daylen Lile to second. James Wood scores. RBI
5 - 6
Keibert Ruiz Keibert Ruiz homers to right field. HR RBI
Top 7th 1 - 0 5 - 5
2B RBI Josh Bell Josh Bell doubles to deep left field. Ryan Jeffers scores.
5 - 5
Top 6th 1 - 0 4 - 5
HR RBI Ryan Jeffers Ryan Jeffers homers to left field.
4 - 5
Bot 5th 0 - 3 3 - 5
3 - 5
Curtis Mead Curtis Mead hits into a force out to shallow center field. Daylen Lile out at second. James Wood to third. Keibert Ruiz scores. RBI
3 - 4
Keibert Ruiz Keibert Ruiz doubles to deep right center field. Jacob Young scores. José Tena scores. 2B RBI 2
Top 5th 1 - 0 3 - 2
RBI Tristan Gray Tristan Gray singles to second base, advances to 2nd. Brooks Lee scores.
3 - 2
Bot 3rd 0 - 2 2 - 2
2 - 2
Nasim Nuñez Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Keibert Ruiz scores. RBI
2 - 1
Keibert Ruiz Keibert Ruiz doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Jacob Young scores. 2B RBI
Top 2nd 2 - 0 2 - 0
RBI 2 Brooks Lee Brooks Lee singles to left field. Kody Clemens to third. Luke Keaschall scores. Ryan Jeffers scores.
2 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: MIN +2 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Twins
Nationals
Batting
11 Hits 8
5 Runs 7
1 Home Runs 1
5 RBI 7
8 Strikeouts 5
3 Walks 4
4 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
15 Left on Base 12
Pitching
7 Runs Allowed 5
7 Earned Runs 5
8 Hits Allowed 11
5 Strikeouts 8
4 Walks 3
1 HR Allowed 1
35 Batters Faced 41
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
13 Assists 13
Head-to-Head
Series tied 1-1
Final
Twins
2
Nationals
15
Final
Twins
11
Nationals
3
Highlights
Twins 5 - 7 Nationals
May 7, 2026
Nationals Park
Washington, DC, US · 41,339 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 7, 2026
Time
5:05 pm