The Washington Nationals faced a tough defeat against the Minnesota Twins with a final score of 3-2. The game saw several key moments, including Byron Buxton's homer, Max Kepler's home run, and Joey Gallo's crucial strikeouts. Despite late-game efforts, the Nationals fell short, losing 9 of their last 11 games.
Final: Twins 3, Nats 2. They had the tying run in scoring position in the 9th. Joey Gallo struck out and Keibert Ruiz grounded out weakly to second. They've lost 9 of 11, scoring 2 or fewer runs in 7 of those losses.
Back-to-back hits off Hunter Harvey in the top of the 9th leave the Nats in a 3-1 hole.
This Joey Gallo AB was a killer for the Nats as they tried to rally in the 8th inning. Runners 2nd and 3rd. Nobody out. Gallo took three strikes middle or up and in the zone. https://t.co/9ZZvr1yoFs
Nats had 2nd/3rd, nobody out in the 7th. Gallo struck out looking at a fastball. Ruiz (pinch-hitting for Adams) got 1 run home on a grounder to first. Young scorched a ball up the middle, but Correa made a really nice play and threw him out. Nats on the board, but down 2-1.
There have been 2 runs scored in this game. Each came via a Twins homer on the first pitch of an AB off Jake Irvin. This one by Carlos Correa. Nats down 2-0 in the 6th.
Max Kepler pounces on a first-pitch fastball from Jake Irvin and homers to right. Nats down 1-0 in the 2nd.
#Twins at #Nationals, (S.Woods Richardson vs J.Irvin) 1:05 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://t.co/w1rOBooSkr #playball
#Twins at #Nationals, (S.Woods Richardson vs J.Irvin) 1:05 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://t.co/w1rOBooSkr #getready
Nats RHP Irvin vs Twins RHP Woods Richardson (1:05/MASN) https://t.co/sbQGt3LUWB
The Twins end their 7-game losing streak with a BLOWOUT in Washington. 🔥 https://t.co/vLw8hNW3xY
Final: Twins 10, Nats 0. Minnesota, which scored 12 runs during its 7-game losing streak, nearly reached that total tonight. Washington, which scored 12 runs last night, managed only 3 hits tonight.
A walk, a single to center and a 6-4-3 DP produce another run for the Twins off Corbin. Nats down 2-0.
Byron Buxton leads off the top of the 2nd with an opposite-field homer off a Patrick Corbin cutter. Nats down 1-0.
The @Nationals erupt for a dozen runs against the Twins. https://t.co/qiZqfhZOpF
Wild sequence here in the top of the 2nd. Byron Buxton blew right through the 3B coach's stop sign and was thrown out easily at the plate. Then Kyle Farmer hit a sharp grounder that deflected off 3B for an RBI single. Nats down 1-0.
Some loud contact off Trevor Williams here in the bottom of the third. Nats down 2-0.
1-out double for Kody Clemens, followed by an RBI single for Nick Castellanos puts the Nats in a 1-0 hole in the 2nd.