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May 6, 2026 · NL East

Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals

May 6, 2026Nationals ParkCloudy 72°F · 10 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Minnesota Twins
16-21
2
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
17-20
15

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T3 Matt Wallner Matt Wallner singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Luke Keaschall scores. MIN 1, WSH 0
B4 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. James Wood scores. Curtis Mead to 3rd. MIN 1, WSH 1
T5 Matt Wallner Matt Wallner homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. MIN 2, WSH 1
B5 Drew Millas Drew Millas homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Jacob Young scores. MIN 2, WSH 3
B6 Brady House Brady House doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. CJ Abrams scores. MIN 2, WSH 4
B6 José Tena José Tena doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Brady House scores. MIN 2, WSH 5
B6 Nasim Nuñez Nasim Nuñez triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. José Tena scores. MIN 2, WSH 6
B7 Brady House Brady House homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Daylen Lile scores. MIN 2, WSH 8
B8 James Wood James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Wallner. Jacob Young scores. Drew Millas scores. MIN 2, WSH 10
B8 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams hits a grand slam (9) to right center field. James Wood scores. Daylen Lile scores. Curtis Mead scores. MIN 2, WSH 14
B8 José Tena José Tena homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. MIN 2, WSH 15

Box score

  123456789 R
MIN 001010000 2
WSH 000123270 15

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Twins AWAY 2

Bailey Ober started for Twins, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Justin Topa took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Bailey Ober Starter 5.0 82 5 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Bailey Ober threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 78% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 33 40% 3 3 6 14 7
    Four-Seam Fastball 25 30% 1 4 9 5 6
    Slider 15 18% 0 3 1 6 5
    Sweeper 6 7% 1 1 1 3 0
    Sinker 3 4% 1 0 0 2 0
  • Andrew Morris Middle 0.2 14 1 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Kody Funderburk Reliever 1.0 17 1 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Justin Topa Reliever 0.2 32 6 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Luis García Reliever 0.2 14 2 0 inherited 3, all 3 scored
Nationals HOME 15

Miles Mikolas started for Nationals, leaving with a 3–2 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Miles Mikolas Starter 5.1 74 2 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Miles Mikolas threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 23 31% 4 4 5 6 4
    Sinker 21 28% 1 2 8 3 7
    Slider 14 19% 1 3 0 8 2
    Curveball 10 14% 1 4 1 4 0
    Changeup 6 8% 0 0 2 1 3
  • Mitchell Parker Middle 2.2 27 0 2 HLD
  • Zak Kent Reliever 1.0 10 0 0

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 5th · off Ober
  • Millas HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Outman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364
Brooks Lee SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .313 .420 .733
Trevor Larnach LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .402 .405 .807
Josh Bell DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .292 .320 .612
Ryan Jeffers C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .391 .467 .858
Victor Caratini 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .308 .256 .564
Luke Keaschall 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .298 .311 .609 2B
Matt Wallner RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .189 .283 .330 .613 HR (4)
Tristan Gray 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .302 .431 .733
Byron Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .301 .524 .825
Kody Clemens 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .313 .354 .667
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 4 2 2 2 1 2 .239 .386 .507 .893 2 SB
Daylen Lile LF 3 2 0 0 2 1 .243 .319 .368 .687 SB
Curtis Mead 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 .218 .322 .449 .771
CJ Abrams SS 5 2 3 5 0 0 .299 .401 .559 .960 HR (9), 2 2B
Brady House 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0 .236 .293 .398 .691 HR (5), 2B
José Tena DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 .297 .348 .484 .832 HR (2), 2B
Jacob Young CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .268 .322 .590
Drew Millas C 4 2 2 2 0 1 .172 .238 .276 .514 HR (1), 2B
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .217 .320 .245 .565 3B

Pitching lines

AWAY · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Bailey Ober 5.0 6 5 5 2 3 1 82 4.19 L
Andrew Morris 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 5.17
Kody Funderburk 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 17 2.51
Justin Topa 0.2 4 6 6 2 1 1 32 7.88
Luis García 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 2 14 11.70
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Miles Mikolas 5.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 74 7.44 W
Mitchell Parker 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.38 HLD
Zak Kent 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.86

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIN
Derek Shelton
Derek Shelton
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.8 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · MIN
7-3 L1 +22 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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