Washington, the last-place team in the NL East, exploded for five runs off reliever Travis Adams in a 7-2 victory.

Jul 27, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Washington Nationals infielder C.J. Abrams (5) beats the tag attempt of Minnesota Twins infielder Carlos Correa (4) for a stolen base during the third inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images / Nick Wosika-Imagn Images

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Buxton exited after the sixth inning Saturday with left side soreness. He is scheduled to undergo medical imaging Sunday.

With the ‘05 Twins trying to defend their back-to-back-to-back AL Central crowns, you’d wouldn’t think I’d have much reason to care about the new Nats. Except, that is, for a younger brother whose favorite player was Cristian Guzmán—in large part for this kind of chop-the-ball-off-the-Metrodome-turf-and-see-what-happens sort of excitement...

The Nationals yo-yo offense struck again last night. After getting shut out in game one, the Nats worked Twins ace Joe Ryan. It has just been that kind of year for the offense. Hopefully we get the good offense today as the Nats look for the series win in Minnesota.

Joe Ryan 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (83 pitches, 59 strikes (74%) Home Runs: N/A Bottom 3 WPA: Ryan (-.212), Byron Buxton (-.106), Harrison Bader (-.084) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Minnesota Twins looked to keep the home stand rolling them back to the .

Six walks, two wild pitches prove costly for the Washington left-hander, who gets no support again in a 1-0 loss at Minnesota.

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