Star Joe Ryan, Alex Call homered and drove in three runs and Luis García Jr. also went deep as the Washington Nationals beat the Twins 9-3.

CJ Abrams and Alex Call drove in three runs apiece, and the Washington Nationals pulled away for a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.

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 .

Buxton came into Saturday with a career slash line of .249/.309/.486 with 156 homers and 412 RBI over 856 games. The Twins selected him No. 2 overall in the 2012 MLB Draft, and he made the All-Star team in 2022 and 2025. He also won Gold and Platinum Glove Awards in 2017.

After a series win against the Reds, the Nationals will look to continue their momentum against the Twins. Like the Nats, the Twins have had a disappointing season and could be selling at the deadline. However, there is still plenty of talent on this Twins roster.

The Minnesota Twins would trade Jhoan Duran but the return may be too rich for the Los Angeles Dodgers to consider.

The outfielder, born in Burnsville before growing up in River Falls, joined the action with a pinch-hit RBI in the second inning of the Twins’ 9-3 loss.

The Washington Nationals fell 1-0 to the Minnesota Twins on July 25, 2025, in a tightly contested Nationals vs Twins matchup at Target Field. Despite a strong outing from Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore,

Zebby Matthews pitched a two-hitter over six scoreless innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals