MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
05/05/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1104 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (22-14) 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 8 15 4
Washington Nationals (23-13) 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 12 1
With 8-7 Win, Twins Improve to 22-14
The Minnesota Twins overcame a pretty good performance by Washington designated hitter Greg Bird, beating the Nationals, 8-7, at Nationals Park. Bird was 2-3 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. With the win, Minnesota pushed its record to 22-14.

Had Jose Peraza not delivered a key base hit in the top of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Peraza hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Twins.

"I felt good up there," said Peraza. "I saw the ball well."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morán 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 3 13
   a-A. Rendon PR, 3B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .239 0 8
D. Badger DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 4 17
Y. Puig 1B, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .286 2 14
A. Cochran RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .313 6 24
A. Townsend LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .343 7 24
   b-C. Curry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 4
J. Jiménez SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .290 4 13
J. Peraza 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .279 1 14
F. Mejia C 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 .438 2 14
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .275 3 7
Totals 38 8 15 7 3 6 22      
a - A. Rendon pinch ran for J. Morán in the 1st
b - C. Curry substituted for A. Townsend in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: F. Mejia (1, 2nd Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cochran (6, 1st Inning off S. Moss, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Jiménez (4, 4th Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Mejia (2, 4th Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morán , A. Rendon 4 , D. Badger 2 , A. Cochran 4 , A. Townsend , J. Jiménez 4 , J. Peraza 2 , F. Mejia 8
2-out RBI: A. Rendon , A. Cochran , J. Peraza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Townsend , F. Mejia , S. Iwamoto
GIDP: D. Badger 2 , A. Cochran , A. Townsend
Hit by Pitch: Y. Puig
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fajardo (2) , A. Cochran (1) , J. Peraza (3) , F. Mejia (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Peraza-Jiménez-Puig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dahl RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .239 3 18
N. Castellanos 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .281 5 23
B. Harper CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .288 4 15
G. Bird DH 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 .247 5 16
   a-S. Daniels DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 4 4
O. Hernandez C 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .261 1 7
S. Mardirosian 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 1 11
   b-M. Sano PR, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 2 8
M. Reuter 3B, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .216 2 13
A. Judge LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .304 1 11
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288 1 16
Totals 40 7 12 6 2 4 21      
a - S. Daniels inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. Sano pinch ran for S. Mardirosian in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Hernandez (7, 5th Inning off R. Forrest, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Mardirosian (6, 7th Inning off E. Schmidt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bird (5, 2nd Inning off R. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Castellanos , B. Harper , G. Bird 5 , O. Hernandez 3 , S. Mardirosian 2 , M. Sano , M. Reuter , A. Judge 2 , L. Fox Jr.
2-out RBI: M. Reuter , A. Judge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dahl , B. Harper , M. Reuter 2 , L. Fox Jr.
GIDP: S. Mardirosian
Hit by Pitch: A. Judge
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Reuter (3)
Double Plays: 5 (Castellanos, Reuter-Mardirosian-Castellanos, Castellanos-Fox Jr.-Castellanos, Castellanos-Fox Jr.-Castellanos, Sano-Reuter-Castellanos)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Lewis 1.1 5 6 2 2 0 1 13 52 3.34   
R. Forrest 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 45 4.66   
C. Mason W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 30 6.48   
E. Schmidt H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 3.38   
P. Calhoun H (5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 25 3.00   
J. Fajardo SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lewis 20
Batters Faced: R. Lewis 13, R. Forrest 11, C. Mason 6, E. Schmidt 3, P. Calhoun 6, J. Fajardo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lewis 3-0, R. Forrest 2-6, C. Mason 3-1, E. Schmidt 0-1, P. Calhoun 1-2, J. Fajardo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lewis 52-26, R. Forrest 45-29, C. Mason 30-17, E. Schmidt 9-7, P. Calhoun 25-15, J. Fajardo 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mason 1-1 , P. Calhoun 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Moss 3.1 8 5 4 0 1 3 17 63 4.55   
M. Adkins 2.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 12 48 3.00   
J. McCain L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 23 4.38   
R. McJannett 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 25 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Moss 25
Batters Faced: S. Moss 17, M. Adkins 12, J. McCain 5, R. McJannett 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Moss 4-3, M. Adkins 5-1, J. McCain 0-1, R. McJannett 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Moss 63-42, M. Adkins 48-26, J. McCain 23-8, R. McJannett 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McJannett 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Adkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Bird
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 41151
Special Notes: 3B José Morán was injured while running the bases. 2B Shane Mardirosian was injured while running the bases.
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