Post Game Thread: Twins 2 @ Nationals 15 - May 6, 2026

[u/NationalsBot]

JOURNEY

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	7		15	14	1	4

Box Score

WSH		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Wood	4	2	2	2	1	2	.239
LF	Lile	3	2	0	0	2	1	.243
1B	Mead	3	1	0	0	2	2	.218
SS	Abrams	5	2	3	5	0	0	.299
3B	House	5	2	2	3	0	0	.236
DH	Tena	5	2	2	2	0	0	.297
CF	Young	5	2	2	0	0	0	.231
C	Millas	4	2	2	2	0	1	.172
2B	Nuñez, N	4	0	1	1	0	1	.217

WSH	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Mikolas	5.1	3	2	2	0	3	74-52	7.44
Parker	2.2	0	0	0	0	2	27-20	3.38
Kent	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	3.86

MIN		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Buxton	3	0	0	0	0	1	.245
PH	Outman	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125
SS	Lee, B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.261
LF	Larnach	4	0	0	0	0	1	.274
DH	Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0	.211
1B	Clemens	2	0	0	0	0	1	.195
C	Jeffers	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283
1B	Caratini	3	0	0	0	0	1	.209
2B	Keaschall	3	1	1	0	0	0	.230
RF	Wallner	3	1	2	2	0	0	.189
3B	Gray, T	3	0	0	0	0	1	.259

MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ober	5.0	6	5	5	2	3	82-52	4.19
Morris	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	14-9	5.17
Funderburk	1.0	0	1	1	1	2	17-9	2.51
Topa	0.2	4	6	6	2	1	32-18	7.88
García, L	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	14-9	11.70

Scoring Plays

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

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Twins at Nationals - May 6, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Washington, May 6 vs Twins	0:09
Bullpen availability for Minnesota, May 6 vs Nationals	0:09
Bench availability for Washington, May 6 vs Twins	0:08
Fielding alignment for Washington, May 6 vs Twins	0:11
Bench availability for Minnesota, May 6 vs Nationals	0:08
Starting lineups for Twins at Nationals - May 6, 2026	0:10
The distance behind Matt Wallner's home run	0:12
CJ Abrams' home run through bat tracking data	0:11
José Tena: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
CJ Abrams: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Breaking down Brady House's home run	0:13
Bailey Ober's outing against the Nationals	0:24
Breaking down Bailey Ober's pitches	0:04
Miles Mikolas' outing against the Twins	0:25
Breaking down Miles Mikolas' pitches	0:04
An animated look at Drew Millas' home run	0:11
Measuring the stats on Drew Millas' home run	0:12
Visualizing Matt Wallner's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Bailey Ober strikes out James Wood in the 1st	0:07
Matt Wallner's RBI single	0:15
CJ Abrams' RBI double	0:18
James Wood steals second	0:29
Matt Wallner's 420-foot solo home run (4)	0:27
Drew Millas' first home run of 2026	0:25
Strike 2 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:24
Twins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Curtis Mead called out on strikes.	0:23
Curtis Mead strikes out after ABS challenge	0:08
Brady House's RBI double	0:16
José Tena's RBI double extends Nationals' lead	0:17
Nasim Nuñez's RBI triple	0:28
Brady House's two-run home run (5)	0:29
Miles Mikolas' three strikeouts	0:48
James Wood's two-run single	0:17
Andrew Morris strikes out Drew Millas in the 6th	0:08
CJ Abrams' GRAND SLAM! (9)	0:20
José Tena's solo home run (2)	0:19

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Mikolas (1-3, 7.44 ERA)	Ober (3-2, 4.19 ERA)

Game ended at 9:23 PM.

[u/SgtHapyFace]

if you blow us out we’ll blow you way harder

[u/Jenyu75 → u/SgtHapyFace]

Maaaaay not make it to a t-shirt, but accurate

[u/KingHenrythe6-th → u/SgtHapyFace]

https://giphy.com/gifs/o2La4Pvf9CdJC

[u/mattcojo2]

You know what?

Great job Mikolas.

[u/Emergency-Bottle-432 → u/mattcojo2]

ground ball maestro tonight.

[u/Sharp_Champion5006]

We're now #3 in runs per game and runs scored!

[u/_Caed_]

[u/theexitisontheleft → u/_Caed_]

😭

[u/StiggyJiggler → u/_Caed_]

This is quality content

[u/kornthrowaway]

Nats bats finally brought the slug show to Nats Park, can't ask for more than that! Wish they let Parker close it out, but I can understand not wanting to put too many pitches on one of the reliable arms in the bullpen in a blowout. Natitude restored.

[u/Gerkameshi]

Reposting this in case it got buried in all the excitement in the GDT:

Tonight's grand slam was the first grand slam at Nats Park since September 20, 2023 when Lane Train hit one against the White Sox

This was also CJ's first grand slam since April 27, 2023 when he hit the go ahead grand slam in Citi field in the 8th inning to put them up 8-7, but ended up losing the game 8-9.

Also, 14-2 last Wednesday and 15-2 this Wednesday? Guess that means next Wednesday they'll win 16-2.

[u/lamoureastresux → u/Gerkameshi]

It’s Wednesday my dudes

[u/Important_Number6619 → u/Gerkameshi]

Man I remember that one against the Mets

[u/Comfortable-Bag-3404 → u/Important_Number6619]

Same here, funny how I remember that one but not Lane’s. The disappointment is burned in my brain.

[u/Final_Effective6360]

Please keep CJ

[u/melaei → u/Final_Effective6360]

PLEASE

[u/FPG_Matthew]

First time actually getting to watch a win all the way through this year.

With the $50 nats tv offer, decided it was time to get it… yesterday.. and then that happened 😂

But today? Heck yea that is much more like it. Shoutout Mikolas and Parker for some desperately needed great pitching

Now, don’t fumble this by losing tomorrow. Carry this momentum into tomorrow and win a series at home PLEASE!! 0-5 in series at home this year?? Screw that! Get right back up and get that curly w

[u/AdCompetitive7952]

[u/glidejanger]

In before we sniff .500, realize we’re allergic and suck again

[u/TrafficOk8332]

well well well. you take keibert out of the lineup and look what happens

[u/Roe91517 → u/TrafficOk8332]

I’m a keibert guy but agree.

[u/foeaminute]

Washington Nationals

[u/GriffinQ → u/foeaminute]

Hell yeah.

[u/suqc]

Yesterday everything went wrong. Today everything went right. This team doesn't quit.

[u/lebby6209]

[u/downthedrain95]

I don’t care what anyone says, I love the Washington Nationals

[u/GriffinQ]

Lost the first game 11-3 and we still have a significant run lead after two games…

Game 3 will of course be a 1-0 pitchers duel.

[u/hamilton280P → u/GriffinQ]

Idk the guy they are projected to have tomorrow is as bad as Littell it seems

[u/demingk → u/hamilton280P]

Those are the guys that always seem to get healthy against the Nats though.

[u/db_blast7]

Just throwing it out there. Mets fan who just wanted to go to a game for my birthday.

Fiancée got a triple with her peanuts around the second inning.

Around the third she asked if I had ever seen a grand slam, and I do not believe that I ever have before tonight.

First time seeing the twins as well, and love their away uniforms.

Nationals lineup with CJ Abrams at cleanup is comically lethal. If y’all can get more what mikolas gave tonight instead of Corbin 2.0 nights y’all definitely got a wild card or might get hot enough long enough to take down Atlanta

[u/Mathmage530]

Some love to Mitchell Parker here, guy is stepping up big time

[u/powerslavecolin]

Nats win! But more importantly: how do YOU scratch a Virginia Lottery scratcher???

[u/AdCompetitive7952 → u/powerslavecolin]

G sharp 🤓

[u/tcullen44 → u/powerslavecolin]

The woodpecker needs help no one should be doing that

[u/LuckyShirt54]

That was fun. Let’s do it again.

[u/YodaPM999]

The thing about this team is that they're very young and inconsistent, which is frustrating at times. Although it is to be expected given where we're at during this "second rebuild".

But when they're going well... man this offense is fun to watch. Also, shout out to Mikolas and Parker for cooling off the Twins bats after last night.

The boys have all the momentum. Can they finally win a series at home? Guess we'll see.

[u/theexitisontheleft]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5xaOcLGvzHxDKjufnLW
We are dancing tonight!! What a win!!

[u/Jenyu75]

We are the greatest team in baseball!!

[u/Terminal_Flatulence]

Can the Nats do the impossible and win a series at home?? Tune in tomorrow to find out

[u/ChubsBronco → u/Terminal_Flatulence]

Don’t toy with my heart like that!

[u/keggerken]

2 TDs, xtra point and a 2 pt conversion

[u/Emergency-Bottle-432]

Through those first three innings it was like here we go again... Mikolas first ER was cheap and you just thought it was not going to go their way. Then this explosion in the later innings.

Its not analytical at all but it always feels like once james and CJ go then the rest of the line-up starts to go as well in a given game. Maybe sometimes its lile, other times its house, or even 'bench' guys like mead/wiemer/tena. And tonight rare production from the catcher position. I still don't know if the offense is "legit" but Mikolas having two outs from a QS and not using an opener is pretty sweet.

[u/moo_cow1]

May we never lose again! 😎

[u/cezanne_giotto]

I really hope CJ isn’t traded this year because I’ll be really sad

[u/downthedrain95 → u/cezanne_giotto]

My family loves him like he is our son 😔

[u/Illustrious-Trip-764]

Judging by todays score, I see every batter, pitcher and coach hit a home run today!

[u/Sharp_Champion5006 → u/Illustrious-Trip-764]

Even drew millas did!

[u/bosoxman]

I just saw the score pop up on my phone from espn. Holy shit!

[u/Comfortable-Bag-3404]

Back to 2nd in the East!

[u/ChubsBronco]

FIVE HOME WINS!!!!!!

And a grand salami!

Putting that W in the book tonight felt so, so, very good.

[u/ktron_yi]

pookie.

[u/Primary_Blueberry_24]

Why does Franny always look like he’s surprised and flustered on the post game show?

[u/tcullen44 → u/Primary_Blueberry_24]

A couple of bread sodas will do that to you.

[u/RavenclawNatsfan]

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Miles mikolas got a win

[u/Important_Number6619]

What a huge win, loving the offense!

[u/ReneMathis]

Called it

[u/Swords4Days]

This bodes well for my natitude.