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

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,

Minnesota's pitching staff was able to continue the shutout against the Nationals. Danny Coulombe, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran relieved Matthews with three straight dominant innings, and they allowed only three total hits as a pitching staff.

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.

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

Lewis will look to stay hot at the plate when the Twins play the Washington Nationals on Saturday evening in Minneapolis. He doubled in the Twins' 1-0 victory over the Nationals in the series opener Friday night. During his past five games, he is 8-for-18 with three doubles, three homers and six RBIs.

OF Dylan Crews (left oblique strain), RHP Trevor Williams (right elbow sprain) and C Keibert Ruiz (concussion) are out. RHP Josiah Gray, who underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement on July 24, 2024, is in a throwing program and could return before the end of the season.