CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer, stole three bases and scored three runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2.

Preview the July 27 matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

There are no major league teams that look good when they are not scoring runs, but the Twins’ 7-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday felt like much more than one dispiriting game. The Twins dropped all three series out of the All-Star break.

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.

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

With a 7-2 loss to the Washington Nationals at Target Field, the Twins fell to 3-6 since returning from the all-star break on July 18, with only a three-game series with Boston between them and the deadline at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

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.

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 .

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.