Buxton's injury further muddies Minnesota's status as buyers or sellers ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline as they remain within striking distance of the postseason.

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

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.

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.

CJ Abrams went 2-for-3 with a homer, and the Washington Nationals pulled away for a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

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.

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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 .

Twins shortstop Carlos Correa left the game on Tuesday against the Red Sox because he was feeling lightheaded.

Matthews took a nice step forward Friday, rebounding to handcuff the skidding Washington Nationals in the Twins’ 1-0 victory in front of 27,736 at Target Field. Byron Buxton drove in the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, and Jhoan Duran pitched a 1-2-3 the ninth inning for his 16th save.