The Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals face off in the first game of this only series of the season on Tuesday.

The Washington Nationals host the Minnesota Twins for their only series of the season, starting on Tuesday night. The Nationals are coming off series losses over the weekend, but they won their last games on Sunday by one run. The Twins split their four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at home over the weekend with a one-run victory in the finale. They have very similar records, with the Nationals holding a slight edge at 16-19. But playing at home today won’t help them much, as they sit at 4-12 at Nationals Park. The Twins are 15-20 overall and 5-10 on the road, which is the worst record in the American League Central. The good news for Minnesota, though, is that it is still anyone’s division as the Twins sit just 2.5 games back of first place. The poor record at home gives the Nationals only a -115 line to be the favorite to win the opener on Tuesday. The home team will start righty Cade Cavalli, who is 1-1 with a 3.82 ERA. The Twins will counter with Taj Bradley, who has been great so far this season. The righty is 3-1 with a 2.85 ERA in 41 innings pitched.

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Game Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Game Time: 6:45 p.m. ET

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The Twins are coming off a 4-3 win on Sunday afternoon to tie up their four-game series with Toronto. It was a tough start for Minnesota, as its starter, Joe Ryan, left after getting just one out due to elbow soreness. Andrew Morris came in for relief and pitched 3.2 scoreless innings while only giving up two hits to earn his first win of the season. The Twins were catapulted to victory with a three-run fifth inning with three RBI doubles. The Blue Jays scored two more in the ninth inning, but closer Justin Topa was still able to hold on and earn the save and the split series.

The Nationals are coming off a 3-2 win on Sunday to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers. Nasim Nunez drove in two runs on singles in the fifth and seventh innings to put the Nationals over the top. CJ Abrams also had two hits and scored twice, while Zack Littell got his first win of the season after starting the year 0-4, giving up one hit and one run in 3.2 innings. Milwaukee scored one in the ninth to get within a run, but their rally ran out of momentum with Richard Lovelady earning his first save of the season.

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