May 6, 2026Updated 12:23 pm EDT
The Washington Nationals host the Minnesota Twins at 6:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Bailey Ober (3-1, 3.55 ERA) gets the start for the Twins, who are 16-20 this season and fifth in the AL Central. Miles Mikolas (0-3, 8.23 ERA) is the expected starter for the Nationals, who are 16-20 and third in the NL East.
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Injury reportsTwins
Garrett Acton: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Sands: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cody Laweryson: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Mick Abel: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Joe Ryan: day-to-day (Elbow)
Nationals
Cole Henry: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Kranick: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clayton Beeter: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Garcia: day-to-day (Wrist)
Stats to know
- Minnesota’s Byron Buxton has hit 11 home runs this season, which ranks 6th in MLB. He has also tallied 17 RBIs and has scored 26 runs. In 153 plate appearances, he has recorded a .250 BA, .307 OBP and .536 SLG with a 6.5% walk rate and a 24.8% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording two steals on two attempts.
- In 110 plate appearances, Ryan Jeffers has hit four long balls, tallied 21 RBIs and scored 18 runs. He is batting .286/.394/.473 and has posted a 17.3% strikeout rate and a 14.5% walk rate.
- C.J. Abrams is hitting for a .287 BA, .395 OBP and .516 SLG with an 18.4% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate. His OPS is .911, which ranks 19th in MLB, and he has scored 19 runs. In 147 plate appearances, he has hit eight home runs and driven in 28 runs (5th in MLB). Abrams has recorded seven steals on nine attempts.
- In 171 plate appearances, James Wood has posted a 32.7% strikeout rate and an 18.1% walk rate while slashing .232/.380/.507 with 10 home runs (10th in MLB), 25 RBIs (20th in MLB) and 30 runs scored. He has stolen five bases on six attempts.
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