Twins vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Nationals Park as the Minnesota Twins, boasting a solid 24W-23L record, breeze into the capital to face the Washington Nationals, who are trying to find their footing at 21W-25L. The stakes are high with the first pitch at 06:45 PM EST, as both teams look to climb their respective conference ladders. The Twins are itching to close the gap in the American League, while the Nationals aim to shake off their National League blues. With the odds set and the over/under tantalizingly poised at 8.5, this matchup is anyone’s game, especially after the Nationals’ explosive 12-3 victory yesterday. With perfect baseball weather on tap—sunny skies and a gentle southern breeze—it’s the ideal day for America’s pastime. So, as the Twins try to harvest a win and the Nationals aim to capitalize, let’s see who really runs the show in the nation’s capital tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 21, 2024 06:45PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 78.6° with 57% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-186	+154	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-185	+153	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+1	-1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

116W-149L

64.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

100W-157L

35.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/20/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Over	+6.5
05/20/24	Washington Nationals WAS	12	Over	+6.5
04/21/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-3.5
04/21/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-3.5
04/22/23	Washington Nationals WAS	10	Over	+5.5
04/22/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Over	+5.5
04/23/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-4.5
04/23/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-4.5

Twins Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Joe Ryan

ERA 3.736 | IP 53.0 | 2.0W-3.0L | KO 58.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-16-24	vsNYY	5-0L	5.3	6	4	5	Under
05-10-24	@TOR	3-2W	7.0	6	1	7	Under
05-05-24	vsBOS	9-2L	6.0	4	3	5	Over
04-29-24	@CWS	3-2W	6.0	6	2	3	Under
04-24-24	vsCWS	3-6W	6.0	4	3	8	Over
04-19-24	vsDET	5-4L	5.3	7	4	6	Over
04-13-24	@DET	11-5W	6.0	6	3	12	Over
04-06-24	vsCLE	3-1L	6.0	5	3	7	Under
03-30-24	@KC	5-1W	5.3	3	1	5	Under
09-29-23	@COL	7-6W	5.0	8	6	6	Over

Patrick Corbin

ERA 5.586 | IP 48.3 | 1.0W-4.0L | KO 29.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-15-24	@CWS	0-2L	5.7	6	2	0	Under
05-10-24	@BOS	5-1W	5.0	7	1	4	Under
05-03-24	vsTOR	3-9W	6.0	6	3	3	Over
04-28-24	@MIA	12-9W	4.0	8	7	4	Over
04-23-24	vsLAD	4-1L	5.3	3	0	3	Under
04-16-24	@LAD	2-6L	6.3	9	5	5	Under
04-10-24	@SF	1-7L	5.7	11	7	2	Under
04-05-24	vsPHI	4-0L	6.0	9	4	6	Under
03-30-24	@CIN	7-6W	4.3	7	4	2	Over
09-27-23	@BAL	1-5L	4.7	6	4	2	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/22	vs WAS	3-12L	8	1	Over
05/21	vs CLE	2-5L	4	1	Under
05/20	vs CLE	4-11L	10	0	Over
05/19	vs CLE	2-3L	4	1	Under
05/18	@ NYY	0-5L	3	0	Under
05/17	@ NYY	0-4L	4	0	Under
05/16	@ NYY	1-5L	7	1	Under
05/14	vs TOR	5-1W	6	1	Under
05/13	vs TOR	8-10L	13	2	Over
05/12	vs TOR	3-2W	7	1	Under
05/11	@ SEA	11-1W	11	2	Over
05/10	@ SEA	6-3W	7	3	Over
05/09	@ SEA	6-10L	9	1	Over
05/08	@ SEA	3-1W	5	0	Under
05/07	@ BOS	2-9L	9	1	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/22	@ MIN	12-3W	14	2	Over
05/21	vs PHI	5-11L	7	2	Over
05/20	vs PHI	3-4L	11	0	Under
05/19	vs PHI	2-4L	4	0	Under
05/17	vs CWS	0-2L	3	0	Under
05/16	vs CWS	0-4L	4	0	Under
05/16	vs CWS	6-3W	10	0	Over
05/14	vs BOS	2-3L	5	1	Under
05/13	vs BOS	2-4L	4	2	Under
05/12	vs BOS	5-1W	8	0	Under
05/10	@ BAL	6-7L	9	1	Over
05/09	@ BAL	3-0W	6	0	Under
05/07	@ TOR	11-8W	11	3	Over
05/06	@ TOR	3-6L	6	0	Over
05/05	@ TOR	9-3W	12	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Ryan Jeffers	10.3	13.9	0.262	0.553	40.4%	95.7%	7.1%
#2 Carlos Correa	9.8	13.0	0.267	0.419	41.9%	83.8%	2.9%
#3 Manuel Margot	8.5	11.0	0.198	0.253	28.6%	53.8%	1.1%
#4 Jose Miranda	9.0	11.5	0.275	0.431	33.3%	76.5%	2.9%
#5 Byron Buxton	10.6	13.9	0.25	0.38	32.0%	70.0%	1.0%
#6 Willi Castro	8.6	11.0	0.267	0.429	35.4%	78.3%	1.9%
#7 Kyle Farmer	7.3	10.0	0.165	0.253	30.4%	55.7%	0.0%
#8 Carlos Santana	7.2	9.6	0.201	0.365	29.6%	66.0%	4.4%
#9 Christian Vazquez	6.2	7.8	0.156	0.189	18.9%	37.8%	1.1%

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	7.5	9.7	0.267	0.483	35.2%	83.5%	4.0%
#2 Eddie Rosario	6.9	9.2	0.19	0.388	27.6%	66.4%	5.2%
#3 Jesse Winker	6.7	9.0	0.232	0.411	41.1%	82.1%	4.0%
#4 Joey Meneses	6.8	8.9	0.225	0.269	32.5%	59.4%	0.6%
#5 Luis Garcia Jr.	6.9	8.8	0.281	0.444	35.6%	80.0%	3.0%
#6 Nick Senzel	5.6	7.5	0.202	0.404	38.2%	78.7%	5.6%
#7 Joey Gallo	5.5	7.5	0.136	0.307	35.2%	65.9%	3.4%
#8 Keibert Ruiz	5.7	7.3	0.165	0.243	21.4%	45.6%	1.9%
#9 Jacob Young	6.0	7.7	0.27	0.33	36.5%	69.6%	0.0%