Twins vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the Minnesota Twins, boasting a solid 25-23 record, take their talents to Nationals Park, squaring off against the Washington Nationals who are sitting at 21-26 this season. It’s a bright and breezy day for baseball with the first pitch at 01:05 PM EST, under sunny skies and a gentle southern breeze. Fresh off a dominating performance, the Twins look to keep the momentum against the Nationals, who are eager to flip the script after yesterday’s shutout. With the betting lines tipping in favor of the Twins and an over/under that promises some scoreboard action, today’s game is more than just a numbers game. So, as the Twins try to plant their flag deeper in the American League standings and the Nationals aim to rise from their position, let’s see if Minnesota can continue to twin while Washington fights for capital gains!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 22, 2024 01:05PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 75.4° with 68% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-133	+111	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-139	+116	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-6	+5	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

117W-149L

58.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

100W-158L

41.8% 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
05/21/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	10	Over	+1.5
05/21/24	Washington Nationals WAS	0	Over	+1.5
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

S. Woods

ERA 2.967 | IP 30.3 | 1.0W-0.0L | KO 25.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-17-24	@CLE	2-3L	5.3	4	1	2	Under
05-11-24	@TOR	8-10L	4.3	8	5	2	Over
05-06-24	vsSEA	1-3W	6.0	1	0	8	Under
04-30-24	@CWS	6-5W	3.7	7	2	2	Over
04-25-24	vsCWS	3-6W	5.0	7	2	6	Under
04-13-24	@DET	4-1W	6.0	2	1	5	Under
04-22-23	vsWAS	10-4L	4.7	7	5	5	Over
10-02-22	vsDET	10-4L	5.0	3	3	3	Over

Jake Irvin

ERA 3.908 | IP 50.7 | 2.0W-4.0L | KO 38.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-17-24	@PHI	2-4L	5.0	5	4	2	Under
05-11-24	@BOS	2-4L	7.0	4	2	6	Under
05-04-24	vsTOR	6-3L	5.0	5	4	4	Under
04-29-24	@MIA	7-2W	6.0	4	2	3	Under
04-24-24	vsLAD	11-2L	4.7	12	6	3	Over
04-17-24	@LAD	2-0W	6.0	4	0	6	Under
04-12-24	@OAK	1-2L	6.0	1	1	5	Under
04-06-24	vsPHI	5-2L	6.0	5	4	5	Under
03-31-24	@CIN	5-6L	5.0	7	3	4	Over
09-21-23	vsATL	10-3L	2.7	7	5	1	Over

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/23	vs WAS	10-0W	10	4	Over
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	Under
05/09	@ SEA	6-10L	9	1	Over
05/08	@ SEA	3-1W	5	0	Under

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/23	@ MIN	0-10L	3	0	Over
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	Under
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	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Edouard Julien	9.8	13.0	0.208	0.396	36.1%	75.7%	4.9%
#2 Trevor Larnach	9.6	12.6	0.273	0.416	36.4%	77.9%	3.9%
#3 Carlos Correa	8.4	11.0	0.269	0.435	42.6%	86.1%	2.8%
#4 Max Kepler	9.3	12.3	0.313	0.525	41.4%	93.9%	3.0%
#5 Ryan Jeffers	8.6	11.6	0.255	0.538	40.0%	93.8%	6.9%
#6 Byron Buxton	9.3	12.2	0.257	0.438	32.4%	76.2%	2.9%
#7 Willi Castro	7.7	9.9	0.268	0.445	36.0%	80.5%	2.4%
#8 Alex Kirilloff	7.2	9.5	0.198	0.372	29.8%	66.9%	2.5%
#9 Jose Miranda	6.1	7.9	0.276	0.457	33.3%	79.0%	3.8%

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	8.4	10.9	0.263	0.475	34.6%	82.1%	3.9%
#2 Eddie Rosario	7.7	10.3	0.185	0.378	26.9%	64.7%	5.0%
#3 Jesse Winker	7.6	10.1	0.229	0.405	40.5%	81.0%	3.9%
#4 Joey Meneses	7.5	9.8	0.227	0.276	33.1%	60.7%	0.6%
#5 Luis Garcia Jr.	7.4	9.4	0.273	0.432	34.5%	77.7%	2.9%
#6 Nick Senzel	6.1	8.2	0.198	0.396	38.5%	78.0%	5.5%
#7 Joey Gallo	6.2	8.5	0.132	0.297	34.1%	63.7%	3.3%
#8 Keibert Ruiz	5.8	7.4	0.16	0.236	20.8%	44.3%	1.9%
#9 Jacob Young	6.0	7.7	0.28	0.339	37.3%	71.2%	0.0%