Who are the probable pitchers for Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals?

The listed probable pitchers are Taj Bradley and Cade Cavalli. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals Game Summary

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Minnesota Twins 11 16-20

Final 11-3 Tue, May 5 · 6:45 PM ET

Washington Nationals 3 16-20

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	3	1	11	10	0
WSH	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	6	1

W: Taj Bradley L: Cade Cavalli

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	MIN R	H	Left On Base	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
2nd	2	2	1	0	1	0	2
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
4th	4	2	2	0	0	1	0
5th	0	0	1	1	2	0	1
6th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7th	1	2	1	1	2	0	1
8th	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
9th	1	1	2	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateMay 5, 2026

Time6:45 PM ET

VenueNationals Park

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 1 of 3

Day/Nightnight

Attendance17,844

Game Duration2h 48m

First Pitch2026-05-05T22:45:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedAug 9, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals Probable Pitchers

MINTaj Bradley

Stats8-3 · ERA 3.67 · 112 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 95.2 IP

WSHCade Cavalli

Stats5-4 · ERA 3.88 · 105 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 92.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Nationals.TV TV · EN · home · Streaming

Twins.TV Presented by Progressive TV · EN · away · Streaming

The Wolf 102.9 FM FM · EN · away

WJFK 106.7 The Fan FM · EN · home · Streaming

Audacy App AM · EN · away

LosTwins.com AM · ES · away · Streaming

TIBN AM · EN · away · Streaming

WCCO 830 AM · EN · away

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Bottom 1 · Fielders Choice0-1

CJ Abrams reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Daylen Lile scores. Curtis Mead to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: CJ Abrams Pitcher: Taj Bradley

Top 2 · Double2-1

Brooks Lee doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Brooks Lee Pitcher: Cade Cavalli

Top 4 · Fielders Choice3-1

Brooks Lee reaches on a fielder's choice. Austin Martin scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. Fielding error by pitcher Cade Cavalli.

RBI: 0 Batter: Brooks Lee Pitcher: Cade Cavalli

Top 4 · Sac Fly4-1

Royce Lewis out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Royce Lewis Pitcher: Cade Cavalli

Top 4 · Double6-1

Trevor Larnach doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Luke Keaschall scores. Brooks Lee scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Trevor Larnach Pitcher: Cade Cavalli

Bottom 5 · Single6-2

Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Daylen Lile scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Curtis Mead Pitcher: Taj Bradley

Top 7 · Single7-2

Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Ryan Jeffers scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Josh Bell Pitcher: Andre Granillo

Bottom 7 · Double7-3

Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: James Wood doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. José Tena scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: James Wood Pitcher: Eric Orze

Top 8 · Home Run10-3

Byron Buxton homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Brooks Lee scores. Royce Lewis scores.

RBI: 3 Batter: Byron Buxton Pitcher: Andre Granillo

Top 9 · Double11-3

Brooks Lee doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Kody Clemens scores. Luke Keaschall to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Brooks Lee Pitcher: Orlando Ribalta

Minnesota Twins Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Byron Buxton#25	CF	6	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	0
2	Trevor Larnach#9	LF	5	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0
3	Ryan Jeffers#27	C	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
4	Josh Bell#56	DH	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
5	Austin Martin#16	RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Kody Clemens#2	1B	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	Luke Keaschall#15	2B	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
8	Brooks Lee#22	SS	5	2	3	2	0	3	0	0	0
9	Royce Lewis#23	3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	Pitches / Strikes
Anthony Banda#43	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	19 / 12
Eric Orze#19	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	16 / 11
Luis García#40	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	13 / 8
Taj Bradley#26	6.0	4	2	2	2	8	96 / 63

Washington Nationals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	James Wood#29	RF	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	0
2	Daylen Lile#4	LF	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	0
3	Curtis Mead#45	1B	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
4	CJ Abrams#5	SS	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
5	Jacob Young#30	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Jorbit Vivas#84	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Nasim Nuñez#26	2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	José Tena#8	DH	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	0
9	Keibert Ruiz#20	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Andre Granillo#79	2.0	4	4	4	0	0	1	33 / 20
Cade Cavalli#24	4.0	5	6	3	3	2	0	76 / 48
Orlando Ribalta#64	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	34 / 20
Paxton Schultz#75	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25 / 14

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Tue, May 5 6:40 PM ET	Athletics at Philadelphia Phillies 1-9	Final	NBCSCANBCSP	ATH: Luis Severino 2-6 · ERA 4.16 · 65 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 62.2 IP PHI: Cristopher Sánchez 10-4 · ERA 2.62 · 137 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 120.1 IP	Citizens Bank Park	Details
Tue, May 5 6:40 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Miami Marlins 9-7	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & GarciaMASN	BAL: Chris Bassitt 4-4 · ERA 5.27 · 37 SO · WHIP 1.63 · 56.1 IP MIA: Sandy Alcantara 10-4 · ERA 4.00 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 123.2 IP	loanDepot park	Details
Tue, May 5 6:40 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers 10-3	Final	Detroit SportsNetNESN	BOS: Jovani Morán 1-2 · ERA 2.95 · 45 SO · WHIP 1.01 · 36.2 IP DET: Framber Valdez 4-6 · ERA 4.29 · 78 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 100.2 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Tue, May 5 6:45 PM ET	Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals 11-3	Final	Nationals.TVTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	MIN: Taj Bradley 8-3 · ERA 3.67 · 112 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 95.2 IP WSH: Cade Cavalli 5-4 · ERA 3.88 · 105 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 92.2 IP	Nationals Park	Details
Tue, May 5 7:05 PM ET	Texas Rangers at New York Yankees 4-7	Final	Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveYES	TEX: Jacob deGrom 7-5 · ERA 3.49 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.01 · 100.2 IP NYY: Elmer Rodríguez 0-2 · ERA 4.76 · 10 SO · WHIP 1.76 · 17.0 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Tue, May 5 7:40 PM ET	Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals 3-5	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveRoyals.TV	CLE: Gavin Williams 9-4 · ERA 3.89 · 123 SO · WHIP 1.18 · 106.1 IP KC: Stephen Kolek 4-3 · ERA 4.50 · 34 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 54.0 IP	Kauffman Stadium	Details
Tue, May 5 7:40 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 2-3	Final	Marquee Sports NetworkReds.TV	CIN: Andrew Abbott 5-5 · ERA 3.92 · 81 SO · WHIP 1.41 · 101.0 IP CHC: Jameson Taillon 2-5 · ERA 5.19 · 59 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 67.2 IP	Wrigley Field	Details
Tue, May 5 8:10 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros 1-2	Final	TBSSpace City Home NetworkSpace City Home Network (Sp)	LAD: Shohei Ohtani 8-2 · ERA 1.79 · 95 SO · WHIP 0.95 · 85.2 IP HOU: Peter Lambert 7-5 · ERA 3.26 · 74 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 80.0 IP	Daikin Park	Details
Tue, May 5 9:38 PM ET	Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels 3-4	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoChicago Sports Network	CWS: Erick Fedde 4-6 · ERA 4.34 · 57 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 85.0 IP LAA: Sam Aldegheri 3-4 · ERA 5.08 · 22 SO · WHIP 1.43 · 33.2 IP	Angel Stadium	Details
Tue, May 5 9:40 PM ET	Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners 3-2	Final	BravesVisionGray TVMariners.TV	ATL: Bryce Elder 5-6 · ERA 4.01 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 98.2 IP SEA: George Kirby 7-8 · ERA 3.76 · 98 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 110.0 IP	T-Mobile Park	Details
Tue, May 5 9:40 PM ET	Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks 0-9	Final	DBACKS.TVSportsNet Pittsburgh	PIT: Bubba Chandler 3-8 · ERA 4.82 · 79 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 89.2 IP AZ: Eduardo Rodriguez 7-3 · ERA 2.25 · 74 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 108.0 IP	Chase Field	Details
Tue, May 5 9:45 PM ET	San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants 10-5	Final	NBCS BAPadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	SD: Walker Buehler 5-5 · ERA 5.07 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 87.0 IP SF: Logan Webb 5-7 · ERA 3.86 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 100.1 IP	Oracle Park	Details

Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals FAQ

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What time is Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals?

The listed start time is 6:45 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals on?

The current TV listing is Nationals.TV, Twins.TV Presented by Progressive. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Taj Bradley and Cade Cavalli. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Nationals Park.

Inning	MIN R	H	Left On Base	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
2nd	2	2	1	0	1	0	2
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
4th	4	2	2	0	0	1	0
5th	0	0	1	1	2	0	1
6th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7th	1	2	1	1	2	0	1
8th	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
9th	1	1	2	0	0	0	0

Inning	MIN R	H	Left On Base	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
2nd	2	2	1	0	1	0	2
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
4th	4	2	2	0	0	1	0
5th	0	0	1	1	2	0	1
6th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7th	1	2	1	1	2	0	1
8th	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
9th	1	1	2	0	0	0	0

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Official MLB Bradley strikes out eight, Buxton homers in win 00:03:40

Official MLB Condensed Game: MIN@WSH - 5/5/26 00:11:32

Official MLB Byron Buxton's three-run home run (11) 00:00:27

Official MLB Taj Bradley strikes out eight in quality start 00:01:15

Official MLB James Wood's RBI double 00:00:31

Official MLB Trevor Larnach's two-run double 00:00:27

Official MLB Brooks Lee's two-run double 00:00:29

Official MLB Field View: Byron Buxton's three-run home run 00:00:34

Official MLB CJ Abrams' leaping catch 00:00:16

Official MLB Brooks Lee's RBI double 00:00:20