MIN 8, WSH 9 | Mar 21, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 21, 2024•CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches•80°F, Partly Cloudy

MIN

Twins

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Jordan Weems

LOSS

Denny Bentley

The Nationals edged the Twins 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 9: James Wood homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 80°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:59Att: 2,915Venue: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

WSH WinMIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	8	13	1
WSH	1	0	4	0	2	0	0

Game 747872 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Seth Gray1B	0	2	0	0	1	0	.167/.286/.167
Danny De AndradeSS	1	1	0	0	0	1	.111/.111/.111
Jake Rucker3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.222/.333/.389
Yoyner FajardoLF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.200/.273/.200
Dylan NeuseCF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.111/.200/.111
Brian O'KeefeC	2	0	1	0	0	0	.385/.500/.385
Rubel Cespedes2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Denny BentleyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Misael UrbinaRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.167/.167/.250
Bench
Alex Kirilloff1B	4	0	2	2	0	0	.324/.375/.595
Kyle FarmerSS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.189/.231/.189
Brooks LeeSS
Totals	39	8	13	7	2	10	-

2B:McCusker; Helman

TB:15

RBI:Fajardo; McCusker 2; Helman; Rucker; Kirilloff 2

GIDP:Lee; Farmer

Team LOB:7

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Trey LipscombSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364/.429/.523
James WoodRF	1	1

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Cole Sands	2.0	3	4	4	2	1	1	22-10	9.82
Matt Bowman	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	11-6	4.70
Josh Staumont	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	12-4	6.35
Daniel Duarte	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	14-14	3.38
Kody Funderburk	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-3	4.66
Denny BentleyL	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	16-13	9.00
Totals	8.2	9	9	9	6	7	2	83-50	-

WP:Bowman

Inherited runners-scored:Bowman 3-3; Duarte 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Sands 22-10; Bowman 11-6; Staumont 12-4; Duarte 14-14; Funderburk 8-3; Bentley 16-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Sands 2-3; Bowman 0-2; Staumont 2-1; Duarte 2-0; Funderburk 0-3; Bentley 1-3

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Trevor Williams	5.0	8	5	5	0	4	0	31-30	7.20
Matt Barnes

Game Notes

⚠️

B8Brady House reaches on catcher interference by Brian O'Keefe. Brady House to 1st.

💨

B3Wild pitch by Matt Bowman

🥎

T8Passed ball

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T9Wild pitch by Jordan Weems

Bot 1 • WSH

0-1

Lane Thomas homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.

Bot 3 • WSH

0-2

Joey Gallo walks. Victor Robles scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Lane Thomas to 2nd.

0-3

Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson McCusker. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. Joey Gallo to 2nd.

0-5

Eddie Rosario out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Helman. Joey Gallo scores. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd.

Top 5 • MIN

4-5

Alex Kirilloff singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Victor Robles. Anthony Prato scores. Carson McCusker scores.

2-5

Carson McCusker doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Jesse Winker. Michael Helman scores. Chris Williams scores. Anthony Prato to 3rd.

Bot 5 • WSH

4-6

Joey Gallo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Helman. Lane Thomas scores. Jesse Winker to 3rd.

4-7

Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson McCusker. Jesse Winker scores. Joey Gallo to 2nd.

Top 6 • MIN

5-7

Michael Helman grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Joey Gallo. Jake Rucker scores.

Top 7 • MIN

7-7

Yoyner Fajardo reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luis García Jr. Danny De Andrade scores. Jake Rucker to 2nd.

6-7

Jake Rucker singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Seth Gray scores. Danny De Andrade to 2nd.

Top 9 • MIN

8-7

Yoyner Fajardo singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood, deflected by first baseman Juan Yepez. Seth Gray scores.

Bot 9 • WSH

8-8

James Wood homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.

8-9

Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Neuse. Alex Call scores.

HR:Thomas (1st off Sands, 0 on, 1 out); Wood (9th off Bentley, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Robles

TB:16

RBI:Wood; Gallo 2; Ruiz 2; Thomas; Crews; Rosario

SB:Call 2; Jr.

SF:Rosario

Team LOB:7

WP:Weems

HBP:Prato (by Williams)

Inherited runners-scored:Barnes 1-0; Law 1-0; Barnes 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Williams 31-30; Barnes 1-1; Law 1-1; Finnegan 8-8; Barnes 15-13; Weems 14-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Williams 7-3; Barnes 1-0; Law 1-0; Finnegan 2-0; Barnes 0-0; Weems 2-0

Bench
CJ AbramsSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.244/.277/.378
Lane ThomasRF	2	3	1	1	2	1	.311/.418/.511
Jesse WinkerLF	2	1	0	0	1	1	.303/.477/.455
Joey Gallo1B	3	1	1	2	1	0	.118/.211/.147
Keibert RuizC	4	0	2	2	0	0	.286/.366/.371
Eddie RosarioDH	3	0	0	1	0	2	.167/.304/.167
Luis García Jr.2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.279/.311/.488
Ildemaro Vargas3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.341/.278
Victor RoblesCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.344/.447/.531
Trevor WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000
Matt BarnesP							.000/.000/.000
Derek LawP							.000/.000/.000
Kyle FinneganP							.000/.000/.000
Jacob BarnesP							.000/.000/.000
Jordan WeemsP							.000/.000/.000