After making a huge play earlier in the game, Byron Buxton exited the Twins game against the Nationals with concerning side soreness.

Star Joe Ryan, Alex Call homered and drove in three runs and Luis García Jr. also went deep as the Washington Nationals beat the Twins 9-3.

CJ Abrams and Alex Call drove in three runs apiece, and the Washington Nationals pulled away for a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.

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The outfielder, born in Burnsville before growing up in River Falls, joined the action with a pinch-hit RBI in the second inning of the Twins’ 9-3 loss.

Minnesota's pitching staff was able to continue the shutout against the Nationals. Danny Coulombe, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran relieved Matthews with three straight dominant innings, and they allowed only three total hits as a pitching staff.

On Friday, Finkelstein and Staph predicted that the Cubs would acquire Ryan, sending the Twins a three-prospect package including catcher Moises Ballesteros, infielder Jefferson Rojas, and right-handed pitcher Jaxon Wiggins.

Zebby Matthews pitched a two-hitter over six scoreless innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals

The right-hander had another successful rehab start at St. Paul on Friday, where he “felt healthy for the first time in a while.”