Ruiz powers the Nationals past the Twins 7-5 with a go-ahead 7th-inning homer and 4 RBIs

— Keibert Ruiz homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
May 7, 2026, 04:10 pm - AP
MIN
WSH
123456789RHE
0200111005110
00203020-780
P. Poulin
win

P. Poulin3-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
J. Klein
loss

J. Klein0-1

1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
G. Varland
save

G. Varland4

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINWSH
2ndLee singled to left, Jeffers scored and Keaschall scored, Clemens to third.20
3rdRuiz doubled to right, Young scored, Ruiz to third.21
3rdNuñez hit sacrifice fly to center, Ruiz scored.22
5thGray reached on infield single to second, Lee scored, Gray to second.32
5thRuiz doubled to right, Young scored and Tena scored.34
5thMead hit into fielder's choice to right, Ruiz scored, Lile out at second, Wood to third.35
6thJeffers homered to left (432 feet).45
7thBell doubled to left, Jeffers scored.55
7thRuiz homered to right (353 feet).56
7thMead singled to right, Wood scored, Lile to second.57

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Minnesota TwinsTwinsMIN
(16-22)
(16-22, 6-12 Away)
(16-22)
Simeon Woods Richardson
(1-7, 6.40)
-112
ML
+104
o9.5
+101
-1.5
+154
Washington NationalsNationalsWSH
(18-20)
(18-20, 6-13 Home)
(18-20)
Jake Irvin
(2-4, 5.23)
u9
-110
-126
u9.5
-121
+1.5
-187
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