The vibes had been better lately, but there’s no getting around the fact that the Twins' 15-2 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday was an ugly one. Here are six observations from a long night.

Byron Buxton hit a three-run home run, Brooks Lee drove in three runs, and Taj Bradley struck out eight to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 11-3.

Twins starter Bailey Ober began his day with three perfect innings, working efficiently through the Nationals’ lineup. His trouble started in the fourth, which began with a James Wood single. Ober ...

Before the Twins bullpen gave up two go-ahead runs in the seventh inning, another subpar performance from their relievers, their series finale against the rebuilding Washington Nationals on Thursday, ...

After getting blown out 11-3 in the series opener, the Nationals answered back Wednesday as +102 underdogs with a 15-2 rout of the Twins as the Over (9.5) hit for second consecutive game. SS CJ Abrams ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (3-1, 3.55 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Nationals: Miles Mikolas (0-3, 8.23 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) LINE: Twins -139, Nationals +116; over/under is 9 1 ...

SportsLine's model simulated Minnesota Twins vs. Washington Nationals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's matchup ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Ruiz's solo shot off John Klein ...