Abrams’ grand slam powers Nationals to 15‑2 win over Twins
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — CJ Abrams hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the Washington Nationals routed the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Wednesday at Nationals Park. Minnesota took an early lead with a run in the third and another in the fifth, but Washington answered with one in the fourth, two in the fifth, three in the sixth, two in the seventh and seven in the eighth. Brady House homered and drove in three runs, Drew Millas homered and drove in two, and James Wood had two RBIs for the Nationals, who outhit the Twins 14-3. Miles Mikolas allowed two runs over 5⅓ innings to earn his first win. Bailey Ober took the loss, giving up five runs in five innings. Matt Wallner homered and drove in both Minnesota runs. Attendance was 17,444, and the game lasted 2 hours 34 minutes. Washington improved to 17-20, while Minnesota fell to 16-21.