IMPACT PLAYER: Lane Thomas, Washington
Friday's Twins-Washington game recap
Joey Gallo went deep at home for the first time with his new team.
April 22, 2023 at 4:21AM
His single scored the tying run with two out in the eighth inning, and left fielder Trevor Larnach's poor throw enabled him an extra base from which he scored the winning run.
BY THE NUMBERS
1-8 The Twins' record in their past nine games vs. the Nationals, dating to 2013.
37 Degrees at first pitch, the Twins' coldest at home since 33 on April 13, 2021 vs. Boston.
5 Joey Gallo's home runs this season after a 386-foot solo shot in the third inning. But it's his first at home.
Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the Tampa Bay Rays to the first two months of the season in an attempt to avoid summer rain at open-air Steinbrenner Field, their temporary home following damage to Tropicana Field.
