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.

Six walks, two wild pitches prove costly for the Washington left-hander, who gets no support again in a 1-0 loss at Minnesota.

The Washington Nationals fell 1-0 to the Minnesota Twins on July 25, 2025, in a tightly contested Nationals vs Twins matchup at Target Field. Despite a strong outing from Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore,

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

OF Dylan Crews (left oblique strain), RHP Trevor Williams (right elbow sprain) and C Keibert Ruiz (concussion) are out. RHP Josiah Gray, who underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement on July 24, 2024, is in a throwing program and could return before the end of the season.