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Recap - Minnesota Defeats Washington 1-0

Minnesota didn't allow Washington to get on track at the plate, mowing them down for a 1-0 shutout win and a trip to the pay window for bettors on Friday.

Minnesota was favored by -165 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.

Zebby Matthews earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Byron Buxton in the win.

Washington's starting pitcher Luis Garcia worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Daylen Lile in a losing cause.

Jhoan Duran pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.