{"id":355783,"date":"2026-05-05T01:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/official-lineup-for-twins-vs-nationals-5-05-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:17:03","slug":"official-lineup-for-twins-vs-nationals-5-05-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/official-lineup-for-twins-vs-nationals-5-05-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Lineup for Twins vs Nationals &#8211; 5\/05\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/MIN.png\" alt=\"Minnesota Twins logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Minnesota Twins<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/WSH.png\" alt=\"Washington Nationals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Washington Nationals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-115<\/span><span>O\/U: 9.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-105<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Minnesota Twins Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Taj Bradley &#8211; Over\/Under 17.5 Pitching Outs (-145\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Taj Bradley has been granted an above-average leash this year, recording 12.1 more adjusted pitches-per-outing than average.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers with a longer leash are more likely to go deeper into games and record more outs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kody Clemens &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-195\/+150)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Kody Clemens is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kody Clemens &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125\/-160)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Kody Clemens pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% \u2014 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game&#8217;s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Washington Nationals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Cade Cavalli &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher&#8217;s least effective pitch.  Cade Cavalli has used his fastball a lot this year, though: 53.2% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so pitchers who rely too heavily on them tend to be less effective than they otherwise would be.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Jose Tena &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-140\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Jose Tena has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.1-mph to 99.7-mph in the last two weeks.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Washington Nationals &#8211;  Moneyline (-105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Washington Nationals projected batting order grades out as the worst on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who faces a weak opposing offense will be more likely to exceed his usual performance, particularly in terms of hits and runs, in that game.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Washington Nationals &#8211; Over\/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (+105\/-135)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 12 of their last 16 games at home (+7.55 Units \/ 37% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Minnesota Twins &#8211; Over\/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (+110\/-140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 24 of their last 40 away games (+7.10 Units \/ 15% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Brooks Lee &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+800\/-1800)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Brooks Lee has hit the Home Runs Over in 4 of his last 9 away games (+29.00 Units \/ 322% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"3.15.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"GAME INFO\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Twins @ Washington Nationals -115O\/U: 9.5(-110\/-110)-105 Minnesota Twins Insights Taj Bradley &#8211; Over\/Under 17.5 Pitching Outs (-145\/+115) Taj Bradley has been granted an above-average leash this year, recording 12.1&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[265,987,271,264,259,257,266,261,268,563,273,267,270,486,12,73,263,272,262,307,260,258,11,269],"class_list":["post-355783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-boxscore","tag-cade-cavalli","tag-game-highlights","tag-game-location","tag-game-recap","tag-game-time","tag-how-to-watch","tag-injuries","tag-injury-report","tag-james-wood","tag-live-score","tag-live-stream","tag-live-updates","tag-matt-wallner","tag-minnesota-twins","tag-mlb","tag-official-lineup","tag-score","tag-starting-lineup","tag-taj-bradley","tag-tickets","tag-tv-channel","tag-washington-nationals","tag-weather"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Official Lineup for Twins vs Nationals - 5\/05\/2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. 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