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.

Zebby Matthews pitched a two-hitter over six scoreless innings in the best start of his career and the Minnesota Twins started a pivotal homestand with a 1-0 victory over a wild MacKenzie Gore and the Washington Nationals on Friday night.

With three starting pitchers currently on the injured list, the Twins urgently need their healthy arms to step up. Zebby Matthews did that and then some on Friday night. Matthews turned in easily the finest start of his young Major League career,