This year’s trade deadline continues to loom over the Twins, and another 7-2 blowout loss to the Nationals on Sunday might’ve answered what their strategy should be before Thursday. Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams took Cole Sands deep for a lead-off home run and the Twins were never able to take the lead. Matt Walner launched a 452-foot home run in the second inning, and Trevor Larnach drove in a run in the third to even the game at two, but Washington proceeded to add five unanswered runs on the scoreboard. Sands let up three hits in two innings before getting relieved by Danny Coulombe, who let up one earned run in his lone inning of work.