Zebby Matthews is from the kind of place people sing about. Matthews grew up in Cullowee, N.C., and attended Smoky Mountain High School in nearby Sylva.

The Washington Nationals (41-61) will visit the Minnesota Twins (49-53), Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series. The Twins are favored (-144 on the moneyline) when they host the Nationals (+122). The Twins will give the ball to Zebby Matthews (1-2) against the Nationals and MacKenzie Gore (4-9).

It's Friday, July 25 and the Nationals (41-61) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (49-53). MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Zebby Matthews for Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS — Not only do they respect one another, but Luke Keaschall and Zebby Matthews also overlapped at multiple stops as Minnesota Twins minor leaguers and consider each other friends.

MLB player prop bets and odds for C.J. Abrams on Friday, July 25, 2025, as the Washington Nationals take on the Minnesota Twins.