Abrams has grand slam and 5 RBIs, House, Tena and Millas also homer as Nationals rout Twins 15-2

WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a grand slam with a career-high five RBIs, Drew Millas, Brady House and José Tena also homered and the Washington Nationals set their season high for runs in a 15-2 rout of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

Washington also established season highs with four home runs and 10 extra-base hits. The Nationals hit four homers in a four-inning span after hitting none in their previous four games.

Miles Mikolas (1-3) gave up two runs and three hits in a season-high 5 1/3 innings. Mitchell Parker and Zak Kent finished a three-hitter as Washington won for the fifth time in 18 home games this season. Kent made his Nationals debut, three days after he was claimed off waivers from the Twins.

Abrams was 3 for 5 with two doubles and House had three RBIs. Millas' homer, which put Washington ahead 3-2 in the fifth, was his first since off Colorado's Dakota Hudson on June 21, 2024, at Coors field.

Daylen Lile and Curtis Mead walked to load the base with one out in the eighth. Luis García replaced Justin Topa and four pitches later, Abrams hit a 403-foot drive for his ninth home run this season. Tena's solo drive capped the seven-run inning.

Twins starter Bailey Ober (3-2) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings. The Twins allowed their most runs since a 17-6 defeat to Milwaukee last June 20.

Matt Wallner had a solo homer and two RBIs for the Twins.

Wallner hit a 420-foot solo shot with two out in the fifth to give the Twins a 2-1 lead.

Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (0-5, 6.49 ERA) and Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (1-4, 4.93) start Thursday in the finale of the three-game series.

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Minnesota Twins' Matt Wallner (38) celebrates his home run with third base coach Ramon Borrego (46) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals pitcher Zak Kent throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams celebrates his grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams follows through on his grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams tosses his bat as he watches his grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An Australian man accused of killing 15 people in a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach will face 19 more charges related to the attack, officials said Wednesday.

Naveed Akram was already charged with 59 counts including murder, attempted murder and committing a terrorist act after two gunmen opened fire on the Jewish holiday event in December 2025. He hasn’t yet been required to enter a plea.

The 24-year-old was shot and wounded and his father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in a gunbattle with police that ended the attack. The massacre was inspired by Islamic State group, Australian police said.

A procedural hearing in the younger Akram's case was held Wednesday in Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court to discuss a gag order that suppresses the identities of victims and survivors of the attack who have not chosen to identify themselves publicly.

A video link from jail was scheduled for the hearing but Akram did not appear on screen, Australian Associated Press reported. A further hearing will be held on the matter in June.

Since Akram’s last appearance, 19 more charges were added on April 15 to the court's register for the case, court staff said Wednesday. The additional counts included 10 of shooting with intent to murder and six of discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest.

The men allegedly began their attack by throwing improvised explosive devices toward a crowd celebrating Hanukkah at one of Australia’s most popular beaches but the devices didn’t explode, according to court documents supplied earlier. A larger IED was found in the trunk of the son’s car, which had been draped with Islamic State group flags, police said.

The police investigation is one of three official inquiries examining Australia’s worst alleged terrorist attack and the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in 29 years.

Another one, which examined how law enforcement and intelligence agencies interacted before the attack produced an interim report in April urging stricter gun controls. It was part of a wider royal commission, Australia’s highest form of public inquiry, which is investigating the nature and prevalence of antisemitism in daily life as well as the circumstances of the Bondi shooting. The commission began its public hearings on Monday.

FILE - A court sketch depicts accused Bondi shooter Naveed Akram appearing via video link from Goulburn Supermax prison, at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Rocco Fazzari/AAP Image via AP, File)

FILE - People attend a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, following the Bondi shooting on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File)