Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres

MLB

Twins

63-68

1-8

Final

Padres

71-60

Petco Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
SD	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	X	8

Who won: Padres 8-1

The San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Petco Park. The Padres win the series 3-0. The Padres outscored the Twins 4-0 in the 6th inning. Fernando Tatis Jr. went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Padres. Brooks Lee went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Aug 23

Tatis homers twice, drives in 4 runs to lead Padres to 8-1 win, 3-game sweep of Twins

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two homers and drove in four runs for the red-hot San Diego Padres, who beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep in a showdown of teams pushing for wild-card spots.

What it means

Season series: SD wins series 3-0.
Padres have won 3 straight.
Twins 28-37 on the road; Padres 40-26 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 4d ago

Brewers look to clinch NLDS in Game 4 against Padres

Recap · 4d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Padres2nd in NL West

Adrian Morejon RP
Shoulder, Soreness, left
Day-To-Day
Gavin Sheets 1B
Neck, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Jeremiah Estrada RP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Lucas Giolito SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Miguel Andujar DH
Wrist, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 7-7, 4.47 ERA, 96 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Luke KeaschallRF
2Byron BuxtonCF
3Josh BellDH
4Kody Clemens2B
5Royce Lewis1B
6Brooks Lee3B
7Alan RodenLF
8Victor CaratiniC
9Kaelen CulpepperSS

Padres2nd in NL West

Walker Buehler SP

Probable starter · 9-6, 4.63 ERA, 131 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RF
2Jake Cronenworth2B
3Manny Machado3B
4Ty France1B
5Jackson MerrillCF
6Luis CampusanoC
7Gavin SheetsDH
8Xander BogaertsSS
9Luis RengifoLF

The series

SD wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Padres 7, Twins 5 (Aug 22)

Last 5

MIN

No games yet this season.

Wvs MIN8-1
Wvs MIN7-5
Wvs MIN6-2
L@ NYM2-4
W@ NYM5-2

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Game info

Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, California · Attendance 40,103
Officials: Bill Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Whitson (First Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)