Padres take on the Twins on home winning streak

Aug 23, 2026, 04:02 am

Minnesota Twins (63-67, third in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (70-60, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.62 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Padres: Walker Buehler (7-6, 4.79 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -141, Twins +124; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres will try to keep their seven-game home win streak alive when they face the Minnesota Twins.

San Diego has a 39-26 record at home and a 70-60 record overall. The Padres have a 49-7 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Minnesota is 28-36 on the road and 63-67 overall. Twins hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the AL.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. has 15 home runs, 54 walks and 63 RBI while hitting .285 for the Padres. Manny Machado is 11 for 39 with a home run and two RBI over the past 10 games.

Josh Bell has 26 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 77 RBI while hitting .254 for the Twins. Luke Keaschall is 14 for 36 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .264 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Twins: 4-6, .259 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

INJURIES: Padres: Casey Mize: day-to-day (ankle), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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