San Diego Padres Defeat Minnesota Twins 6-2, Improve to 69-60

Final result

San Diego Padres defeated Minnesota Twins 6-2 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Minnesota Twins at 63-66 (.488).

MLB data listed San Diego Padres at 69-60 (.535).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — San Diego Padres 2 runs; 4th — Minnesota Twins 2 runs; 5th — San Diego Padres 4 runs.

Ty France (San Diego Padres): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run. Connor Prielipp (Minnesota Twins): 6.0 innings and 7 strikeouts, (L, 3-7). Kody Clemens (Minnesota Twins): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Randy Vásquez (San Diego Padres): 7.0 innings and 3 strikeouts, (W, 9-6). Luis Rengifo (San Diego Padres): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run.

Ty France hit a home run for San Diego Padres in the bottom of the 1st (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Minnesota Twins were 63-66, 2nd in the division, 4.5 games back in the division, 4th in the wild-card standings, 1.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 30, wild-card elimination number 33.

In the 2026 standings, the San Diego Padres were 69-60, 2nd in the division, 9.0 games back in the division, 3rd in the wild-card standings, wild-card leader, elimination number 25.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings