| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 22-19 | 13-8 | 9-11 |
| Game 2 | 17-24 | 7-15 | 10-9 |
| Game 3 | 21-20 | 10-7 | 11-13 |
| Game 4 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 17-24 | 10-16 | 8-8 |
| Game 2 | 22-19 | 9-9 | 14-10 |
| Game 3 | 24-15 | 14-7 | 10-8 |
| Game 4 | 5-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Pitcher
C. Prielipp
(L)
San Diego Pitcher
R. Vasquez
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+108 | 8.5o | +1.5 |
|
|
-116 | 8.5u (0.5) | -1.5 (2.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Keaschall | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| B. Buxton | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| J. Bell | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| R. Jeffers | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| K. Clemens | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| R. Lewis | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| T. Larnach | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| B. Lee | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| K. Culpepper | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Tatis Jr. | RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| L. Rengifo | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 |
| M. Machado | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 |
| T. France | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| J. Merrill | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .238 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .218 |
| A. Hays | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| F. Fermin | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .191 |
| J. Cronenworth | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
Battling
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Prielipp (L 3-7) | 6 .0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5.57 |
| T. Adams | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.49 |
| T. Rogers | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.82 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Vasquez (W 9-6) | 7 .0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.19 |
| B. Rodriguez | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.04 |
| M. Miller | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.84 |
Location Petco Park
Temperature 72° Temperature
Attendance 44,293 attendance
Home Brian Walsh
1st Chad Fairchild
2nd Bill Miller
3rd Chad Whitson
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | MIN Starter (IP) | SD Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN -126 | o8.5 | J. Ryan (7.0) | D. Morgan (2.0) |
| Aug 30, '25 | MIN |
|
SD -154 | o8.5 | T. Bradley (5.0) | N. Pivetta (5.0) |
| Aug 29, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN +106 | o8.5 | Z. Matthews (6.0) | N. Cortes (3.0) |
| Aug 21, '24 | SD |
|
MIN +108 | o8.5 | S. Woods Richardson (5.0) | M. Waldron (4.1) |
| Aug 20, '24 | SD |
|
SD +110 | o8.0 | B. Ober (6.0) | M. Perez (4.2) |
| Aug 19, '24 | SD |
|
SD -165 | o7.0 | Z. Matthews (5.0) | M. King (6.0) |
| May 11, '23 | MIN |
|
MIN +107 | u8.5 | B. Ober (6.0) | Y. Darvish (6.0) |
| May 10, '23 | MIN |
|
MIN -126 | u8.5 | P. Lopez (6.1) | S. Lugo (6.0) |
| May 09, '23 | MIN |
|
SD +107 | u9.0 | L. Varland (6.0) | M. Wacha (6.0) |
| Jul 31, '22 | SD |
|
SD -137 | u8.5 | D. Bundy (5.0) | S. Manaea (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Aug 31, 2025 ) San Diego 2, Minnesota 7
While a lack of hitting was the biggest factor in the San Diego Padres' struggles at midseason, poor starting pitching was an issue as well.
But in an 18-7 stretch that has lifted them from below .500 to the last National League wild-card spot with 34 games left, it's the rotation that has become one of the team's most reliable weapons.
San Diego will look to keep its run of good pitching going on Friday night when it opens a three-game series with the visiting Minnesota Twins.
After logging only 21 quality starts in their first 113 games, the Padres have nine in their last 15, including four in a row and five of the last six. That includes 6 2/3 innings Wednesday from Michael King, albeit in a 4-2 loss at the New York Mets.
"I think we can easily build off each other," King said. "It's great seeing success deep into games. We can then communicate how we got there, seeing different tendencies. It's nice to have that healthy competition."
Randy Vasquez (8-6, 4.30 ERA) may be tasked with keeping that success going. His last outing was Saturday night in Cleveland, where he worked five innings of bulk relief after two openers started a 6-1 loss.
Vasquez gave up seven hits and four runs, walking one and fanning five. If he pitches, he will be facing Minnesota for the first time in his four-year major league career. The Padres hadn't officially named a starter as of Thursday.
San Diego is coming off a 3-3 road trip that left it a game ahead of Arizona in the wild-card race. The Padres hope to get Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill, who were a combined 8-for-44 on the road trip, hitting at the level they did for most of the 3 1/2 weeks after the All-Star break.
The Twins flew to San Diego on Wednesday after polishing off a 6-4 win over Atlanta that gave them a sweep of the interleague series and the last wild-card spot in the American League. At 63-65, Minnesota owns a half-game lead on Texas, pending the outcome of its game Thursday night with Washington.
If nothing else, sweeping the Braves after suffering a similar fate last weekend against Philadelphia was the response first-year manager Derek Shelton wanted.
"It's a situation of like, how are they going to respond or what are you going to say," Shelton said. "One of the things I'm most proud of with the culture of our group is I really don't have to say much to them. They handle themselves extremely well."
Rookie Connor Prielipp (3-6, 5.34) takes the ball for the Twins in the series opener. He last pitched in a 9-1 loss Saturday night against Philadelphia, permitting eight hits and eight runs over five innings with four walks and six strikeouts. This will be his first outing against San Diego.
Minnesota has used offense to make up for a pitching staff ranked 26th in the majors in team ERA. The Twins entered Thursday ninth in the majors in runs (592), thanks in part to big years from Byron Buxton (25 homers), Josh Bell (77 RBIs) and Kody Clemens (21 homers, 61 RBIs).
Minnesota won two of three when the teams met last season in Minneapolis.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hoffman | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 25, '26) | Sep 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed Jeff Hoffman (RP) on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| T. Larnach | LF | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Sep 17, '26) | Sep 17, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed LF Trevor Larnach on the 10-day injured list due to left wrist sprain. | ||||
| B. Buxton | CF | Ten Day IL - Hip( Sep 10, '26) | Sep 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with right hip impingement. | ||||
| M. Paredes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mike Paredes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 30, '26) | Jul 30, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right elbow strain. | ||||
| A. Banda | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred LHP Anthony Banda from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left lat strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Festa | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP David Festa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement, retroactive to March 22. | ||||
| P. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 25, '26) | Feb 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list following his successful UCL repair surgery with an internal brace. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mize | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Ankle( Sep 25, '26) | Sep 25, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed SP Casey Mize on the 15-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. | ||||
| L. Rengifo | LF | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Aug 31, '26) | Aug 31, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred OF Luis Rengifo from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right knee sprain. | ||||
| J. Estrada | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( Aug 25, '26) | Aug 25, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Jeremiah Estrada on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| M. Andujar | DH | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Jul 19, '26) | Jul 19, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed DH Miguel Andujar on the 10-day injured list due to fractured right wrist. | ||||
| L. Giolito | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 22, '26) | Jun 22, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Lucas Giolito to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| R. Laureano | LF | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Jun 04, '26) | Jun 04, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed OF Ramón Laureano on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| B. Hoeing | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Bryan Hoeing from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow surgery. | ||||
| J. Musgrove | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Joe Musgrove to the 60-day injured list due to his elbow surgery. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 31
Home Team W/L 15-16
Home Avg. Margin -0.03
Home Money Total -335
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Walsh | 31 | 15-16 | 9.65 | 291.32 | 187.71 | 103.61 | 64.4 | 16.6 | 6.1 | 2.71 | 2.32 | 17-14 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 9.65 |
| Starters Runs | 6.19 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.45 |
| Pitches | 291.3 |
| Strikes | 187.7 |
| Balls | 103.6 |
| Strike% | 64.43 % |
| SO | 16.6 |
| Walks | 6.1 |
| SO/Walks | 2.71 |
| HR | 2.3 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 6 - 3 | 100 to 110 | 2 - 1 |
| -121 to -140 | 4 - 3 | 111 to 130 | 0 - 2 |
| -141 to -160 | 0 - 1 | 131 to 150 | 1 - 0 |
| -161 to -180 | 0 - 2 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 2 - 4 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 1 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | CHW 0 - ATL 2 | L -105 | U 8.5 | Grant Holmes (R) | Anthony Kay (L) |
| Aug 16, 2026 | SF 7 - COL 13 | L -124 | O 8.0 | Gabriel Hughes (R) | Blade Tidwell (R) |
| Aug 11, 2026 | LAD 5 - KC 4 | W -260 | O 8.5 | Michael Wacha (R) | Blake Snell (L) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | MIL 6 - MIN 8 | L -172 | O 8.0 | Zebby Matthews (R) | Shane Drohan (L) |
| Aug 2, 2026 | ATL 4 - WAS 2 | W -126 | U 8.5 | Cade Cavalli (R) | JR Ritchie (R) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | DET 9 - BAL 10 | L -190 | O 7.5 | Trevor Rogers (L) | Tarik Skubal (L) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | ATL 6 - TEX 7 | L -112 | O 9.0 | MacKenzie Gore (L) | Owen Murphy (R) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | AZ 5 - STL 3 | W -116 | U 9.0 | Dustin May (R) | Brandon Pfaadt (R) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | MIA 2 - CLE 3 | L -124 | U 7.5 | Parker Messick (L) | Sandy Alcantara (R) |
| Jun 28, 2026 | TB 5 - AZ 1 | W -200 | U 7.5 | Merrill Kelly (R) | Drew Rasmussen (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | MIL 6 - MIN 8 | L -172 | O 8.0 | Zebby Matthews (R) | Shane Drohan (L) |
| Apr 25, 2026 | TB 6 - MIN 1 | W -134 | U 8.5 | Bailey Ober (R) | Shane McClanahan (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | SD 3 - NYM 2 | W +106 | U 7.5 | Nolan McLean (R) | Griffin Canning (R) |
| May 16, 2026 | SEA 4 - SD 7 | L -172 | O 7.0 | Walker Buehler (R) | Logan Gilbert (R) |
| Apr 16, 2026 | SD 5 - SEA 2 | W +104 | U 8.5 | Luis Castillo (R) | Walker Buehler (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 15, '26
MIN 1 - PHI 9
|
L +123 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 18.8 | 1.3 |
|
Aug 09, '26
MIL 4 - MIN 3
|
L +238 | p7.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 19.2 | 0.0 |
|
Aug 01, '26
SEA 4 - MIN 3
|
L +148 | u7.5 | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 16.5 | 1.5 |
|
Jul 26, '26
MIN 11 - ATH 8
|
W -156 | o10.0 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 12.7 | 1.3 |
|
Jul 08, '26
MIN 6 - CLE 5
|
W -124 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 16.6 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 86.6 | 16.8 | 1.2 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Prielipp has not played against SD Padres. | ||||||||||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 09, '26
SD 7 - HOU 2
|
W -116 | p9.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
|
Aug 04, '26
AZ 4 - SD 9
|
W +104 | o9.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 | 0.8 |
|
Jul 02, '26
LAD 12 - SD 7
|
L +166 | o9.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 16.7 | 0.6 |
|
Jun 19, '26
TEX 9 - SD 7
|
L +138 | o7.5 | 3.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 21.6 | 1.3 |
|
Jun 13, '26
BAL 3 - SD 9
|
W +100 | o10.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 20.0 | 0.6 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 72.8 | 16.8 | 1.6 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Vasquez has not played against MIN Twins. | ||||||||||||