San Diego Padres vs Minnesota Twins, August 23, 2026

TwinsMIN
1-8
Final
PadresSD

August 23, 2026, 4:10 PM ET | Petco Park

Last 5 Form

Minnesota Twins

2-3

Last 5
W 4-1
vs ATL
W 6-4
vs ATL
L 2-6
@ SD
L 5-7
@ SD
L 1-8
@ SD

San Diego Padres

4-1

Last 5
W 5-2
@ NYM
L 2-4
@ NYM
W 6-2
vs MIN
W 7-5
vs MIN
W 8-1
vs MIN

Starting Pitchers

Minnesota Twins

Bailey Ober headshot
Bailey Ober
Recorded starter

San Diego Padres

Walker Buehler headshot
Walker Buehler
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 23, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Minnesota Twins63-68.481#3#65.5
San Diego Padres71-60.542#2#39.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Minnesota TwinsSan Diego Padres
.720
OPS
.717
187
HR
183
739
Runs
722
4.56
ERA
3.99
1.36
WHIP
1.29
1381
Strikeouts by pitchers
1315

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Minnesota Twins

Hitters

Brooks Lee headshot
Brooks Lee

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Kody Clemens headshot
Kody Clemens

6 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Luke Keaschall headshot
Luke Keaschall

8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Zebby Matthews headshot
Zebby Matthews

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 1.59 ERA

Taj Bradley headshot
Taj Bradley

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.80 ERA

Bailey Ober headshot
Bailey Ober

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.80 ERA

San Diego Padres

Hitters

Fernando Tatis Jr. headshot
Fernando Tatis Jr.

12 H, 4 HR, 10 RBI

Jackson Merrill headshot
Jackson Merrill

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Ty France headshot
Ty France

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Mason Miller headshot
Mason Miller

3.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Griffin Canning headshot
Griffin Canning

3.1 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Walker Buehler headshot
Walker Buehler

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Fernando Tatis Jr. headshot
Fernando Tatis Jr.
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Walker Buehler headshot
Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Bailey Ober headshot
Bailey Ober
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick

Line Score

San Diego Padres 8, Minnesota Twins 1: MIN 6 hits, SD 9 hits; MIN 1 error, SD 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Minnesota Twins000010000161
San Diego Padres00100421x890

Box Score

Batting

Alan Roden led Minnesota Twins with 2 hits.

Minnesota Twins batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Luke KeaschallRF4010010
Byron BuxtonCF3010010
Ryan KreidlerPH1000000
Josh BellDH4000010
Kody Clemens2B3000010
Royce Lewis1B3000000
Brooks Lee3B3111011
Alan RodenLF3020010
Victor CaratiniC3000000
Kaelen CulpepperSS3010000
Totals30161061

Fernando Tatis Jr. led San Diego Padres with 4 hits and 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

San Diego Padres batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF5244002
Jake Cronenworth2B5010020
Manny Machado3B4010110
Ty France1B4000110
Jackson MerrillCF5111001
Luis CampusanoC3100110
Gavin SheetsDH0000200
Austin HaysPH/DH0200200
Xander BogaertsSS3111100
Luis RengifoLF3012000
Jase BowenPR/LF1100000
Totals33898853

Pitching

Bailey Ober went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (3 SO, 1 ER); Walker Buehler went 6.0 innings for San Diego Padres (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Minnesota Twins
Bailey Ober5.0411331
Kody Funderburk0.1022200
Jeff Hoffman0.2222100
Travis Adams1.0222121
Taylor Rogers1.0111101
San Diego Padres
Walker Buehler6.0411041
Wandy Peralta2.0100010
Yuki Matsui1.0100010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B3

    Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 0, SD 1

  • T5

    Home Run Brooks Lee homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B6

    Double Luis Rengifo doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Luis Campusano scores. Austin Hays scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. MIN 1, SD 3

  • B6

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Xander Bogaerts scores. Jase Bowen scores. MIN 1, SD 5

  • B7

    Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. MIN 1, SD 6

  • B7

    Double Xander Bogaerts doubles (13) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alan Roden. Austin Hays scores. MIN 1, SD 7

  • B8

    Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (17) on a line drive to left center field. MIN 1, SD 8

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Josh Bell strikes out swinging. MIN 1, SD 8

  • T9

    Flyout Ryan Kreidler flies out to left fielder Jase Bowen. MIN 1, SD 8

  • T9

    Flyout Luke Keaschall flies out to left fielder Jase Bowen. MIN 1, SD 8

  • T9

    Single Kaelen Culpepper singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen. MIN 1, SD 8

  • B8

    Pop Out Jackson Merrill pops out to third baseman Brooks Lee. MIN 1, SD 8

  • B8

    Walk Ty France walks. MIN 1, SD 8

  • B8

    Flyout Manny Machado flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 1, SD 8

  • B8

    Groundout Jake Cronenworth grounds out, pitcher Taylor Rogers to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 1, SD 8

  • B8

    Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (17) on a line drive to left center field. MIN 1, SD 8

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Victor Caratini grounds into a double play, third baseman Manny Machado to second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Alan Roden out at 2nd. Victor Caratini out at 1st. MIN 1, SD 7

  • T8

    Single Alan Roden singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. MIN 1, SD 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Brooks Lee strikes out swinging. MIN 1, SD 7

  • B7

    Groundout Jase Bowen grounds out softly, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 1, SD 7

  • B7

    Double Xander Bogaerts doubles (13) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alan Roden. Austin Hays scores. MIN 1, SD 7

  • B7

    Walk Austin Hays walks. MIN 1, SD 6

  • B7

    Strikeout Luis Campusano strikes out swinging. MIN 1, SD 6

  • B7

    Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. MIN 1, SD 6

  • B7

    Strikeout Ty France strikes out on a foul tip. MIN 1, SD 5

  • T7

    Flyout Royce Lewis flies out sharply to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. MIN 1, SD 5

  • T7

    Groundout Kody Clemens grounds out sharply to first baseman Ty France. MIN 1, SD 5

  • T7

    Pop Out Josh Bell pops out to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. MIN 1, SD 5

  • B6

    Pop Out Manny Machado pops out to first baseman Royce Lewis in foul territory. MIN 1, SD 5

  • B6

    Groundout Jake Cronenworth grounds out, shortstop Kaelen Culpepper to first baseman Royce Lewis. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. MIN 1, SD 5

  • B6

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Xander Bogaerts scores. Jase Bowen scores. MIN 1, SD 5

  • B6

    Double Luis Rengifo doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Luis Campusano scores. Austin Hays scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. MIN 1, SD 3

  • B6

    Walk Xander Bogaerts walks. Luis Campusano to 3rd. Austin Hays to 2nd. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B6

    Walk Austin Hays walks. Luis Campusano to 2nd. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B6

    Walk Luis Campusano walks. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B6

    Field Error Jackson Merrill reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Kaelen Culpepper. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T6

    Flyout Kaelen Culpepper flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Flyout Ty France flies out to right fielder Luke Keaschall. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Single Jake Cronenworth singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alan Roden. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alan Roden. MIN 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Groundout Luis Rengifo grounds out, first baseman Royce Lewis to pitcher Bailey Ober. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Victor Caratini pops out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T5

    Double Alan Roden doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Luis Rengifo. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T5

    Home Run Brooks Lee homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. MIN 1, SD 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Royce Lewis pops out to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. MIN 0, SD 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Kody Clemens strikes out swinging. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B4

    Flyout Xander Bogaerts flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B4

    Walk Victor Caratini challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Gavin Sheets walks. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B4

    Pop Out Luis Campusano pops out to first baseman Royce Lewis in foul territory. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B4

    Flyout Jackson Merrill flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 0, SD 1

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Josh Bell grounds into a double play, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. Byron Buxton out at 2nd. Josh Bell out at 1st. MIN 0, SD 1

  • T4

    Single Byron Buxton singles on a fly ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. MIN 0, SD 1

  • T4

    Flyout Luke Keaschall flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Ty France pops out to second baseman Kody Clemens. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B3

    Single Manny Machado singles on a fly ball to right fielder Luke Keaschall. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B3

    Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 0, SD 1

  • B3

    Flyout Luis Rengifo flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Groundout Kaelen Culpepper grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Victor Caratini pops out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Alan Roden called out on strikes. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Flyout Xander Bogaerts flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Walk Gavin Sheets walks. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Groundout Luis Campusano grounds out softly, shortstop Kaelen Culpepper to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Groundout Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman Kody Clemens to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Groundout Brooks Lee grounds out sharply, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Groundout Royce Lewis grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Groundout Kody Clemens grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Walker Buehler. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Groundout Ty France grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Walk Manny Machado walks. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging. MIN 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Lineout Fernando Tatis Jr. lines out sharply to left fielder Alan Roden. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Groundout Josh Bell grounds out softly, pitcher Walker Buehler to first baseman Ty France. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Grounded Into DP Byron Buxton grounds into a double play, third baseman Manny Machado to second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Luke Keaschall out at 2nd. Byron Buxton out at 1st. MIN 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Single Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Luis Rengifo. MIN 0, SD 0