The San Diego Padres trailed 5-1 entering the seventh inning but stormed back to defeat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Saturday at Petco Park. The rally turned a game that appeared decided into a late-inning battle, with the Padres scoring four runs in the seventh to seize control.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| SD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | X | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Brooks Lee led the Twins' early assault, hitting a home run in the second inning and finishing 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Luke Keaschall also homered for Minnesota in the first inning, and Kaelen Culpepper added a solo shot in the second as the Twins built their early advantage. Dean Kremer allowed only 2 runs through 5.1 innings for Minnesota, but the bullpen could not hold the lead.
The Padres' seventh inning began with Jake Cronenworth's two-run double, scoring Freddy Fermin and Fernando Tatis Jr. to cut the deficit to 5-4. Manny Machado then reached on a fielder's choice that scored Cronenworth, tying the game at 5-5. Ty France delivered the decisive blow with a single that scored Machado, giving San Diego a 5-6 lead it would not relinquish. Fernando Tatis Jr. added an insurance run in the eighth with a single that scored Luis Campusano.
Griffin Canning allowed no runs over 3.1 innings for the Padres, and the bullpen combination of Adrian Morejon and Mason Miller shut down the Twins in the final innings. Mason Miller earned the save with a scoreless ninth.
San Diego improved to 70-60 and extended its winning streak to two games. Minnesota fell to 63-67 and dropped its second consecutive game. Ty France remains one home run shy of 100 for his career.