The Padres beat the Twins 7-5 on August 22.
Minnesota jumped ahead early with home runs from Luke Keaschall, Brooks Lee, and Kaelen Culpepper. San Diego answered with a Jackson Merrill homer in the second, then kept building pressure late.
The Padres broke through in the seventh. Jake Cronenworth doubled home Freddy Fermin and Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado reached on a fielder's choice that brought in Cronenworth, and Ty France added an RBI single.
Tatis added another RBI single in the eighth, and Mason Miller closed it with his 32nd save.
What It Means
The Padres improve to 70-60. The Twins fall to 63-67.
BaseChaser lists San Diego at 71.9% to make the playoffs and Minnesota at 20.9%.
San Diego made the biggest positive move on the board, turning a comeback into a stronger cushion spot. Minnesota lost more room in the chase.
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