MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
08/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 2509 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-59) 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 10 10 0
San Diego Padres (62-67) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 8 0
San Diego Defeated By Twins, 10-5
Due in large part to catcher Francisco Mejia, the Minnesota Twins sunk the San Diego Padres, 10-5. Mejia was 3-4 with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. With the win, the Twins have a record of 70-59.

Sojuro Iwamoto aided the Minnesota cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth. For the game, the center fielder drove in one run.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Iwamoto said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .311 12 57
Y. Puig 1B 5 0 2 3 0 2 0 .287 11 47
A. Townsend LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .300 11 47
   a-A. Garza PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 1 3
D. Badger DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .256 19 73
J. Jiménez SS 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 .288 14 54
A. Rendon 3B 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 .224 4 25
L. Smith 2B 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .286 0 1
S. Iwamoto CF 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 .214 12 32
F. Mejia C 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 .312 5 30
Totals 35 10 10 10 3 10 17      
a - A. Garza pinch hit for A. Townsend in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (8, 4th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Mejia 2 (14, 6th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Medeiros, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jiménez 2 (14, 2nd Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off K. Medeiros, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 2 , A. Townsend , J. Jiménez 8 , A. Rendon 3 , F. Mejia 5
2-out RBI: Y. Puig , F. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cochran , J. Jiménez
GIDP: F. Mejia
Sac Fly: S. Iwamoto
Hit by Pitch: J. Jiménez , S. Iwamoto 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jiménez-Smith-Puig, Collins-Puig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Underwood LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 14 50
J. Arauz SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .257 0 40
T. McDaniel CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .251 25 78
J. Young 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .258 19 70
G. Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 9 35
J. Zaragoza RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247 12 38
B. Valera DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .220 0 13
J. Jiménez 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .211 7 42
J. Gordon C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274 2 24
Totals 33 5 8 5 1 4 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (7, 5th Inning off D. Collins, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Young (19, 8th Inning off R. Lewis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Arauz 3 , J. Young 5 , J. Zaragoza 2 , J. Jiménez 4
2-out RBI: J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Young , J. Jiménez
GIDP: G. Nelson
Hit by Pitch: T. McDaniel
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arauz-Jiménez-Young)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins W (9-6) 6.2 6 2 2 1 3 1 25 94 3.54   
R. Lewis 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 1 6 25 3.86   
M. Bumgarner 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 56
Batters Faced: D. Collins 25, R. Lewis 6, M. Bumgarner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 7-8, R. Lewis 1-1, M. Bumgarner 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 94-57, R. Lewis 25-15, M. Bumgarner 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lewis 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Rodríguez L (9-12) 5.2 6 6 6 2 6 1 27 101 3.95   
K. Medeiros 1.2 3 4 4 1 2 1 9 35 3.64   
J. Moya 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 3.02   
S. Huff 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodríguez 37
Batters Faced: J. Rodríguez 27, K. Medeiros 9, J. Moya 3, S. Huff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodríguez 6-4, K. Medeiros 0-3, J. Moya 1-1, S. Huff 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodríguez 101-67, K. Medeiros 35-19, J. Moya 10-5, S. Huff 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Medeiros 1-0 , J. Moya 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Rodríguez 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Mejia
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 29307
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