MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
08/22/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 2525 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-60) 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 11 0
San Diego Padres (63-67) 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 X 7 10 0
Padres Win at Home, 7-6
Shawn Grimes knocked in 3 runs to help San Diego beat Minnesota, 7-6. Grimes produced 1 single and 1 home run. San Diego reliever Steven O. Fuentes picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Randy Lewis was saddled with the loss. San Diego, at 63-67, sits in 4th place in the National League West Division.

Grimes had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a full count curveball from Tommy Meyers, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Padres a 7-5 lead. It was the 9th home run of the year for Grimes.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Grimes, "but we got it done."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .311 13 58
Y. Puig 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .284 11 47
A. Townsend LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 11 47
D. Badger DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .259 19 74
J. Jiménez SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .290 15 56
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 4 25
A. Martin C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .281 13 49
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .221 12 33
L. Smith 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 1
   a-J. Ruíz 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 3 11
Totals 36 6 11 5 4 8 14      
a - J. Ruíz substituted for L. Smith in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwamoto (13, 2nd Inning off B. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Martin (22, 4th Inning off B. Burke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Iwamoto (3, 8th Inning off D. Venegas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (15, 2nd Inning off B. Burke, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Cochran (13, 7th Inning off S. Fuentes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 4 , A. Townsend , D. Badger 2 , J. Jiménez 5 , A. Martin 3 , S. Iwamoto 6
2-out RBI: D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , A. Rendon 2 , L. Smith
GIDP: D. Badger , L. Smith
Hit by Pitch: S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Smith-Puig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Underwood LF 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .269 14 50
S. Grimes RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .247 9 58
T. McDaniel CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .253 26 79
J. Young 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .257 19 71
G. Nelson 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .232 9 37
   a-N. Jorge 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 9
J. Arauz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .257 0 40
J. Zaragoza DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .247 12 38
J. Jiménez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 7 42
J. Gordon C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 2 24
Totals 32 7 10 7 1 4 18      
a - N. Jorge substituted for G. Nelson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Nelson (14, 8th Inning off T. Meyers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Nelson (1, 1st Inning off A. DeSclafani, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. McDaniel (26, 6th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Grimes (9, 7th Inning off T. Meyers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Underwood , S. Grimes 5 , T. McDaniel 5 , G. Nelson 5 , J. Arauz , J. Zaragoza , J. Gordon
2-out RBI: S. Grimes , G. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Arauz , J. Jiménez
GIDP: J. Zaragoza
Sac Fly: J. Young
Hit by Pitch: J. Underwood
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Underwood 2 (28) , S. Grimes (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Arauz-Young, Arauz-Jiménez-Young)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani 6.0 6 4 4 0 2 1 24 94 4.12   
R. Lewis L (2-6) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 8 4.06   
T. Meyers BS (2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 8 35 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 46
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 24, R. Lewis 3, T. Meyers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 8-7, R. Lewis 0-1, T. Meyers 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 94-63, R. Lewis 8-7, T. Meyers 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Meyers 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. DeSclafani
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Burke 5.0 7 4 4 2 4 1 23 96 3.94   
M. Del Pozo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 4.22   
S. Fuentes W (3-3) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 21 4.89   
D. Venegas H (21) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 24 4.05   
S. Huff SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Burke 39
Batters Faced: B. Burke 23, M. Del Pozo 4, S. Fuentes 6, D. Venegas 5, S. Huff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Burke 4-6, M. Del Pozo 0-2, S. Fuentes 0-2, D. Venegas 0-1, S. Huff 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Burke 96-55, M. Del Pozo 14-9, S. Fuentes 21-10, D. Venegas 24-17, S. Huff 6-4
Hit Batsmen: M. Del Pozo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Grimes
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 5:40 PM PT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 31049
Special Notes: 2B Lou Smith was injured while throwing the ball.
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