MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/31/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2626 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (66-71) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Minnesota Twins (58-79) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
San Diego Gets 3-2 Win
In a low-scoring affair between the San Diego Padres and the Minnesota Twins, pitcher Ben Burke was the difference between victory and defeat. The San Diego right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Padres win. Burke yielded 2 runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. His record improves to 10-6. Walker Lockett picked up the save for San Diego, his 2nd of the year.

Michael Choice, who finished 3rd in the AL in slugging percentage with .589 in 2020, had a direct impact on the outcome. Choice contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put San Diego up, 3-2.

"Ben gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said San Diego skipper Darin Everson.

The loss makes Minnesota 58-79.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Underwood 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .282 13 69
J. Young 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .281 13 57
   a-M. Mercedes 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 1 9
M. Choice LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .270 11 55
   b-S. Grimes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 17 64
T. McDaniel CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .297 19 78
M. Hollingsworth RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .249 11 49
J. Zaragoza DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 3 8
J. Arauz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 0 35
T. López 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .293 2 14
T. Brune C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .230 3 25
Totals 38 3 11 3 2 12 21      
a - M. Mercedes substituted for J. Young in the 8th
b - S. Grimes substituted for M. Choice in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Young 2 (26, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Zaragoza (1, 6th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Underwood , J. Young 5 , M. Mercedes , M. Choice 2 , T. McDaniel , M. Hollingsworth , J. Zaragoza 2 , J. Arauz
2-out RBI: T. McDaniel , M. Hollingsworth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Underwood , M. Hollingsworth , J. Zaragoza 2
GIDP: T. López
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Arauz (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Arauz-Underwood, López-Arauz-Underwood)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .271 0 44
J. Jiménez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 4 26
A. Townsend DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .313 8 69
G. Corporan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257 16 58
R. Fernández 1B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 6 34
A. Cochran RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 10 51
A. Martin C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .220 2 16
G. Watts SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 3 41
   a-C. Westerhout PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 5 40
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .248 11 61
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 6 13      
a - C. Westerhout pinch hit for G. Watts in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Townsend (52, 1st Inning off B. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Fernández (9, 4th Inning off B. Burke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jiménez , A. Townsend 2 , G. Corporan , R. Fernández 2 , A. Cochran , A. Martin , S. Iwamoto
2-out RBI: A. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Corporan , G. Watts
GIDP: J. Jiménez , A. Martin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Watts (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Jiménez-Watts-Fernández)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Burke W (10-6) 6.2 5 2 2 3 4 0 90 3.11   
D. Venegas H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.57   
J. Hader H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.96   
W. Lockett SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Burke 57
Batters Faced: B. Burke 27, D. Venegas 2, J. Hader 3, W. Lockett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Burke 6-9, D. Venegas 0-1, J. Hader 1-1, W. Lockett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Burke 90-56, D. Venegas 10-7, J. Hader 9-6, W. Lockett 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Venegas 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford 4.2 7 2 2 1 7 0 93 4.38   
B. McDonald L (5-6) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 28 5.26   
J. López 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.72   
L. Romano 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.31   
J. Fajardo 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 48
Batters Faced: C. Ford 21, B. McDonald 10, J. López 2, L. Romano 4, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 4-2, B. McDonald 1-2, J. López 1-1, L. Romano 0-3, J. Fajardo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 93-60, B. McDonald 28-20, J. López 5-4, L. Romano 15-10, J. Fajardo 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 1-0 , J. López 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Burke
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 29999
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