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Bailey Ober, Twins shoot to slow Padres' momentum

The San Diego Padres own the very best record in the big leagues since the All-Star break, 21-6, after earning a 5-3 win over the checking out Minnesota Twins on Monday.

The Padres will attempt to continue their operate on Tuesday versus Minnesota in the middle contest of a three-game series.

The Monday outcome enabled San Diego to maintain a one-game advantage on Arizona for the National League's first wild-card spot.

With the Diamondbacks going 21-8 considering that the break, the majors' second-best mark in that period, San Diego's fine form has not only been satisfying however needed to keep playoff positioning.

We see what they're doing and it's clearly really excellent, Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth said of the Diamondbacks. They're playing really good right now. So are we. We're concentrated on us-- what we're doing every day and what we can do to win each video game.

The Padres' newest victory featured a success-- Jackson Merrill's three-run double in the 3rd inning that snapped a 2-2 tie-- along with five-hit pitching from starter Michael King and 3 reducers.

San Diego will run Martin Perez (3-5, 4.62 AGE) to the mound Tuesday night. Perez got his very first win with the Padres on Wednesday, when he permitted one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings in an 8-2 thrashing of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. He started out a season-high eight and walked one.

The veteran left-hander has actually pitched well in his first three starts for San Diego after being obtained from the Pirates on July 30. He is 1-0 with a 1.95 ERA, and the team has actually won all three of his starts.

Perez is 0-4 with a 5.40 ERA in 12 profession outings versus Minnesota, 7 of them starts. The Twins have actually injured Perez with home runs, as he has actually yielded 10 in 48 1/3 innings.

Minnesota will attempt to even the series behind its best starter this year, right-hander Bailey Ober (12-5, 3.49 ERA). He is coming off a solid efficiency Thursday in Texas, where he battled through 6 innings during a. no-decision in the Twins' 3-2 win. He surrendered seven hits and 2 runs with. three walks and 3 strikeouts.

Ober has actually faced the Padres when in his profession, permitting 3 runs over 6. innings while fanning six in a no-decision on May 11, 2023. In his past 5. starts, Ober is 4-0 with a 1.59 PERIOD, whiffing 34 batters and yielding only 16. hits in 34 innings.

The 6-foot-9, 260-pound right-hander gets in play Tuesday with 10 directly. quality begins, the longest such stretch by a Minnesota hurler because Johan. Santana assembled 21 in a row throughout a Cy Young Award project in 2004.

I didn't truly have it the entire game, Ober said of his getaway on Thursday. night, however I had the ability to get by, which sufficed.

The Twins are tied with Kansas City for the American League's second wild-card. spot, 4 1/2 games clear of the Boston Red Sox. Nevertheless, Minnesota is playing. short-handed with center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list due. to an irritated right hip. Buxton might be back next week.

-- Field Level Media

(source: Reuters)