For the second straight game, the Minnesota Twins saw their lead extinguished in this west coast series against the San Diego Padres.


Jurickson Profar hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Padres rallied late to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Tuesday night. 

 

Manny Machado also went deep as San Diego won its second straight against Minnesota in a matchup of playoff contenders. Jake Cronenworth had two hits and scored two runs.


The Padres trailed 5-3 before Profar drove a low slider from Steven Okert (3-2) to left field. Donovan Solano and Luis Arraez singled ahead of Profar's 20th homer. 

Xander Bogaerts tacked on an RBI double against Ronny Henriquez, giving San Diego a 7-5 lead. 

Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two RBI for Minnesota in its third consecutive loss. Carlos Santana had two hits and scored two runs. 

 

The Twins grabbed a 5-3 lead on Christian Vázquez's pinch-hit single off Scott. Vázquez's liner to left drove in Royce Lewis and Santana.


Twins right-hander Bailey Ober was charged with three runs and four hits in six-plus innings.

Ober was working with a 3-1 lead before he gave up Machado's two-run homer in the seventh. The drive to center was Machado's 20th homer of the season.

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