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Jackson Merrill homers as Padres top Twins
The San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Saturday night, keyed by Jackson Merrill's 20th home run and a four-run seventh-inning rally. Griffin Canning earned the win in relief after starter Casey Mize left with an ankle injury.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth raced home with the tying run on an error and Ty France singled in the go-ahead run during a four-run rally in the seventh inning that gave the San Diego Padres a 7-5 win against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
The Padres remained in the National League’s third wild-card spot after winning for the 10th time in 13 games and for the 20th time in 27. They’ll go for a three-game sweep on Sunday against the Twins, who remain in a bunch just outside of the AL’s third wild card.
The Padres’ rally against Andrew Morris (4-5) started when Freddy Fermin reached on catcher’s interference with one out, followed by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s single. Cronenworth hit an opposite-field double into the left-field corner to bring them both in to pull the Padres to 5-4.
Manny Machado hit a grounder to shortstop Kaelen Culpepper, who threw to third trying to get Cronenworth, but Brooks Lee missed it for an error. Cronenworth got up and headed home, sliding in headfirst with the tying run.
France hit an opposite-field single to right to bring in Machado for the go-ahead run.
Merrill's milestone night
Jackson Merrill hit his 20th home run of the season with one out in the second inning off Dean Kremer, a solo shot that put the Padres on the board. He added an RBI single in the sixth inning. According to NBC Sports, Merrill's homer was hit 431 feet to center field, and he now has homered in three straight games, with nine home runs in 22 games since July 19.
The outlet noted Merrill was 0-for-13 in his previous three games before his performance Saturday. His slash line improved to .241/.292/.412, though he has been considerably better over the last two months, forging an OPS above .800 in both July and August. Merrill also stole his 20th base of the season.
NBC Sports framed Merrill's night through a fantasy lens, noting his first two-homer game in 372 days came in a 19-2 game, with the second homer off utilityman Tyler Tolbert. The outlet described the achievement as "a rather cheap way" to reach that milestone, while emphasizing his recent resurgence.
Mize injured, Canning effective in relief
Padres right-hander Casey Mize allowed three solo homers before leaving with two outs in the third with a sprained right ankle. He slipped heading down the dugout steps after the top of the second. Luke Keaschall hit Mize’s fourth pitch into the seats in left, his eighth of the season. It was the first time Mize allowed a leadoff homer. Brooks Lee and Kaelen Culpepper hit consecutive shots in the second—Lee's 19th and Culpepper's second.
Griffin Canning (4-9) got the win, going 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief after Mize exited. According to NBC Sports, Canning kept the Twins off the board and recorded a single strikeout with four swings-and-misses. Mason Miller pitched the ninth for his 32nd save.
Twins' perspective and upcoming series finale
Despite the loss, Brooks Lee had a strong game, going 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. The Twins remain in the AL wild-card hunt but sit just outside the third spot.
Dean Kremer, who started for the Twins, limited the Padres to two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings but received a no-decision. According to NBC Sports, Kremer's fastball averaged 92.1 mph, slightly down from his usual 93.
The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, with Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.62 ERA) facing Padres right-hander Walker Buehler (7-6, 4.79).
How each outlet told it
Associated Press
Framing: Similar to TSN, emphasizes the rally and the players, but omits 'in seventh inning' for brevity. — neutral; quote: 'raced home with the tying run'
Facts Included:
Padres rallied with four-run seventh inning to beat Twins 7-5.
Jake Cronenworth scored tying run on an error by Brooks Lee (from throw by Culpepper).
Ty France singled in go-ahead run.
Padres remain in NL third wild-card spot, won 10 of 13 and 20 of 27.
Twins remain outside AL third wild card.
Rally started with catcher's interference (Fermin), Tatis single, Cronenworth double.
Andrew Morris took loss (4-5).
Griffin Canning got win (4-9).
Mason Miller pitched ninth for 32nd save.
Casey Mize allowed three solo homers, left with sprained right ankle in third, slipped on dugout steps.
Keaschall hit leadoff homer (8th), Lee and Culpepper hit back-to-back (19th and 2nd).
Jackson Merrill hit 20th homer in second off Dean Kremer, added RBI single in sixth.
Framing: Focuses on Jackson Merrill's performance, not the team outcome or the specifics of the game; headline states 'top Twins' but gives 6-5 score erroneously. — analytical/stat-heavy; quote: 'It’d be nice to see more consistency'
Facts Included:
Jackson Merrill homered and drove in two runs to help Padres to 6-5 win over Twins on Saturday.
Merrill's solo homer was his 20th of season; he also singled and walked.
Merrill's slash line: .241/.292/.412.
Merrill has OPS above .800 in both July and August.
Merrill's homer off Logan Henderson was 431 feet to center, gave Padres lead in seventh.
Merrill has homered in three straight games and nine homers in 22 games since July 19.
Merrill's home run was his 17th of year (in a separate blurb, but appears to be from a different game? Need to check).
Merrill's RBI force out in first inning, etc.
Griffin Canning went 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.
Mason Miller fired scoreless ninth for save, now 32 saves and 0.83 ERA.
Dean Kremer limited Padres to two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings in no-decision.
Brooks Lee went 3-for-4 and homered in a loss.
Luis Castillo (White Sox) allowed four runs in 2 2/3 innings and took loss against Mets (from related player news).
Jo Adell hit three-run homer for Guardians (related player news).
Framing: Emphasizes the upcoming lineup and Ober starting to avoid a sweep; focuses on the Twins' perspective and game preview. — analytical/preview-oriented; quote: 'it might be a tough task'
Facts Included:
Twins lost 7-5 to Padres, described as a 'gut-punch' with a late bullpen collapse.
Twins will avoid sweep attempt with Bailey Ober starting Sunday.
Ober has a 7-4 record, 4.62 ERA, 71 strikeouts, and a 1.48 HR/9 rate.
Padres starter Walker Buehler has a 7-6 record, 4.79 ERA, 104 strikeouts, and has given up 14 home runs over 120.1 innings.
Ryan Jeffers not in lineup for day game after night game; Caratini starts at catcher; Alan Roden starts in LF with Trevor Larnach struggling in August.
Matchups: Ober vs. Ty France (4 RBIs, home run; Ober has held him to .188 in 16 at-bats with 5 strikeouts); Josh Bell vs. Buehler (Bell has reached base in 24 straight, 5-for-11 with .545 SLG); Victor Caratini vs. Buehler (Caratini .273 in 11 at-bats).
Padres closer Mason Miller used on back-to-back days, possibly unavailable Sunday.
Framing: Highlights the Twins' squandering of a lead, focusing on the team's failure rather than the Padres' comeback. — analytical/critical; quote: 'the wheels fell off'
Facts Included:
Twins lost 7-5 to Padres, drop to 63-67.
Game was 'in control' before two errors and a bullpen meltdown led to series loss.
Dean Kremer gave good effort, only early damage was Merrill solo homer.
Kremer had stuff good until sixth inning (double, walk, hard lineout) then lifted for A.J. Minter.
Minter gave up RBI single to Merrill but kept lead.
Kremer has 3.18 ERA in 22⅔ innings with Twins.
Twins offense: Keaschall led off with solo homer (8th), Lee and Culpepper hit back-to-back homers in third inning (Lee's 19th, Culpepper's 2nd).
Mize visited by athletic trainer in third, removed after two-out double by Jeffers.
Clemens RBI single off Kyle Hart; Mize line: 2.2 IP, 4 runs.
Shelton praised approach: 'we had a good approach... drove some balls out'.
Twins failed to tack on runs with bases loaded and one out in sixth.
Shelton: 'We got to push a run across... that was a big spot.'
Bullpen meltdown: Morris in seventh, quick first out, then catcher's interference by Jeffers (Fermin), Tatis single, Cronenworth RBI double, Machado grounder to Culpepper who threw to third, error by Lee (or Culpepper? unclear), tying run scored, France bloop hit gave lead.
Shelton on Culpepper's throw: '50/50 decision'.
If Twins won, they'd be tied for final wild card. Still in reach.
Next: Ober vs. Buehler Sunday 3:10 PM CT on TwinsTV.
Framing: Highlights the rally led by Cronenworth and France, focusing on the game-winning comeback rather than the Twins' perspective. — neutral/newsy; quote: 'raced home with the tying run'
Facts Included:
Padres rallied with four runs in seventh inning to beat Twins 7-5.
Jake Cronenworth scored tying run on an error (Brooks Lee missed throw from Kaelen Culpepper).
Ty France singled in go-ahead run.
Padres remain in NL third wild-card spot, have won 10 of 13 and 20 of 27.
Twins remain outside AL third wild card.
Padres' rally started with catcher's interference by Freddy Fermin, then Tatis single.
Andrew Morris took loss (4-5).
Griffin Canning got win (4-9).
Mason Miller pitched ninth for 32nd save.
Casey Mize allowed three solo homers and left with sprained right ankle in third inning, slipped on dugout steps after top of second.
Luke Keaschall hit leadoff homer on Mize's fourth pitch, his eighth; first time Mize allowed leadoff homer.
Brooks Lee and Kaelen Culpepper hit back-to-back homers in second, Lee's 19th and Culpepper's second.
Jackson Merrill hit 20th homer in second off Dean Kremer, added RBI single in sixth.
Up next: Ober (7-4, 4.62) vs. Buehler (7-6, 4.79) on Sunday.
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ClaimThe San Diego Padres defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Saturday night.
ClaimIn the seventh inning, the Padres scored four runs, with Jake Cronenworth scoring the tying run on an error and Ty France singling in the go-ahead run.