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Cortes Ejected in Chaotic Fourth Inning as Twins Top Padres 7
Byron Buxton became the seventh Minnesota Twins player to join the 20 home run, 20 stolen base club, marking his first career steal of third base in a key inning.
- On Aug. 29, the Minnesota Twins defeated the San Diego Padres 7-4 at Target Field in the series opener.
- A costly fourth-inning error by Jake Cronenworth, Padres second baseman, allowed two runs and helped the Twins take a 3-2 lead.
- Trevor Larnach, Twins outfielder, had a team-high three hits, Gavin Sheets, Padres, led with three hits, and Royce Lewis, Twins, contributed a solo homer in the fifth.
- The loss complicates the Padres' playoff positioning as San Diego holds the National League second Wild Card but trails the Los Angeles Dodgers by two games amid a recent slide including four losses in the last five games.
- Game 2 is scheduled for Aug. 30 with Nick Pivetta set to pitch for the Padres against Twins right-hander Taj Bradley, while Jackson Merrill is expected to return from the Injured List next week.
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Padres Daily: This has to stop with starters; Cortes’ polite ejection; Merrill, King updates
Good morning from Minneapolis, This cannot keep happening. Or else the bullpen the Padres built for the postseason might not be worth a darn come October. For the fourth consecutive game, the Padres were into their bullpen way too early last night. This time, it was with no outs and two on in the fourth inning that manager Mike Shildt had to walk out of the dugout to get Nestor Cortes. “It’s very important to go deeper in games as starters, and …
Cortes ejected in chaotic fourth inning as Twins top Padres 7-4 at Target Field
The Minnesota Twins took advantage of a chaotic fourth inning that included a two-run error and the ejection of Padres starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a 7-4 win over San Diego. Cortes (2-3) was tossed after a mound visit following a walk to Twins left fielder Austin Martin.
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The Hamilton SpectatorCortes ejected in chaotic fourth inning as Twins top Padres 7
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins took advantage of a chaotic fourth inning that included a two-run error and the ejection of Padres starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a 7-4 win over San Diego on Friday night. Cortes was tossed during a mound visit following a walk to Twins left fielder Austin Martin. Home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez walked toward the mound to break up the visit and eventually ejected the Padres starter. Cortes (2-3) was rep…
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Byron Buxton slides his way into 20/20 club in Twins win
Byron Buxton now has 27 home runs and 21 stolen bases this season.
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