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.
Griffin Canning (4-9) got the win and Mason Miller pitched the ninth for his 32nd save.
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. It was the first time Mize allowed a leadoff homer. Lee and Culpepper hit consecutive shots in the second. It was Lee's 19th and Culpepper's second.
San Diego's Jackson Merrill hit his 20th homer with one out in the second off Dean Kremer. Merrill added an RBI single in the sixth.
Twins RHP Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.62 ERA) and Padres RHP Walker Buehler (7-6, 4.79) are scheduled to start the series finale Sunday.
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