{"id":440840,"date":"2026-08-23T00:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440840\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:44:08","slug":"padres-pregame-seeking-series-win-vs-twins-nick-pivettas-131st-consecutive-day-on-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440840\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres pregame: Seeking series win vs. Twins; Nick Pivetta&#8217;s 131st consecutive day on IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After dropping a series in New York, the Padres can clinch their next series with a win on Saturday over the Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch is at 5:40 p.m.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saturday night at the ballpark. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cCVXycoIGB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cCVXycoIGB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Padres\/status\/2091283574930767930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Padres (69-60) had not lost a series since losing three of four in Atlanta in mid-July (20-23). They are an MLB-best 19-7 since then and have climbed five games in the standings to move into the NL\u2019s third wild-card spot, a game ahead of the Diamondbacks and two games behind the Phillies, the current No. 2 wild-card team.<\/p>\n<p>The Padres\u2019 playoff odds have also surged from just over 7% to 58% as of Saturday, according to Fangraphs.com.<\/p>\n<p>A win on Saturday would move the Padres 10 games over .500 for the first time since they were 31-21 at the end of the day on May 24.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the Twins (63-66) will line up for Game 2:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8\/22 \u26be Twins Lineup is Out!<br \/>Provided by mlbstartingnine (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyMLBLineups?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@DailyMLBLineups<\/a> for link)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca Live Line: Twins +126 \u2022 O\/U 8.0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Twins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Twins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TwinsLineup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TwinsLineup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WBvCkVfPeY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/WBvCkVfPeY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Daily Lineups (@DailyMLBLineups) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyMLBLineups\/status\/2091279450852008139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still pushing<\/p>\n<p>Joe Musgrove (elbow) threw a bullpen on Saturday aimed at prepping him for his next minor league rehab start early next week at a to-be-determined affiliate. Afterward, he participated in pitcher\u2019s fielding practice alongside the rest of the staff\u2019s pitchers, including fellow rehabber Nick Pivetta (flexor).<\/p>\n<p>Saturday marked the 131st consecutive day on the injured list for Pivetta, triggering a contractual clause that will allow the Padres to turn a $14 million player option for 2027 into a $14 million team option.<\/p>\n<p>Pivetta\u2019s focus remains on returning to the Padres this year. He threw two innings in the unofficial bridge league in Arizona on Thursday, has continued to play catch and is expected to throw another bullpen next week.<\/p>\n<p>Pivetta has not appeared in an official rehab game since exiting his start with low Single-A Lake Elsinore after 14 pitches on Aug. 4 due to elbow discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on his last outing (in Arizona), I think he\u2019s going to get on a five-day schedule and try to ramp up to be a starting pitcher, and we\u2019ll see,\u201d Padres manager Craig Stammen said. \u201cWe\u2019ll watch him every step of the way and determine if he\u2019s ready to step into the rotation or if we want a different role for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s pitching matchup<\/p>\n<p>Twins RHP Dean Kremer (2-4, 5.40 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>The former Oriole has a 3.12 ERA in three starts (17\u2153 IP) since the trade to Minnesota after beginning the season with a 6.50 ERA in seven starts after beginning the year in the minors and later managing a quad strain. Kremer has a 3.00 ERA in two starts (12 IP) against the Padres, the last in 2024 (6 IP, 4 R, 1 ER).<\/p>\n<p>Here is how Kremer has fared against current Padres:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kremer-pads.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"10006100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Padres RHP Casey Mize (5-7, 3.18 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s gone six innings in a pair of starts (2 ER) since allowing a career-high eight runs in 3\u2153 innings in his Padres debut. The former Tiger has a 5.34 ERA in 12 career starts against the Twins. He lost a decision earlier this year, allowing five runs in 4\u2153 innings on seven hits and three walks.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how Mize has fared against current Twins:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mize-twins.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"10006101\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After dropping a series in New York, the Padres can clinch their next series with a win on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440841,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[181,1334,74,76,75,2611,127],"class_list":["post-440840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-latest-headlines","tag-mlb","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}