The Minnesota Twins look to avoid the series sweep on Sunday and keep pace in the AL Central standings in this finale against the San Diego Padres. <\/p>\n
The San Diego Padres go for the series sweep of the Minnesota Twins on the road in the finale on Sunday afternoon. This is the only series between these interleague foes this year. The Padres won the opener on Friday, 6-2, and then won the series on Saturday in a 7-5 final. San Diego is going for its third straight win and its fourth in its last five games. The Padres are keeping pace in the NL Wild Card race, holding on to the third and final slot, two games ahead of their NL West rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego is now 70-60 overall with a 39-26 record at home. The Twins are trying to avoid a sweep after they got an upset sweep against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves during the week. Minnesota has slipped in the American League Central race standings this weekend, now sitting 4.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the division. The Twins are now 63-67 with a 28-36 mark on the road. San Diego is the -142 favorite to sweep at home on Sunday. They will start Walker Buehler, who is 7-6 with a 4.79 ERA in 120.1 innings. The Twins will try to bounce back and avoid the sweep by starting Bailey Ober. The righty is 7-4 with a 4.62 ERA in 103.1 innings. <\/p>\n
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Game Date: Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026<\/p>\n
Game Time: 4:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
LIVE SPORTS & TV WITHOUT CABLE TV: Minnesota Twins (NEW), MLB.TV \u2013 Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres (NEW)<\/p>\n Location: Petco Park \u2013 San Diego, CA <\/p>\n Live stream the Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres game on Fubo: Start Watching Now!<\/a><\/p>\n The Twins looked extremely primed on Saturday to tie up this series, scoring five of the first six runs of the game through the fourth inning. The first four runs of the game came off a homer. Luke Keaschall, Brooks Lee, and Kaelen Culpepper all homered through the second inning for the Twins. Jackson Merrill hit a solo shot to respond for the Padres in the second inning. The Twins scored in the third and fourth innings, but that was where Minnesota\u2019s scoring stopped. Merrill started the rally in the sixth with an RBI single, and then the Padres put up four runs in the seventh. Jake Cronenworth came home for the tying run on an error from Ty France, and he singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh to become the most valuable player of the game. <\/p>\n What Time Is the Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres Game On?<\/p>\n The Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres game will take place on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at 4:10 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great MLB action.<\/p>\n What Channel Is the Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres Game On?<\/p>\n Looking to watch this game? Fans can tune into Minnesota Twins (NEW), MLB.TV \u2013 Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres (NEW) to see the action. Make sure you subscribe to Fubo now to watch this matchup, as well as numerous other sports leagues.<\/p>\n Live stream Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres on Fubo: Start watching now!<\/a><\/p>\n Regional restrictions may apply.<\/p>\n
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