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Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres Final — August 21, 2026

Friday, August 21 · 9:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-1+4-3+2-6-8-2+2+3+2
Game by game
+5+1+9+1+2-5+5-1+3-2
5-5
Last 10
7-3
-7
Net
+18
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
1,530 mi2,463 km
Travel to the game
Home
−2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Twins visited the Padres on Friday, August 21 at 9:41 PM ET.

The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Twins +105, Padres -120) prices the Twins at 47% and the Padres at 53%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Minnesota Twins 2, San Diego Padres 6

San Diego Padres won by 4.

  • Against the closing spread (San Diego Padres +1.5): San Diego Padres covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 8: Push.
  • San Diego Padres closed at -120 on the moneyline (a 53% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run linefavorite flipped
OpenPadres -1.5 (+152)
Twins +1.5 (-187)
ClosePadres +1.5 (-225)
Twins -1.5 (+170)
Totalno move
Open8 (o -115 / u -105)
Close8 (o -115 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenTwins +120 44%
Padres -144 56%
CloseTwins +105 47%
Padres -120 53%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Twins won 5 and the Padres 4.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 31, 2025Padres 2, Twins 7
Twins won


Aug 30, 2025Padres 12, Twins 3
Padres won


Aug 29, 2025Padres 4, Twins 7
Twins won


Aug 21, 2024Twins 11, Padres 4
Twins won


Aug 20, 2024Twins 5, Padres 7
Padres won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Minnesota Twins

San Diego Padres

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