The San Diego Padres lost to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, losing a game where Nestor Cortes took home the loss after giving up three runs.
Cortes got tossed from the game in the fourth inning, starting a verbal altercation with the umpire over his calls in the strikezone.
The typically rock solid Padres bullpen allowed four runs, not letting the team stay in the game.
In other news, a Padres All-Star could miss the rest of the season with an injury, lessening the team's depth during the stretch run of the season.
Finally, manager Mike Shildt made it clear that he wants his starters to go deeper, something Cortes failed to do against the Twins.
Here’s more information on these stories and all the latest Padres news (click the headline for the full article):
Padres' Xander Bogaerts Reveals Return Timeline Following Foot Fracture
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Padres' Mike Shildt Wants to See More Out of Dylan Cease, Yu Darvish
Padres' Biggest Concern Highlighted Ahead of Postseason
Padres’ Nestor Cortes Ejected as San Diego Goes to Bullpen in 4th Inning
Padres Tweets of the Day:
The Padres have gotten quite the boost from their Trade Deadline acquisitions! https://t.co/ylhXLeEXOJ pic.twitter.com/43GrbpdI09
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 29, 2025
Minnesota for the weekend. pic.twitter.com/s3gURPD87j
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 29, 2025
We have placed SS Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day IL with a non-displaced fracture in his left foot and recalled INF Mason McCoy from Triple-A El Paso.
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 29, 2025
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