San Diego Padres Bolster Lineup and Host Minnesota Twins

The Padres host the Twins with Randy Vasquez and Connor Prielipp taking the mound. Joe Musgrove is set to return from the injured list, boosting the rotation.

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But what about these Padres here?

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All of a sudden might be getting a little more help.

They were great at the trade deadline, right?

They went out and got- themselves Dusty Baker.

They got Robbie Ray.

Now it looks like, good old Joe Musgrove might be back in action tonight at some point.

Looks like Vazquez opening up.

They are at home, and it looks like they’re taking on the Twins, who we talked about, and, the Twins have shown us if you sleep on them they can bite you.

So what are we doing here with this one tonight?

Yeah, and they’re coming off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves, or, or the Minnesota Twins.

And I didn’t s- I didn’t see that one coming, I, I, I must say.

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Mm-hmm.

A pretty good series, right?

You know, Minnesota tied for the final playoff spot in the, AL.

And then you get the Padres up, by a game for the final playoff spot in the, National League.

So good, good pitching match up.

Padres are coming off losing two out of three to the Mets.

But overall s- you know, since the All-Star break, they’re playing much, much, much better baseball.

The bats have come alive, Joe.

I mean, listen, that line-up is second to none on paper.

You know, back of the bubblegum card, as the saying goes.

But they’ve just been doormat for the longest time.

But over the last two, three weeks, they, they, you know, the, the guys are hitting the baseball a little bit.

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So you got Vazquez.

Let’s see if you get a little bit of Musgrove tonight.

You know, Vazquez generally doesn’t pitch, you know, past the fifth or sixth inning, so you might.

So I, I, I like San Diego at home.

I, I don’t trust Minnesota on the road.

I, I’ll, I’ll take the Padres in this one.

Late, you know, a halfway decent number.

It’s, it’s not that bad.

What is it, uh- Line race minus, About 117 right now.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It’s, it’s- 117, 120, somewhere in that.

Yeah.

Right?

I don’t mind that.

160 to win it.

I don’t mind that at all

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