San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins

Game 1: 5:10 p.m. Friday (Padres.TV)

Game 2: 4:10 p.m. Saturday (Padres.TV)

Game 3: 10:05 a.m. Sunday (Roku)

In the standings

San Diego Padres (74-57, T-1st in NL West)

The Padres are coming off a series loss in Seattle that has dropped them two games behind the Dodgers in the division. The Padres are just one game behind the Cubs in the race for the NL’s top wild-card spot and have a three-game cushion on the Mets, the current No. 3 wild-card team. The Padres’ next nine games are against teams with a losing record, part of the calculus that has their postseason odds at 99.6%, according to Fangraphs.com.

Minnesota Twins (60-73, 4th in AL Central)

The Twins are 17 games behind the division-leading Tigers and 11½ games out of a wild-card spot. T

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