MINNEAPOLIS — The Padres are almost certainly going to be playing in October, and then they will have to win a number of games against good teams.

For now, they need to worry about beating bad teams.

Because that is primarily the type of opponent they play as they try to wrap up a postseason berth over the course of the season’s final month.

On Friday night, they were the team not playing all that well in a 7-4 loss to the Twins.

They had two chances to tie the game in the ninth before Elias Díaz struck out and Fernando Tatis Jr. flied out with two men on.

But that hardly could distract from the fact this was not one of the Padres’ finer efforts in 2025.

Starting pitcher Nestor Cortes was done before recording an out in the fourth inning, Jake Cronenworth made a huge error in that in

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