MINNEAPOLIS -- - Byron Buxton set a career best with his 29th home run and Joe Ryan pitched seven scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Sunday.

Buxton and Royce Lewis each had two hits for the Twins, who took two of three games in the series. San Diego began the day a game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

Ryan (13-7) scattered five hits and struck out eight. He threw a season-high 104 pitches while bouncing back from a pair of rough outings.

The All-Star right-hander allowed 11 earned runs in nine innings over his previous two starts.

San Diego dropped to 2-5 in its past seven games. Freddy Fermin and Bryce Johnson had RBI in the ninth.

Buxton sent a changeup from Kyle Hart (3-3) three rows deep into the lef

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