MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins’ two all-stars played like, well, all-stars on Sunday, Aug. 31. That was all they needed to dispatch one of the National League’s best teams, and with it, take a series victory.

Joe Ryan threw seven scoreless innings against a lineup that contains Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Luis Arraez, and Byron Buxton hit a home run, setting a new career high for a season, as the Twins routed the San Diego Padres 7-2 in the series finale at Target Field.

Ryan cruised through the Padres lineup, using a sinker-heavy approach to generate ground balls all day. His seven innings marked just the second time he has pitched that many innings post-all-star break. It was a big bounce back for the starter, who had given up a combined 11 runs in his past two starts.

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