Padres continue to make playoff push vs. Twins

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Paying Jurickson Profar $1 million might be the best money San Diego Padres have spent in a long time.

Profar continued the best season of his major league career Tuesday night with a three-run, eighth-inning homer that lifted San Diego to a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins. The Padres clinched their ninth series win in 10 series since the All-Star break.

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