MINNEAPOLIS — A trip to the unseasonably warm Northwest and unseasonably cool Midwest ended as poorly as it began.

Unseasonably poorly.

The Padres, who are nearing the point in the season where they would like to be playing their best, lost 7-2 to the Twins on Sunday, as a parade of relievers allowed runs and a parade of hitters made outs with runners in scoring position.

The Padres began the week in Seattle, where they lost two of three to the Mariners, who are in playoff position in the American League. The series here, which began a stretch of nine consecutive games against teams with losing records, went the same.

They will await the result of the Dodgers’ game against the Diamondbacks to see if they will fall back to two games behind the Dodgers in the National League West after g

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