rafar hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied late to beat the Minnesota Twins 7 to5 on Tuesday night hard fought back and fourth game Padre's manager Mike Schult said the guys did a really nice job of taking some really really quality at bats at the end of the game Manny Machado also went deep as San Diego won its second straight against Minnesota in a matchup of playoff contenders Jake cronenworth had two hits and scored two runs this team has been doing it all year and we are going to continue to do it Machado said referencing comeback victories we are just having a good time when we are playing the Padre's trailed 5 to3 before prfar drove a low slider from Steven ochre 3-2 to left field Donovan Solano and Luis era as singled ahead of profar's 20th Homer that's the number one thing that switched this year for me said the switch hitting prefar I play baseball with my instincts you guys are seeing the real prear playing baseball I play baseball with a lot of confidence right now some nights it might not be pretty but this year we have been able to find a way for sure Bogart said what we have been doing is pretty remarkable Tanner Scott 8 to5 got the win despite allowing two runs and four hits in the eighth Robert Suarez handled the ninth for his 29th save the red hot Padres improved to 22 to five in their past 27 games they have won nine of their past 10 series and nine of their past 10 home games when when we come home and play in front of this crowd it just gives us that extra motivation that extra power that we need and strength Machado said it has been fun playing at home Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two RBIs for Minnesota in its third consecutive loss Carlos Santana had two hits and scored two runs the twins grabbed a 5 to3 lead in the top of the eighth on Christian vasquez's pinch hit single off scott vasquez's liner to left drove in Royce Lewis in Santana twins right-hander Bailey Ober was charged with three runs and four hits in six plus innings obber was working with a 3 to1 lead before he gave up machado's two-run Homer in the seventh the drive to center field was machado's 20th Homer of the season I have been missing pitches all week Machado said I was just lucky to get that one in Barrel it up and hit at more than 90 ft I think it was one of the few mistakes he made all game he was dealing he had us off balance with his change ups and off speed San Diego jumped in front when Jackson Merill doubled and scored on David Peraltas two out single in the second but the twins responded with two runs in the fourth against Martin Perez Santana hit a leadoff double and scored on Jeffers 20th Homer a drive to left on a first pitch cutter Perez allowed three runs and seven hits in four and twoth thirs innings