Play: San Diego Padres
Rating: 8/10*

The San Diego Padres host the Minnesota Twins for the opener of a two-game interleague series Monday night. The Twins are 9-1 in the last 10 meetings, but they've lost six of their last seven overall following Sunday's 6-5 loss in 12 innings to Oakland.

This looks like a good spot to back the Padres with Jhoulys Chacin (10-7, 4.22 ERA) on the mound. Chacin is 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 11 starts at Petco Park, and he has won four straight decisions.

The Twins turn to Jose Berrios (9-4, 3.76 ERA) who hasn't seen the fifth inning in either of his last two starts on the road, giving up a total of 11 runs (six earned) on 11 hits and four walks through just 5 2/3 innings of work. The Twins are now 0-4 in Berrios' last four road starts.

The Padres took a 7-1 beating by Pittsburgh on Sunday, but they're 6-2 in their last eight after scoring two runs or fewer in their previous game and 4-1 in their last five overall.