Twins swept away in San Diego in setback to playoff hopes

We are completely miserable, San Diego. The Twins got swept for the second time in a week, this time at the hands of the Padres, and fell two games back in the wild card and 5.5 back in the AL Central. Dan Hayes, Tyler Duffey and Zack Pierce break down the weekend. Topics include:

— All three games blew up spectacularly on the Twins.

— The bullpen struggled mightily on Saturday and Sunday.

— On Kaelen Culpepper's fateful throw to third.

— Twins miss a chance for a knockout blow in Saturday's game.

— Byron Buxton in a slump since his return.

— These last nine games showed the gap to the top.

— Is it time to pull the Walker Jenkins lever?

— Twins head to Sacramento for three big games against a bad team.

— Joe Ryan, Kendry Rojas injury updates.

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