So of course the first time he does so, all three score. That’s rookie luck.

It might not have mattered had the Twins been able to capitalize on Michael King’s own mistakes — the Padres righthander walked three and hit a batter — but only one of them scored. Trevor Larnach drew a one-out walk in the first inning and scored when Matt Wallner smacked a line drive just over first base for a double.

The Twins’ only other run came an inning later, and was largely because of Austin Martin’s heady base running. After back-to-back one-out singles, Martin drew a walk to load the bases.

Willi Castro then hit what appeared to be an inning-ending double-play ball to Bogaerts at second base. Bogaerts clearly planned to tag Martin out and flip the ball to first base, but Martin suddenly stopped and backpedaled, foiling that play. Bogaerts gave chase and finally tagged Martin, but too late to get Castro at first base, allowing the run to score.

But that turned out to be the last wisp of meaningful offense the Twins would generate. They managed only one hit from the third through eighth innings, a harmless fourth-inning single that was immediately wiped out by a double play.